Lu Xun Quotes

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.

I feel the weight of just telling the truth. There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.

I've learned that, in many cases, people say, 'I want ground truth,' and they don't really mean it. There are warts all over this organization, as there are in many organizations, but you just have to tell truth to power and let the chips fall where they may.

I think life would be a lot easier if people were able to stand in their mistakes and not backtrack. If you did something wrong, own it. Like, hold your own.

I think standing up for facts and decency is important, and we should've done more of it back in 2015 and 2016.

If you look for truth, you have to be courageous.

I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.

It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.

One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say

I had my bad times. But the good news is that every time this has happened I've taken full responsibility for it. I don't try to duck it, I don't try to dodge it, I don't try to bullshit about it. Truth crushed to the ground will rise again. And that's what my life has been about.

Have the courage to face the truth

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it.

I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian.

I think what saved me is me being honest. I think I somewhow had the courage to do something and say something that I knew would possibly end my career. Instead of making business more important I made my soul and my life more important. And I think by being truthful, and being honest, that saved me.

There is no merit in being truthful when one is truthful by nature, or rather when one can be nothing else; it is a gift, like poetry or music. But it needs courage to be truthful after carefully considering the matter, unless a kind of pride is involved; for example, the man who says to himself, "I am ugly," and then says, "I am ugly" to his friends, lest they should think themselves the first to make the discovery.

It takes courage to recognize the real as opposed to the convenient.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.