Edward Snowden Quotes

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

By and large, our leaders don’t lie to us.

I would never lie about another professional.

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

Speak the truth. People will forgive an honest mistake; they won't forgive you if you lie.

My thought process is I have been lied to so much by people who I thought I could trust that it motivates me to want to be as honest as possible, to project that energy, because that is how I want people to treat me.

I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

I don't mind scrutiny. What I don't like is lies.

Lies don't fix things. They don't even make things easier, at least not in the long run. Best to tell the truth and then clean up an honest mess.

If someone's lying about something small, you don't know what else they're lying about. I'm a big girl, I can handle the truth - even if it's not good news.

I never did anything dishonest.

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.

I refuse to lie to children.

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

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.

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.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

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.

The Republican National Committee hired me, and they hired me because they wanted someone who could look members straight in the eye and tell them the truth.

And one of the most important values of Barack Obama is that he will always level with the American people.

I like honesty and fair play.

Tell the truth because then you don't have to have a good memory.

I won't tolerate lying.

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.