“We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not how brilliant his capacity.” IfsMenMatterGovernmentTruthHonestHonestyCapacityAbsolutesEndureCreditBrilliantVotingRepublicEfficientPublic LifePrerequisites Book:The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses Source: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses
“How I Shed My Skin is, simply put, a brilliant book. While I was reading, I kept thinking two things. One, this is totally shocking. Two, it's not at all shocking, but a familiar part of my life and memory. Grimsley's narrative is straightforward and plain-spoken while at the same time achingly moving and intimately honest, and it does more to explain the South than anything I've read in a long, long time.” ThinkingLongDoeTwoBookMovingReadingMemoriesHonestLong TimeSkinsSouthBrilliantFamiliarNarrativeTwo ThingsShedShockingStraightforward Author:Josephine Humphreys
“Brilliant, hard-earned and honest. The erasures and reappearances of figure and ground-that hard drama-have rarely been so movingly undertaken. A heartbreakingly beautiful work.” HardBeautifulHonestFiguresDramaBrilliant Author:Jorie Graham
“I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all in all a joyous experience. To me, the key to directing, to be honest, is just surround yourself with brilliant people and let them do their thing” PeopleKnowsWantSoundHonestKeysBrilliantBeing HonestSurroundArrogantJoyousCrackedSurround Yourself Author:Dan Mazer
“Bill Paley is not only the greatest boss I ever had, but he's the most brilliant, honest and warm human being I've ever met. And I'll say that to his face - even if it costs me my job.” IfsHumansJobsFacesHuman BeingsHonestMetsCostBillsWarmBrilliantBoss Author:Jack Benny