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• The Rothschilds, and that class of money-lenders of whom they are the representatives and agents - men who never think of lending a shilling to their next-door neighbors, for purposes of honest industry, unless upon the most ample security, and at the highest rate of interest - stand ready, at all times, to lend money in unlimited amounts to those robbers and murderers, who call themselves governments, to be expended in shooting down those who do not submit quietly to being robbed and enslaved.

  Lysander Spooner

  Men, Thinking, Doors

  Lysander Spooner (2013). “No Treason”, p.50, Read Books Ltd

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• I've had many skilful men and the likes of Peter Thompson, Ian St John, Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway were the ones who caught the eye. But the best professional of the lot was Gerry Byrne. He wasn't flashy and he wouldn't score you goals. But he was hard and skilful and gave you everything he had. More than that he was totally honest. Which is the greatest quality of all. He was a true Liverpudlian who couldn't look his fellow Scousers in the face after a game unless he'd given everything he had for 90 minutes.

  Bill Shankly

  Eye, Men, Games

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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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• The whole underlying theme for the new music... is to communicate honest, human values, and in doing that to try to improve the quality of life.

  Charlie Haden

  Trying, Quality, Theme

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• You must obey this now for a law, that he that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of thirty or forty honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain a hundred and fifty idle loiterers.

  John Smith

  Men, Law, Hundred

  John Smith (2006). “Generall Historie of Virginia Vol 1: New England & the Summer Isles”, p.174, Applewood Books

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• I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.

  David Blunkett

  Honesty, Reputation, Sometimes

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• I am who I am: confident, arrogant, dominant, honest, hard-working and innovative.

  Louis van Gaal

  Hard Work, Who I Am, Arrogant

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• Honestly, I'm more into the computer, the Internet, and checking out scores or the news.

  Martina Hingis

  Sports, News, Computer

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• If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.

  John Bytheway

  Mean, Should, Ifs

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• Deeply disturbing in a way that only the most honest stories are, YACCUB is a fiercely written, daring journey through America's urban wilderness and into the souls of our forgotten brothers. But Wrath James White hasn't forgotten about them--and after reading this book, neither will you.

  Brandon Massey

  Brother, Book, Reading

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• I believe in treating other people with respect. My style is to speak to people, be available to them and willing to answer their questions. This also means being straightforward and honest with them.

  Sanford I. Weill

  Respect, Believe, Mean

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• What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that.

  Mike Shanahan

  Trying, I Can

  "GM Bruce Allen says Redskins have 'no gaping holes' going into this week's NFL draft", www.foxnews.com. May 7, 2014.

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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 was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with my life. I saw Max Roach again and he told me I didn't have to do things like that. He made me an honest woman on the stage. I have been performing in that tradition since. I feel that I'm a serious performer now whereas then I wanted to be but I didn't know how.

  Abbey Lincoln

  Music, New York, Unhappy

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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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• Ambassadors are honest men sent abroad to lie for their countries.

  Henry Wotton

  Country, Lying, Men

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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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• Among a democratic people, where there is no hereditary wealth, every man works to earn a living, or is born of parents who have worked. The notion of labor is therefore presented to the mind, on every side, as the necessary, natural, and honest condition.

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Work, Men, People

  Alexis de Tocqueville (1863). “Democracy in America”, p.184

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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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• What motivates me in art is the ugly and beautiful nature of the truth. It has to be truthful and honest, even if it is ugly and grotesque.

  Corin Nemec

  Beautiful, Art, Ugly

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

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• Every home is a house of learning either for good or otherwise. Family members may learn to be obedient, honest, industrious, self-reliant, and faithful in living gospel principles, or they may learn something else. Learning the gospel in the homes of Church members should be centered on the scriptures and on the words of the latter-day prophets. The Lord has commanded parents to teach their children.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Children, Home, Self

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• Well I think that you have to be open and honest in order to learn from your mistakes and be able to correct them in the future to understand what would happen to take things off course. And if we don't address these issues openly and honestly then we don't learn.

  Scott McClellan

  Mistake, Thinking, Order

  "McClellan: I Became What I Wanted to Change". Interview with Martha Raddatz, abcnews.go.com. May 29, 2008.

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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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