Honesty quotes

“Telling the truth can be dangerous business. Honest and popular don't go hand in hand. If you admit that you play the accordion no one will hire you in a rock 'n' roll band. But we can sing out hearts out. And if we're lucky, then no neighbors complain. Because life is the way we audition for God. Let us pray that we all get the job.”

Dustin Hoffman - Chuck Clarke
Warren Beatty - Lyle Rogers

“There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't low-down and poker's played fair. If there weren't, what are all the songs about? I'll see y'all there. And we can sing together and shake our heads over all the meanness in the used-to-be.”

Tim Blake Nelson - Buster Scruggs

“You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If you're honest you're poor your whole life and in the end you wind up dying all alone on some dirtystreet. For what? For nothing. For a tin star.”
Lon Chaney Jr. - Martin Howe

“These Wall Street guys, you see what they did to this country? They stole from everybody. Hard working people lost everything, and not one of these douchebags went to jail.”
Jennifer Lopez - Ramona

“- Donald Horner: So am I different to what you expected?
- Emily Walters: Hmm. Perhaps. You seem...
- Donald Horner: Go on.
- Emily Walters: Cleaner.
- Donald Horner: That's honest.”
Brendan Gleeson - Donald Horner
Diane Keaton - Emily Walters

“- Burditt: Can I give you some advice? You need to shut the fuck up.
- Molly Patel: Excuse me?
- Burditt: If you hear something you don’t agree with, you have to resist the urge to give your opinion.
- Molly Patel: I will not be marginalized by the iron fist of white privilege that pervades this work environment.
- Burditt: I am not trying to...” (continue)(continue reading)
Max Casella - Burditt
Mindy Kaling - Molly Patel

“I know Jesus was the first socialist, etc. So what? The true priests are those of us who defend the innocent, the enemies of injustice, hypocrisy and filthy lucre.”
Fernando Rey - Don Lope

“- Maney Gault: You came all the way up to the house, what changed your mind?
- Frank Hamer: I don't know, maybe seeing you move like you're 85.
- Maney Gault: Well, that honest. Maybe a little too honest.”
Woody Harrelson - Maney Gault
Kevin Costner - Frank Hamer

“A ninja is honest and good. His mind, body and spirit are one. He has self-control. He has discipline.”
Michael Treanor - Rocky

“- Will Henry: Do you know one of the first things I liked about you was?
- Diane: What?
- Will Henry: Your tits.
- Diane: That's so nice. Please touch them.”
Jemaine Clement - Will Henry
Regina Hall - Diane

“I'm a big jazz fan and I really liked what she was doing. I thought it was unique, I thought it was edgy. And sincere.”

Yasiin Bey - Yasiin Bey

“Let me just begin by saying that there are two sides to every story. This is my side, the right one.”

Emma Stone - Olive

“From what I hear about Communism, I don't like it because it isn't on the level.”
Gary Cooper

“- Lenore St. John: Why do you have to be so damn honorable?
- Bryan Mills: Believe me, right now I wish I weren't.”
Famke Janssen - Lenore St. John
Liam Neeson - Bryan Mills

“I'm trying to be honest, just hear me out. You and I are a team. Nothing is more important than our friendship.”

Billy Crystal - Mike

“Laurie, I'm sorry I never gave you the kind of life you wanted, all right. I'm sorry it was never enough. Don't punish me for being honest. Don't take my boy away.”
Russell Crowe - Detective Richie Roberts

“- Dr. Cyril Wecht: [rhetorically] Did you think the NFL would thank you?
- Dr. Bennet Omalu: [earnestly] Yes.
- Dr. Cyril Wecht: What the hell for?
- Dr. Bennet Omalu: For knowing.”
Albert Brooks - Dr. Cyril Wecht
Will Smith - Dr. Bennet Omalu

“- Cooper: Doctor Brand and Edmonds, they close?
- TARS: I wouldn't know.
- Cooper: Is that a ninety percent wouldn't know, or ten percent wouldn't know?
- TARS: I also have a discretion setting, Cooper.
- Cooper: Ah. But not a poker face, huh?”
Matthew McConaughey - Cooper
Bill Irwin - TARS

“Every attempt that is done with a true heart ... is bigger than losing or winning.”
Varun Dhawan - Suresh

“I thought my job was to tell the public the truth - the facts, pretty or not - and let the publishing of those facts make a difference in how people look at things. At themselves, at what they stand for. That's shame on me. This is the only thing I ever wanted to do. And for a while, a long while, it was an honor.”

Jeremy Renner - Gary Webb

“If you're writing your own music, then it's important to be really honest.”
Harry Styles

“Okay, I was going to tell you, okay? There was this guy Joey. His name is Joey; he's at work. We went out and we had dessert; I went out and had dessert with him when I told you I worked late and I didn't work late and I'm feeling really guilty in case we're gonna die. I just wanted you to know that.”

Mark Wahlberg - Elliot Moore

“I'm sorry to hear of the death of your father. He was, as they say, an honest Injun.”
Martin Garralaga - Pancho

“I find I can make a very honest living cheating at cards.”
Millard Mitchell - Gentleman George

“- Linda Morrison: I saw you on the news, Jack, dangling from a rope! How could you tell me that it's not dangerous?
- Jack Morrison: I never said it wasn't dangerous.
- Linda Morrison: When we talked about it, I asked you and you said it wasn't dangerous.
- Jack Morrison: I said it wasn't any more dangerous than being on the engine! I never said...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jacinda Barrett - Linda Morrison
Joaquin Phoenix - Jack Morrison