Mario Cuomo Quotes

I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private.

I don't say one thing and do another.

In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

I want that every piece of art be honest, never mind what it is about.

I tend to mean what I say: in life, generally; in recipes, certainly.

One thing about me is I try to be honest.

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that.

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

I am an honest artist.

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.

I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions.

I'm always honest, whether I'm in the limelight or not.

When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.

Don't be 'consistent', but be simply true.

One thing my mother had a nose for was inauthenticity.

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

I never write down to my audiences. I respect honest sentiment and honest pratfalls.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.