Maxwell Jacob Friedman Quotes

If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

A good, hard-hitting dissent keeps you honest.

I never criticized one person in any way that I did not believe was true. How am I a mean guy if I'm telling the truth? Because nobody wants to hear the truth.

I will make it a point to voice my opinions. But if I am at fault, I will also apologise.

I think when you call someone out, you have to be ready.

I'm even handed. I just point out the stupidity we all do.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

See it all. See it fairly. Be truthful, be sensible and be careful with language. When nothing depends on man, everything depends on him.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

I criticize a lot of players and coaches. But I back it up with facts. A lot of times guys get mad at me because someone told them what I said. I say, 'You're wrong: Go check the tape.'

If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.

Anonymous comments? You're not in the arena, man. If you can't say it to me in person in front of my kids, don't say it.

I have to be able to be honest and be credible, and I think I can say, 'This guy did not have his best game today' rather than, 'He is awful and I cannot believe he did that.'

If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.

You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect.

My intention throughout has been to write, to create literature, and to be able to look people in the eye after I'd done it - the people I'd written about.

if you see anything in me that you regard as a fault, feel free to tell me in private. For from now on people will talk about me, but not to me. It is dangerous to men in power if no one dares to tell them when they go wrong.

One may criticize even what one reveres.

If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

I think we have a high responsibility to base any criticisms that we have on a fair and honest statement of the facts, and that nominees should not be subjected to distortions of their record, taking things they've done out of context.

When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'