Being Honest Quotes - Page 6

• Mr.Blank's reputation as a card shark had preceded him. No one accused him of being dishonest, but on the other hand no one accused him of being honest.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Humorous, Gambling

  Groucho Marx (2008). “Memoirs Of A Mangy Lover”, p.132, Da Capo Press

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• Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

  George Hamilton

  Honesty, Upset, Needs

  "George Hamilton lends advice on women" by Oli Simpson, www.digitalspy.com. November 28, 2009.

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• I think at this point, I'd eventually like to work behind the camera. That's not to say I would never act again, I'm not quite sure to be honest.

  Jonathan Taylor Thomas

  Thinking, Cameras, Honest

  "Tim Allen & Jonathan Taylor Thomas Reunite for 'Last Man Standing'", toofab.com. March 11, 2013.

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• I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.

  Tim Robbins

  New York, Honesty, Attitude

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• The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don't know. I'll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don't know anything about him, and it's kinda sad.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Quality, Want, Arms

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• I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know.

  Pele

  Lying, Night, Honest

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• I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, more often than not they're not in a very professional environment where you've got a high performance director and a coach that are really monitoring your daily activities.

  Alberto Salazar

  Running, Athlete, Thinking

  "Coach Salazar talks future of U.S. long distance, training Ritzenhein". Interview with David Epstein, www.si.com. November 5, 2010.

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• I like to investigate all different kinds of people, I guess, and find out what makes them who they are, and try to be honest in the portrayal, and truthful, and find out how to understand that person, how to communicate that person's experience.

  Jennifer Jason Leigh

  People, Trying, Different

  Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. November 21, 2007.

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• I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through.

  Kevin Bacon

  Kids, Hands, Names

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• I haven't deliberately set out to play the blonde bombshell in my movies. In fact, it's probably been quite the opposite. After the success of The Mask, I wasn't offered all that many blonde bombshell parts, to be honest. I think people believed from the beginning that I could actually walk and talk at the same time.

  Cameron Diaz

  Thinking, Opposites, Play

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• I had wanted to be a fish farmer, to be honest with you. I wanted to be an agriculturist. I wanted to have my own fish farm. I was also contemplating surfboard building.

  Dustin Clare

  Honest, Building, Farmers

  "Dustin Clare SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 23, 2012.

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• To be honest, I found the 3D in 'Avatar' to be inconsistent and while ground breaking in many respects, sometimes I thought it overwhelmed the storytelling. Technology aside, I wish 'Avatar' had been more original in its storytelling.

  Mark Canton

  Technology, Wish, Overwhelmed

  "The SUNDAY FUNNIES: James Cameron Hates Piranha 3D and Taylor Lautner Lawsuit Updates" by Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. September 5, 2010.

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• I just go at my own pace and I like control of the TV and I like to decide when I take a shower and wash the dishes and stuff like that. So I don't know who would want to live with me to be honest!

  Leighton Meester

  Pace, Want, Stuff

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• I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what you want and it's important to be honest with your partner about what you need.

  Alison Brie

  Thinking, Important, Needs

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Governing isn't as easy as you think. Many of you have taken pledges that are contradictory - to balance the budget and cut taxes, for example. You must be honest about the numbers, since our annual deficit now exceeds all discretionary spending combined.

  Brian Baird

  Taken, Cutting, Thinking

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• I do a lot of media work, I've been investing and I'm involved with real estate. It's totally different from what I had been doing but I find it challenging and fun. To be honest, I really don't miss the track. I pretty well accomplished what I set out to do and it was time to move on.

  Donovan Bailey

  Fun, Real, Moving

  "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.

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• I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.

  Iain Banks

  Cities, Scotland, Fans

  Interview with Ken Livingstone, www.newstatesman.com.

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• Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations.

  Michael Bergdahl

  Simple, Thinking, People

  Michael Bergdahl (2004). “What I Learned From Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World”, p.3, John Wiley & Sons

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• I wouldn't be honest if I told you that in some moment of my life I had a lot of rage - probably hate - I'm not sure of hate, but rage. But you know what happens is that then you realize you cannot do to others what you think nobody has to do to anybody. Life is important for me and not any kind of life, quality too of life.

  Michelle Bachelet

  Hate, Thinking, Important

  "Chile’s New President Outlines Goals". Interview with Elizabeth Farnsworth, www.pbs.org. January 25, 2006.

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• When we get to what happens when we die, we don't have any video footage. So let's at least be honest that we are speculating, because we are.

  Rob Bell

  Video, Honest, Happens

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• The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself.

  Roberto Benigni

  Being Yourself, Important, Oscars

  "A nose for trouble" by Amy Raphael, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2003.

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• I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation.

  Simon Baker

  Country, Believe, Broken

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In The Name of the King is the right title. To be honest, I don't know who had the final idea for the title but I liked it and it has a strong connection to the movie's story.

  Uwe Boll

  Strong, Kings, Names

  Interview with Jon Condit, www.dreadcentral.com. January 1, 2006.

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• I have to be honest, I am a true jeans and t-shirt girl.

  Emmanuelle Chriqui

  Girl, Jeans, Honest

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'll be honest with you, I don't agree with President Obama about everything. But I've gotten to know him, I've worked with him, and the choice is crystal clear.

  Charlie Crist

  Choices, President, Crystals

  Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican (2014). “The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”, p.7, Penguin

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