Roland Martin Quotes

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

I'm always honest, whether I'm in the limelight or not.

You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.

I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

I say what I mean and do what I say.

Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say, and what you think. /

I am very clear and very honest. I can say one thing, and you look at my face, and it is clear.

I lie very little and am a very straight-forward person.

Pat Boone is an icon in this country. He's not a guy who's going to pull the wool over people's eyes. He's going to tell them the truth.

What you haven't seen from me are false attacks.

I want my brand and Bibi Bourelly to represent honesty.

I drink Peet's Coffee, and they're a very authentic company. They don't try to be something that they're not, and I think that's reflective in my comedy as well.

Here's the lines I draw: I never say something I don't believe - ever, ever, ever; and I won't endorse a product I don't like and use. When the cameras are off, we are who we are when they're on.

You never have to look over your shoulder when you tell the truth. You never have to remember the details, because they are what they are. And you don't have to make sure your story matches everyone else's.

I have always said I will try to answer questions honestly. I don't want to change that about myself. I think people appreciate that about me.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

You need to tell the truth to the audience, or they will throw a brick through the TV. They'll turn you off.

What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.

I'm okay if everything is honest and truthful and relatable. If it's fabricated and ill-motived, it's not good.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.