Desmond Tutu Quotes

Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.

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

Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust.

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

I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.

I think there's a certain level of trust that I have with women. I've always been honest, even when I haven't had good times in my life or my movie bombed or I've had great success. I've owned up to all of it.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

I've always told the truth. I think that's been part of the foundation of my career. I don't put myself above people. I don't put myself different than people. And I, for one, know that none of us is immune.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through.

If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.

The thing that I've learned, not just from writing comics but also from writing television programs like 'Law & Order,' is that you can fool some of the people some of the time - but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

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

I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it.

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

No matter what you do, be honest. That sticks out in Washington.

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

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.

I think, at the end of the day, you do better when you tend toward being transparent, even though there's some risk.

I'm the worst liar - I can't lie for my life. And I don't lie at all, because I'm the worst liar - but as a kid, I thought I was a great liar, so I would lie all the time, but everybody knew I was lying.

The one thing that even my staunchest opponents will admit is I'm a straight shooter and that I'm a man of my word.