- “In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility.” ― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- “Living an honest life starts with self-knowledge. Self-knowledge starts with closing your eyes.” ― Maxime Lagacé
- I want to be able to just be me. I never want to be in an environment or around people where I have to watch what I say. Naval Ravikant
- “You know there’s no such thing as a complete lie. There’s always some truth in there.” ― David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
- “In a room wherepeople unanimously maintaina conspiracy of silence,one word of truthsounds like a pistol shot.” ― Czesław Miłosz
- It is a great compliment for an honest person to be mistaken for a crook by a crook. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- “Deceit for personal gain is one of history’s most recurring crimes. Man’s first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then believing every original idea he intends to make public before making it public. There is always an angle from which an absolute truth may appear askew just as there is always a personal emotion, or a personal agenda, which alienates the ultimate good of mankind.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
- “If someone doesn’t care to accept you, respect you, believe in you, don’t hesitate to move on and let them go. There are many who love and appreciate you just the way you are.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Sweet Destiny
- “The aim is to love God because the pure heart loves loving God and because the true mind knows He deserves it. Unlike the accusations and beliefs of the critics and skeptics, it is neither an obligation of duty; nor a fear of damnation; nor a wish for power; nor a desire to appear more righteous than others; nor because God needs it; but because through all love, truth, reason, faith, honesty, and joy in and beyond oneself and the universe, He is worthy.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
- “I look forward these qualities: Honesty, Loyalty and Compassion” ― Avinash Advani
- It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Noël Coward
- No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar. Abraham Lincoln
- There is one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him. If he says ‘yes’, you know he is crooked. Groucho Marx
- “It’s good to see the snakes revealing themselves. They weren’t actually hidden at all. People hide behind the masks, but eventually you see them for who they truly are.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Heart Crush
- If honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse. George Carlin
- “Truth builds trust.” ― Marilyn Suttle
- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on. Winston Churchill
- “The storm only grew stronger. Walls of facets became flooded with cracks, the tumultuous gale escaped through the smallest crevice. With her arms spread wide and all her muscles hard and taunt, she broke free from the chrysalis, letting loose her new wings and that mighty storm. I thought it was over, but I was wrong. She spread her wings and sang her song. She rode upon the howl of wind until she was gone.” ― Hubert Martin
- “Woven words are little conviction when I present myself as a man of fiction. And you a woman of lies and deceit, stumbling forward on two left feet. You are an exquisite figurine of an incomprehensible place, While I, a soldier of my cause, my race. A single sip of you would satiate thirst, hunger and empty. Yet, you stand unmoved, comfortable knowing you could stave desires plenty. To my heart, you are known as ‘shatter.’ Between saint and sin, you are the latter. End, not even my finest words will matter. The still, the silence, even then, you are famine to my soul. My chest lacks certain weight now; I simply wish to be whole. Now, I stand before you broken, humbled and so bare, Only to see your infinite eyes brimming with no care. Your heart is a cauldron that burns darkest fuel. And I a remnant of smog, the overly-bitter fool. The man of fiction stumbles forward on two left feet, The woman of lies weaves words of conviction and deceit.” ― Hubert Martin
- All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not the science of honesty and goodness. Michel de Montaigne
- “When someone you love dies, you are given the gift of “second chances”. Their eulogy is a reminder that the living can turn their lives around at any point. You’re not bound by the past; that is who you used to be. You’re reminded that your feelings are not who you are, but how you felt at that moment. Your bad choices defined you yesterday, but they are not who you are today. Your future doesn’t have to travel the same path with the same people. You can start over. You don’t have to apologize to people that won’t listen. You don’t have to justify your feelings or actions, during a difficult time in your life. You don’t have to put up with people that are insecure and want you to fail. All you have to do is walk forward with a positive outlook, and trust that God has a plan that is greater than the sorrow you left behind. The people of quality that were meant to be in your life won’t need you to explain the beauty of your heart. They already understand what being human is—-a roller coaster ride of emotions during rainstorms and sunshine, sprinkled with moments when you can almost reach the stars.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- “Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best possible version of reality for them. Although it may not be accurate, it is a mural of their desires, aspirations, optimism and passion. These people usually either need time or a new experience to discover the truth. People who lie to themselves for different reasons are oftentimes trying to avoid something or escape blame for things they have done.” ― Ashly Lorenzana
- “Truth is not fully explosive, but purely electric. You don’t blow the world up with the truth; you shock it into motion.” ― Criss Jami, Healology
- Great conversation flows easily with those that are deeply committed to the truth. They attack or defend a position out of honesty, not ego. They seek illumination, not point scoring. They will ruthlessly challenge the accuracy of your mental map of the world. Invaluable. @TheStoicEmperor
- “God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life and give you the life of your dreams. Remarkable things happen in your life when you believe.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Heart Crush
- “Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay.” ― Jess C Scott, EyeLeash: A Blog Novel
- “I learned as a teenager to keep certain prophecies and visions to myself or at least to my own small council. Our esteemed House of Oracles has many gifted Seers who get overly excited when they finally piece something together. Then the whole world knows. Then they all come to me yammering for solutions. “What shall we do? How can we fix it? Tell us all that you know about this…” And next come the ad nauseum discussions. Everybody has an opinion—each sure they’ve divined the best course and the talk goes in endless circles for weeks and moons, until I want to cut out their tongues so I no longer have to listen to their egos.It becomes my dearest wish; a giant bouquet of dry, deflated tongues that are finally finally still.” ― DD Adair
- “It’s easier said than done but when you feel yourself out of balance within, stop in that present moment and catch your breathe. Remind yourself of 5 things, that help you feel most alive and re-centre your own energy frequency so you can continue living out of your intentions not the world’s distractions.” ― Nikki Rowe
- “Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.” ― Gary Hopkins
- “Woven words are little conviction when I present myself as a man of fiction.” ― Hubert Martin