Sheldon Whitehouse Quotes

When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.

I never hurt anybody in this business, ever.

There's only one way we're going to change our political climate and ensure we establish some respect in our discourse. And that is to show there is a real price to pay for being a disrespectful partisan idiot.

If you say something you have to take responsibility for it.

We either believe in accountability or we don't.

I'm a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I've spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the need for accountability.

You need to tell the truth to the audience, or they will throw a brick through the TV. They'll turn you off.

I refuse to lie to children.

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.

If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again.

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you.

I never get in trouble.

For Republicans, accepting responsibility means accepting punishment; for Democrats, it means only an admission of error and a suggestion they'll do better in the future. This double standard must end.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through.

I'm a big proponent of accountability.

Congruence, integration, responsibility and integrity are the values that I stand for.

If everyone's just saying what they feel and doing whatever they want, there's no drama in the world. And there's also no truth to it, 'cause that's just not the truth.

I just think we need more accountability and more transparency.