Larry Speakes Quotes

PR is premised on truth, trust, and transparency.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

When I became press secretary my father sent me a telegram and said, "Tell the truth if you can and if you can't tell the truth, don't tell a lie." That became very difficult to do.

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Ninety-nine percent of the time, if you're straight with the press, they'll be straight with you.

We need to be honest with the public.

If your response to a problem or scandal isn't genuine, followers will sense it. And remember, by saying nothing, you're saying something.

When I go stand up at the podium in front of the White House press corps, I never lie. I never say something that I know is untrue. Credibility is enormously important to a press secretary.

If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

Honesty and authenticity are a big deal for me.

I'm the worst liar in the world.

Honesty has always been an integral part of my operation, really.

People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.

Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.

I like chatting with people. If people ask me a direct question, I give them a direct answer and I feel I've always done that with the press.

Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them.

Authenticity is key.

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.

I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda.

There's a bit of truth in everything I do, you know.

Truth is the best defense.

You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them.

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.

Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do.