Vance Havner Quotes

I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.

To tell the truth, this was one of the few cases in which she had not told him just what she was thinking. Usually, she let him know whatever thoughts happened to come to her, and indeed he never took it amiss if she let slip a word that might pain him, because when all was said and done that was the price one paid for sincerity.

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how.

I don't mind anyone asking me any questions, I've got nothing to hide. I like it to be as real as it is, that's what I call an interview.

I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.

I call it like I see it. I don't hold back when it comes to being candid on the hot issues.

One must be frank to be relevant.

I like to say it like it is.

I say what I think and I think what I say.

I've always been a pretty candid person. I'm not a very secretive person; I'm not a very discreet person. One of my best friends once described me as pathologically indiscreet.

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.

What could be more convincing, moreover, than the gesture of laying one's cards face up on the table?

I always said what I thought and I didn't hold anything back.

There is no diplomacy like candor.

With me, everything's right on the table.

I'm sort of a straight shooter.

Be candid with everyone.

Candor helps a lot.

I don't believe in wasting anybody's time. I like to be honest. I like to be clear.

I'm not hiding anything. What you see is what you get.

I'm very candid.

I don't talk around issues.

I'm not ashamed to speak my mind. What you see is what you get. You're not going to get a two-faced person who is going to say one thing and mean another.

I've always spoken my mind and from the heart.