Bette Davis Quotes

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

The truth will only be told over a career.

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

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

Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me.

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

I'm honest, I'm fair and I'm sure, as time progresses, those who don't believe that will find it to be true.

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

If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.

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

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

You should not do an autobiography if you want to tell the truth. There are a lot of things I know about people. If I can't say something good about a person, I don't want to say anything. And since I don't want to say anything bad, I won't write a book.

The way you build trust with your people is by being forthright and clear with them from day one. You may think people are fooled when you tell them what they want to hear. They are not fooled.

It's not cool to have your name in print when it's not the truth.

In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.

I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously.