Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.
Never apologize for what you feel. It’s like being sorry for being real.
There’s no God higher than truth.
No one was ever injured by the truth; but he who persists in self-deception and ignorance is injured.
The love is real in any situation; everything else is just an illusion.
And we need to share our story. Not with everyone but with someone. There is someone who is like you were. And he or she needs to know what God can do. Your honest portrayal of your past may be the courage for another’s future.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That’s why it’s important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are.
Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.
Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.
You should not honor men more than truth.
There is no foundation like the rock of honesty and fairness, and when you begin to build your life on that rock, with the cement of the faith in God that you have, then you have a real start.
Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth.
If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.
Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Can I say something? Um, I’m the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don’t know the answer, I’m gonna tell you that I don’t know. But I bet you what, I know how to find the answer and I will find the answer.