“Moral decay first hampers and then strangles honest government, regular commerce, and even the ability to take genuine pleasure in the goods of this world. Compulsion is applied from above as self-discipline relaxes below, and the last liberties expire under the weight of a unitary state.... Since religion has lost its empire over the souls of men, the most prominent boundary that divided good from evil is overthrown; kings and nations are guided by chance and none can say where are the natural limits of despotism and the bound of license.” MenWorldFirstsSoulSelfStatesGovernmentLastsEvilLostNationsNaturalChanceAbilityPleasureLibertyMoralHonestThis WorldKingsDisciplineLimitsWeightBoundsCorruptionBoundariesGenuineRelaxEmpiresGoodsDividedDecayCommerceSelf DisciplineLicenseCompulsionDespotismProminentHamperMoral DecayHonest Government Author:Russell Kirk
“For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.” AbilityHonestLoved OnesClosetsOpen Relationship Author:James McGreevey
“One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.” AbilityHonestKeysElementsBeing HonestHonest With YourselfBe Honest With Yourself Author:Bill Toomey
“The theory behind representative government is that superior men-or at least men not inferior to the average in ability and integrity-are chosen to manage the public business, and that they carry on this work with reasonable intelligence and honest. There is little support for that theory in known facts.” MenLittlesFactsGovernmentAbilityBehindsKnownLibertySupportHonestTheoryIntegrityAverageChosenSuperiorsManageReasonableRepresentativesInferiorsSuperior ManRepresentative Government Author:H. L. Mencken
“It is time to provide a smashing answer for those cynical men who say that a democracy cannot be honest, cannot be efficient.... We have in the darkest moments of our national trials retained our faith in our own ability to master our own destiny.” MenMomentsAbilityAnswersDestinyDemocracyHonestMastersTrialsReformBeing HonestReliefCynicalEfficientSmashing Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Emotions talked to you before you had words, so listen to them ... they are often more honest than the mind's remarkable ability to self deceive.” MindSelfAbilityEmotionHonestRemarkableDeceiving Author:William P. Young
“I don't know if I could write ten easy ways to connect with an audience. I know you have to believe in what you're doing, you have to believe in your music, believe in your ability, believe that what you're doing is honest and true and real.” IfsKnowsWayWritingBelieveRealEasyAbilityAudienceHonestTenMusic IsIf I CouldBelieve In YouDoing YouEasy Way Author:Ramsey Lewis
“It's a big mistake when encyclopedias say "loyal" - this dog, this breed has this ability to be loyal, to be a one person dog. I don't agree with that. I think all dogs are honest, all dogs have integrity, all dogs are loyal and they're all capable of loving you. It doesn't come from the breed. It comes from the dog.” ThinkingPersonsBigsAbilityMistakeHonestDogIntegrityCapableAgreeLoyalLoving YouEncyclopediaBig Mistake Author:Cesar Millan
“We honor life when we work. The type of work is not important: the fact of work is. All work feeds the soul if it is honest and done to the best of our abilities and if it brings joy to others.” IfsImportantSoulDoneFactsJoyAbilityHonestTypeHonor Author:Matthew Fox
“When I stay focused and honest about who I am and the image that I hope to portray, then I won't find myself stranded in unfamiliar territory chasing money or popularity. If the work that you do is quality, then you'll be rewarded. It's also good to stretch musically within the realm of your ability, but not if it compromises your integrity.” IfsAbilityQualityHonestIntegrityFocusedWho I AmCompromiseRealmsTerritoryPopularityChasingStay FocusedUnfamiliarStrandedUnfamiliar TerritoryChasing Money Author:Oleta Adams
“To be perfectly honest, I was never really aware that I had any special abilities. When you have what you have, you don't really think about what you don't have; you simply work with what you have.” ThinkingAbilitySpecialHonest Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin
“Teaching is not about information. It's about having an honest intellectual relationship with your students. It requires no method, no tools, and no training. Just the ability to be real. And if you can't be real, then you have no right to inflict yourself upon innocent children.” IfsChildrenRealAbilityTeachingHonestInformationStudentsIntellectualTrainingToolsMethodInnocentBeing RealInnocent Children Author:Paul Lockhart
“We must have a pure, honest, and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope, and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.” WholeMotivationHumanityAbilityHonestDependsPureDeterminationOptimismWarmDiscouragedHeartedWarm Hearted Author:Dalai Lama
“Having the ability to be brutally honest with yourself is the greatest challenge you face when creating a business model. Too often we oversell ourselves on the quality of the idea, service, or product. We don't provide an honest assessment of how we fit in the market, why customers will buy from us, and at what price.” IdeasFacesChallengesAbilityQualityHonestProductsFitCreatingModelsCustomersAssessmentBusiness ModelsHonest With YourselfBrutally Honest Author:Mark Cuban
“I don't believe that knifing and that sort of terminology is applicable to myself, but I try to the very best of my ability to be as honest as I can with my colleagues and with the electorate at large.” TryingBelieveI CanAbilityHonestDon't BelieveColleaguesElectorateTerminology Author:Eric Abetz
“My gift to my children would be from me to be as honest and true to myself as an artist, and put that out there to the best of my ability.” ChildrenWould BeArtistAbilityHonestMy ChildrenTrue To Myself Author:Sherilyn Fenn
“An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.” ActorsAbilityHonestBeing HonestEvaluate Author:Paul Newman
“My musical ambitions are not that great. I make music I like, and thankfully - for my ability to make an (fairly...) honest living - at least some others like the music too.” AbilityHonestAmbitionMusicalHonest Living Author:Varg Vikernes