45 Quotes About Being Truthful

Being honest and truthful in a relationship is one of the most vital qualities to contain. These quotes about being truthful are just some examples to the type of behavior required for long term success.

“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.”

“A true leader is still a leader even when he takes up servants’ duty, provided he maintains a human face and added integrity to his self-retained qualities.”

“Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

“American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst.”

“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”

“Being truthful – that’s what I admire the most in people. That’s about it. As long as people are honest. Honest to themselves as well – more than anything else.”

“Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality.”

“Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is not a reserved position for a particular group of people who were elected or appointed, ordained or enthroned.”

“Even if you know that what you’ll say will hurt a woman’s feelings, I’ve learned that it’s better to be truthful with her than it is to cover up. Ultimate honesty is what a relationship is really about.”

“Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other, but it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.”

“Everything is out of your control, and you can only be truthful about how you feel.”

“Humility is all about being truthful and honest.”

“I am honest; I try to be truthful. I like people and wish us well. We are not always deserving of our own best wishes.”

“I don’t believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it’s really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase.”

“I feel like you can’t really be truthful as an artist and empathize with the human experience, unless you know your truth and you’re not living a lie.”

“I never aspire to be objective because I don’t believe in objectivity. It’s important to be truthful, and it’s important to make sure that the audience has a solid sense of what the expectation should be of a particular film.”

“I really love to act. I really love to touch the people with my work. It’s about giving people what they want to see. I love to see someone who’s gonna be real, be truthful to his work and that’s what I try to bring every time I step on a set. That’s what I did for Tupac movie.”

“I think the biggest thing is just making sure that you do the work that you connect with, personally, and that you do work where you can really bring something to the table. It’s just about being truthful to yourself.”

“I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You’ve got to be truthful. I don’t think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you’ve got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.”

“I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.”

“If the truth gets in the way, I will remove it. But truth be told, removing the truth never removes the truth.”

“If you lack vulnerability then you are not being truthful to yourself.”

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

“Just be truthful – and if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

“One must be truthful and honest in his approach; a constant independent inquiry and not blindly following a certain blue print laid down by others.”

“One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say.”

“Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

“Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.”

“Strict and literal truthfulness was a trivial game and might even be a disagreeable neurotic affliction.”

“The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.”

“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.”

“The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.”

“The umbrella that I live under is that you must be truthful with everyone except when to do so would injure them or others.”

“There are ugly aspects to every single person’s character. In being truthful, actors do have to show the ugly side of someone’s character. We all behave like dicks sometimes.”

“There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.”

“There is nothing to fear from truth….Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right.”

“To be credible we must be truthful.”

“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.”

“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.”

“Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.”

“Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.”

“Understanding comes with compassion and compassion comes with truthfulness.”

“Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people cannot be truthful; they have to be politically correct.”

“Women are more attuned to feelings than men are, and if they’re not being truthful, more often than not it’s because they think truth might hurt your feelings. But it doesn’t mean they don’t love you.”

“Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.”

There are many ways we can create happy, loving, and truthful relationships in our life and throughout society.