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Honesty Quotes

"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
Thomas Jefferson
"True honesty is hard. Throughout my career, I've faced moments where I've needed to take an honest look at myself and face some very uncomfortable realities."
Les Brown
"When you're strong enough and confident enough to speak the truth, you gain respect and influence. Being honest and straightforward will also open doors for you."
Les Brown
"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor."
Jeff Bezos
"Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
George Washington
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
Oscar Wilde
"An honest man's the noblest work of God"
Alexander Pope
"There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police and your girlfriend."
Jack Nicholson
"I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do"
James Baldwin
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against"
Malcolm X
"Some people say never let them see you cry. I say if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone"
Tina Fey
"I am who I am. I can't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year."
Gwyneth Paltrow
"The more famous you become, the less people will tell you about your faults"
Sharon Stone
"We have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say, because if you're not trying to make something better, then really you're just complacent"
Reese Witherspoon
"The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time"
Tom Hanks
"The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film"
Ethan Hawke
"When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are"
Cesar Chavez
"We're all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it."
Kanye West
"If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it."
Marcus Aurelius
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