Martha Graham Quotes

The real honesty is a responsibility to the present moment. It needs tremendous awareness. You have to be honest to the present moment, not to the past, not to the future.

No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth.

In order for me to get through all the red tape and just allow people to just get at my talent, I've got to set the record straight. And you can't set half the record straight; when you tell it, you've got to tell it all.

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.

When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.

When you start hiding things away, that's when the darkness creeps up. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.

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

Standing as a witness in all things means all things - big things, little things, in all conversations, in jokes, in games played and books read and music listened to, in causes supported, in service rendered, in clothes worn, in friends made.

In order to be transparent, you really have to be completely honest and open, so that's how I've lived my life, and that's where I am now. I am completely transparent. There's nothing that you can't ask me and nothing I won't talk about.

Light is the greatest disinfectant in nature and also in organizations.

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

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it

I like someone who's focused and can tell me what they've done well and not well and who's very open, honest, and self-aware.

We expect candor and transparency from the president, from the administration.

I am comfortable talking about everything because I think you can't hide it. I can't hide what I'm doing. I can't lie to people when they see something.

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.

Remembering in an honest way means admitting the truth.

The thing that I've decided is, I don't want to be invisible, but I'd like to be transparent. I want people to see what I'm thinking and see through me.

I don't like to hide the errors I make. Any time I'm doing a mistake, I'm just saying it.

That's always been my philosophy: I try to just be as straightforward as possible, and then I don't really have to question what I said or regret anything.

Leave your thoughtlessness behind you then you may begin to understand. Clear the emptiness around you with the waving of your hand.

Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.