Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Levithan

So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me.

Dalai Lama

I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us. A good motivation and honesty bring self-confidence , which attracts the trust and respect of others. Therefore the real source of blessings is in our own mind.

Dalai Lama

We have to think and see how we can fundamentally change our education system so that we can train people to develop warm-heartedness early on in order to create a healthier society. I don't mean we need to change the whole system, just improve it. We need to encourage an understanding that inner peace comes from relying on human values like, love, compassion, tolerance and honesty, and that peace in the world relies on individuals finding inner peace.

Dalai Lama

Good human qualities-honesty, sincerity, a good heart-cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced my machines, but only by the mind itself. We can call this the inner light, or God's blessing, or human qualitity. This is the essence of mankind.

Dalai Lama

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

Dalai Lama

Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.

Dolly Parton

I hope you're never happy with anybody but me, and every face you look into, I hope you're haunted by me. Yes, I'm possessive and jealous, at least I speak honestly.

Dolly Parton

I never, ever get involved in politics. With politics you are not allowed to be honest. I don't have time to deal with that. I would rather work with kids.

Dolly Parton

I'm very upfront and very honest. I don't let a bunch of stuff fester and boil over.

Diogenes

I am looking for an honest man.

Derek Luke

Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.

Deepak Chopra

Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless.

Anderson Cooper

As long as a journalist shows fairness and honesty in his or her work, their private life shouldn't matter.

Anna Quindlen

Predictions that unit cohesion could not survive honesty about sexual orientation were simply wrong. What does threaten morale arethe prolonged investigations, the questioning of friends and co-workers, the searches of barracks for magazines and letters, the witch hunts.

Donald Trump

Honest Abe never lied. That's the good thing. That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and Hillary Clinton.

Cillian Murphy

You do your due diligence, you read as much as you can, and then, ultimately, I find that you discard that and you concentrate on the characters [of 'Antropoid'] and you can draw on [the research] if you wish, but I think ultimately it's about bringing as much truth and honesty to the portrayal as possible.

Andy Rooney

Person-to-person, most people are honest.

Andre Gide

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

Andy Williams

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

Angel Haze

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

Angela Bassett

I hope I just continue to be passionate about the roles and to always endeavor to bring clarity and honesty to the table and different ideas.

Ang Lee

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

Anais Nin

When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.

Alton Brown

My advice: write down everything you eat. It's amazing what that "self honesty" can do for you. (Do you really want to have to confess that doughnut? I thought not.)

Ann Aguirre

Then in the interest of full honesty, I really wish you'd kiss me right now.

Chuck Palahniuk

The most boring thing in the entire world is nudity. The second most boring thing is honesty.

Chuck Palahniuk

My point is, that if I'm honest, my life is all about me.

Christopher Walken

You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do things honestly. I guess honesty is what you would call subjective: if you feel good about what you're doing, yourself, if you figure you're doing the right thing.

Christopher Paolini

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

Angelina Jolie

I'm a fairy. I'd come and hear, "How was your day, honey?" And I'd be like, "I was a fairy. I don't know."

Andrew Bird

I really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.

Ally Condie

This is a difficult balance, telling the truth: how much to share, how much to keep, which truths will wound but not ruin, which will cut too deep to heal.

Anthony de Mello

The seeker says, "I do not know." That takes honesty. The master says, "I do not know." That takes a mystic's mind that knows things through non-knowing. The disciple says, "I know." That takes ignorance, in the form of borrowed knowledge.