Thomas McGuane Quotes

You can't preach it like it is if you don't believe it like it was.

This little expression, 'It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere,' is a monstrous lie.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

It's best not to appear to believe what you say but to believe what you say.

‎"Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.

You are authentic when everything you say and everything you do you ACTUALLY believe.

For the record, I don't expect you to believe any of this. Not really. I'm a liar by trade, after all; albeit, I like to think, an honest liar.

The Centre is very important to me; it's about trust - about 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.

You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do; before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.

You can tell when someone is putting on a role. If someone really believes in what they're saying, it's quite hard to find cracks.

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.

I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable. You don't have to be likeable; generally, though, I think I am.

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

You want to believe in leaders, really believe in leaders. You want what they are saying to be truthful, and you want to trust them.

People often think I'm a faker, but I'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me!

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

I never lie to my fans.

You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.

Trust the acting.

You tell me the truth, and I am hooked for life, because the one thing that you can't find nowadays is the person who is going to be absolutely honest with you.