Honest Quotes - Page 29

• A man's true greatness lies in the consciousness of an honest purpose in life, founded on a just estimate of himself and everything else, on frequent self-examinations, and a steady obedience to the rule which he knows to be right, without troubling himself about what others may think or say, or whether they do or do not that which he thinks and says and does.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Lying, Greatness, Men

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• I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

  Joseph de Maistre

  Heart, Men, May

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• The toughest thing is facing yourself. Being honest with yourself, that's much tougher than beating someone up. That's what I call tough.

  Joe Strummer

  Tough, Being Honest, Be Honest With Yourself

  "1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion". Book by Caroline Coon, 1977.

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• To be honest, I know this probably sounds corny or whatever because I'm a musician, but listening to music really helps me relax and calm down - listening to my favorite songs. Also, laughing and hanging out with my friends.

  Austin Mahone

  Song, Laughing, Listening

  "Austin Mahone On His New Album, Touring With Taylor Swift And Why He’s NOT The Next Justin Bieber (Exclusive)". Interview With Taylor Trudon, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2013.

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• I don't care if you're obscene, filthy, horrendous -- as long as you're honest.

  Bill Hicks

  Long, Care, Filthy

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• My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day's work for an honest day's pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Mean, Rainy Day, Eggs

  "Cameron harks back to Thatcher over tax cuts" by Jenny Percival and Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2008.

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• Israel must never be expected to jeopardize her security: if she was ever foolish enough to do so, and then suffered for it, the backlash against both honest brokers and Palestinians would be immense - 'land for peace' must also bring peace.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Israel, Land, Would Be

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• An ordinary fool isn't a faker; an honest fool is all right. But a dishonest fool is terrible!

  Richard P. Feynman

  Ordinary, Fool, Hocus Pocus

  Richard P Feynman (2014). “Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton”, p.284, Random House

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• In an honest search for knowledge, you quite often have to abide by ignorance for an indefinite period.

  Erwin Schrodinger

  Ignorance, Periods, Search For Knowledge

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• Maybe I've got to admit that what I did here was enough. I can make some more films. Maybe I'll direct a film. Maybe I'll have my musical put on stage. But nothing, really, to be absolutely honest, competes with making a very successful pop band for 10 years of my life.

  Gary Kemp

  Successful, Years, Musical

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• Cant you understand that romanticism is no more an enemy of science than mysticism is? In fact, romanticism and science are good for each other. The scientist keeps the romantic honest and the romantic keeps the scientist human.

  Tom Robbins

  Enemy, Facts, Scientist

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Another Roadside Attraction”, p.166, Bantam

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• Freedom is not an abstaction, nor is a little of it enough. A little more is not enough either. Having less, being less, empoverished in freedom and rights, women then invariably have less self-respect: less self-respect than any human being needs to live a brave and honest life.

  Andrea Dworkin

  Rights, Self, Brave

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• Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman.

  James F. Cooper

  Inspirational, Men, Gentleman

  "The American Democrat". Book by James Fenimore Cooper, p. 115, 1838.

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• I think a lot of people of my generation are discomfited by the assertion of neutrality in the mainstream media, this idea that they're the voice of God. I think it's just honest to say, yes, you know where I'm coming from but you can fact-check anything I say.

  Rachel Maddow

  Thinking, Media, Ideas

  "Rachel Maddow: 'I'm definitely not an autocutie'". Interview With Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2011.

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

  Jack Canfield

  Kids, Inventory, Being Honest

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• The journalistic photographer can have no other than a personal approach; and it is impossible for him to be completely objective. Honest—yes. Objective—no.

  W. Eugene Smith

  Impossible, Photographer, Approach

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• The best ideas are the honest ones. Ones born out of personal experience. Ones that originated to help a few but ended up helping many.

  Simon Sinek

  Inspirational, Truth, Honesty

  FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Mar 22, 2016

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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

  Scene, Feels, Imposter

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• Nothing can be said: nothing sure, nothing probable, nothing honest. Better to err through omission than through commission: better to refrain from steering the fate of others, since it is already so difficult to navigate one's own.

  Primo Levi

  Fate, Omission, Steering

  Primo Levi (1987). “The Wrench”

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• Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.

  Scott Weiland

  Expression, Trying, Gauges

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• Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn't seem to want.

  Eliot Ness

  Race, Law, Doubt

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• Any land will flow with milk and honey if it is worked with honest hands!

  Rudolfo Anaya

  Milk And Honey, Hands, Land

  Rudolfo A. Anaya (1972). “Bless Me, Ultima: A Novel”, Tqs Publications

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• Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.

  Hosea Ballou

  Honesty, People, Littles

  "Christ in Literature: Being a Treasury of Choice Readings, in Prose and Verse". Book edited by J.B. Ford, p. 154, 1875.

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• Funny as hell, searingly honest, and urgently real, Sam Pink's Rontel puts to shame most modern fiction. His writing perfectly captures the bizarre parade that is Chicago, with all its gloriously odd and wonderful people. This book possesses both the nerve of Nelson Algren and the existential comedy of Albert Camus.

  Joe Meno

  Real, Book, Writing

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• There is so much that is fake about our society. My generation is craving something that is real, honest and true. The Message is straight up! It's modern, relevant, and direct.

  Rebecca St. James

  Real, Fake, Generations

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