Michael Douglas Quotes

Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.

I'm very open with my kids and we can talk about anything.

My kids ask me questions on what I do and I'm very honest with them.

Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.

I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

When I was pregnant with Alijah, little Hank would have all these questions. Where do babies come from? So I was open with him.

Telling kids the truth isn't always entirely possible, but talking to them is.

I try not to do it in a way that is hurtful, but I always tell him the truth, and he tells me the same thing. I trust him the most, and I know he trusts me the most.

I like being straightforward. We can deal with anything as long as it's on the table.

What I've learned is that the most precious commodity you can have in a relationship is honesty, good or bad.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

If you reward candor, you'll get it.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.

I've convinced myself - I hope I'm right - that children despair of you if you don't tell them the truth.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.

What I do with my kids is I tell them I love them every day, but also I tell them the truth.

My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.

All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me.

There is an interaction and action, reaction between two people. One should show honesty in a relationship. Be honest to your partner and tell him everything. How long can you do things with dishonesty and that's wrong. Don't get into a relationship if you can't be honest.

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.