Being Honest Quotes - Page 39

• Don't kid yourself. Be honest with yourself. Take your own inventory.

  Jack Canfield

  Kids, Inventory, Honest

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• I still feel very much an imposter in the whole music scene, which I'm quite happy about to be honest.

  Nick Cave

  Honest, Scene, Feels

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• Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write.

  Michael Cunningham

  Book, Writing, Secret

  "Found in Translation". www.nytimes.com. October 2, 2010.

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• In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you can and as true to yourself as possible. You have to be honest and fair and vulnerable and foolish and brave, and not care what anyone thinks of it.

  Jeannette Walls

  Writing, Thinking, Brave

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• The first job of a writer is to be honest.

  Irvine Welsh

  Jobs, Literature, Firsts

  Twitter post from Sep 27, 2012

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• I'll always remember when I first heard Lester [Young]. I'd never heard anyone like him before. He was a stylist with a different sound. A sound I'd never heard before or since. To be honest with you, I didn't much like it at first.

  Count Basie

  Sound, Different, Stylist

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• To feel successful, you must be able to be honest about the things that are really important to you.

  Daniel Amen

  Successful, Brain, Important

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• Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don't be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job, don't pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.

  Bernard Baruch

  Success, Jobs, Independent

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• Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.

  Grenville Kleiser

  Art, Truth, Ignorance

  Grenville Kleiser (1917). “Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day”

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• That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.

  John Fletcher

  Men, Perfect, Soul

  Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1750). “The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher: The two noble kinsmen; Thierry and Theodoret; The woman-hater; The nice valour; The honest man's fortune; A masque; Four plays or moral representations in one”, p.468

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• To be honest dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening to the boring people around me.

  Prince Harry

  Funny, Children, People

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

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• To get hwat you want out of life, all you really need to do is be honest about it, don't be afraid to go for it, and have fun while you do it -- and you'll eventually get it.

  Tucker Max

  Fun, Needs, Want

  Tucker Max (2012). “Hilarity Ensues”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

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• I am proof that you can you make money in Italy and be honest.

  Leonardo Del Vecchio

  Honest, Making Money, Proof

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• I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.

  Iris Chang

  Writing, Thinking, May

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• I don't watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.

  Alan Shearer

  Kids, Hands, Watches

  Interview with Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2010.

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• Whether you're a cameraman or a director, you should ask yourself every now and then, 'What am I trying to do?' Be honest and keep things very simple.

  James Wong Howe

  Simple, Trying, Directors

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• A man goes to the movies. The critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man.

  Robert Warshow

  Men, Honest, Enough

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• To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.

  Bill Budge

  Looks, Stuff, Honest

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• I had to learn to be honest with myself. I had to recognize my pain threshold. When I hit the floor, I have to realize it's not as if I broke a bone. Pushing yourself over the barrier is a habit. I know I can do it and try something else crazy. If you want to win the war, you've got to pay the price.

  Flo Hyman

  Sports, Pain, War

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• Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.

  Scott Ian

  Song, Feelings, Different

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• When it comes to the issue of background checks, let's be honest - background checks will never be 'universal' - because criminals will never submit to them.

  Wayne LaPierre

  Issues, Criminals, Honest

  "NRA: More Gun Control Not A Serious Proposal" by Christina Wilkie, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 29, 2013.

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• You could not bribe honest people, but bad people would accept bribery.

  Anne Holm

  People, Honest, Accepting

  Anne Holm (1965). “North to freedom”

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• It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself.

  Sophia Amoruso

  Be Kind, Honest, Changing Your Life

  Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.155, Penguin

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• Well, Brief Encounter is certainly one of my top five favorites of all time. I looked at Brief Encounter very closely, to be honest.

  Adrian Lyne

  Encounters, Honest, All Time

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• And even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect you're not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that you're not serving their idea of you.

  Questlove

  Ideas, People, Worry

  Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Ben Greenman (2013). “Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove”, p.143, Hachette UK

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