Famous Quotes & Sayings

Madonna Ciccone

You bring me to my knees, while I'm scratching out the eyes of a world I want to conquer, and deliver, and despise. And right while I am kneeling there, I suddenly begin to care. And understand that there could be a person that loves me.

Madonna Ciccone

Looking at my life, it's very clear to me, I lived so selfishly.

Madonna Ciccone

At a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say, 'Right on!

Ma Ying-jeou

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

Lyle Lovett

Man, I need to impress her, cause I'd like to undress her.

Lorrie Moore

Personally I've never put much store by honesty- I mean how can you trust a word whose first letter you don't even pronounce

Michael Jackson

Be careful what you do, because the lie becomes the truth.

Mark Twain

As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day.

Mark Twain

....honest men are few when it comes to themselves.

Mark Twain

The insincerity of man-all men are liars, partial or hiders of facts, half tellers of truths, shirks, moral sneaks. When a merely honest man appears he is a comet-his fame is eternal-needs no genius, no talent-mere honesty

Mark Twain

No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God.

Mark Twain

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

Mark Twain

I would much prefer to suffer from the clean incision of an honest lancet than from a sweetened poison.

Mark Twain

All my life I have been honest-comparatively honest. I could never use money I had not made honestly-I could only lend it.

Mark Twain

Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one, I think it is.

Mark Twain

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

Mark Twain

Always tell the truth; then you don't have to remember anything

Mark Twain

Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies.

Mario Vazquez

In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life.

Nikki Sixx

I feel you see every crack and bruise with black and white [pictiures] and color distracts usually from the honesty.

Nikki Sixx

Raw and honest is what I go for [in my style of shooting]. I am looking for your inner beauty. The outside tells a story... But together is raw honesty.

Marvin J. Ashton

God grant to all of us the power and strength to be people of integrity, and the insight and wisdom to avoid being led into the snares of the dishonest.

Marvin J. Ashton

One little lie or dishonest act leads to another until the perpetrator is caught in the web of deceit.

Marvin J. Ashton

Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image and credibility. Freedom from deceit and lying improves self and gives all of us peace of mind.

Mark Twain

The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty and a premium upon ignorance, stupidity and perjury.

Nicholas Sparks

Because everybody lies. It's part of living in society. Don't get me wrong-I think it's necessary. The last thing anyone wants is to live in a society where total honesty prevails. Can you imagine the conversations? You're short and fat, one person might say, and the other might answer, I know. But you smell bad. It just wouldn't work. So people lie by omission all the time. People will tell you most of the story...and I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid." -Jo

Ozzy Osbourne

I don't want to be a hero, I don't want to ever let you down.

Ovid

It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.

Ovid

Honesty, by evil fortune tried, Finds in adversity the seed of praise.

Paul Neilan

at first I thought you were just using me" she said "I definitely am." I just wasn't sure for what. "Asshole!" she said, and punched me in the side. And she laughed as my kidney began to hemorrhage. That's the beauty of honesty. Everyones so unused to hearing it they just assume you're kidding, and you get to feel very good and forthcoming without suffering any consequences except for traces of blood in your urine for the next day or two.

Paul Feig

Where there seems to be a difference between guys being nuts and women being nuts is that guys are much more open in calling each other on stuff; lots of insults and dirty names. Whereas women will talk frankly and honesty, but there also seems to be more passive aggressiveness.

Martha Beck

My deep belief is that all of us have the same lifelong work: to learn honesty, courage, and love. To learn, in other words, how to be our best selves.

Martha Beck

True freedom starts with absolute honesty. The moment you call a problem by its real name, you’re already learning how to make it less harmful.