“There is a beauty to touring - to be honest, there's a way that music connects and you really feel the actual reaction of people to the music that you're making, and I feel like if I didn't do that I just wouldn't know, and I don't think my music would be the same.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsWould BeHonestReactionsBeing HonestTouring Author:Zach Condon
“Lyrics are what I tend to tear hair out over and they're where I tend to feel weak musically, if I'm being very honest. It is not something I feel like I know anything about; I would not consider myself a writer. I just want to sing, I just want to sing a melody, I just want to feel a melody, and be part of the song, and everything else is not so important.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsImportantSongHonestTearsHairWeakMelody Author:Zach Condon
“Undoubtedly, there are kids with intellectual deficiencies or neurological problems. But a lot of kids shunted into special education classes are deficient only in a willingness to conform to the school pattern.They are just honest, brave kids who say, "I just won't take that, and I don't believe in what you're doing." If you give them an alternative to the usual classroom, they break free of a lot of inhibitions and bad associations, and they begin to learn.” IfsGivingBelieveProblemKidsSchoolClassBreakSpecialHonestIntellectualBraveDon't BelievePatternsAlternativesWillingnessUsualAssociationClassroomConformBad AssDeficiencyInhibitionsSpecial Education Author:Seymour Papert
“I have always believed that if you are honest in what you do, continually reinvent yourself at the same time, and there's respect amongst your band members, then you will be respected.” IfsHonestBandMembersAlways BelieveReinventing YourselfBand Members Author:Nikki Sixx
“I feel like the vast majority of the world's problems would disappear if suddenly everyone on the planet were relatively self-aware and capable of honest self-love and compassion.” IfsWorldFeelsSelfProblemCompassionHonestPlanetsSelf LoveCapableMajorityDisappearLove And Compassion Author:Moby
“I'm just gonna be honest and if I feel something, I'm just gonna say it! Once I started doing that, my music just got better.” IfsFeelsHonestBeing Honest Author:SonReal
“If I'm honest, I thought Westlife would keep going for longer than it did - we all did - but it sort of came to a natural end. When we decided we were going to split, I thought, 'If I'm going to sing, I'm going to have to do it solo.' Also, financially I was broke, so the decision was ultimately made for me.” IfsMadeEndsNaturalDecisionHonestDecidedBrokeKeep GoingSplitsSoloWestlife Author:Shane Filan
“I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out. If you are not comfortable marching, you can make a big difference just by working side by side with someone who actually knows you're gay and a fine human being.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayHumansWellsMeanBigsSidesDifferencesHuman BeingsHonestFineGayComfortableBest WayBeing HonestActivistLive Your Life Author:Melissa Etheridge
“Every time someone says, 'You know, we really ought to get together,' if I were really honest, I would ask 'Why?'” IfsKnowsTogetherAsksHonestOughtGet Together Author:Dick Cavett
“To be honest, I'm not that good at staying friends. I like to move on after a relationship ends. If I break up with somebody, I don't want to see her or hear from her.” IfsWantEndsMovingBreakHonestBeing HonestStayingRelationships Ending Author:Luke Wilson
“At the bottom of religious persecution is the doctrine of self-defence; that is to say, the defence of the soul. If the founder of Christianity had plainly said: 'It is not necessary to believe in order to be saved; it is only necessary to do, and he who really loves his fellow-men, who is kind, honest, just and charitable, is to be forever blest' - if he had only said that, there would probably have been but little persecution.” IfsMenBelieveKindLittlesHas BeensSaidSoulSelfOrderReligiousChristianityForeverHonestFellowsBottomSavedDoctrineFoundersPersecutionFellow ManDefenceCharitableSelf DefenceReligious Persecution Author:Robert Green Ingersoll
“If you get into crime you gotta know that everybody's a criminal and everybody's a liar, and everybody has the potential to backstab you, because it's not an honest profession. So don't go into crime and look for honesty.” IfsKnowsLooksHonestCrimeHonestyProfessionCriminalsLiars Author:Ice T
“I've been in the presence of a ghost, but I've never actually seen a ghost. I don't know if I actually believe in ghosts, to be honest with you. I don't think they exist, but I think they have more to do with energy. People say if someone died in a place it would be haunted, well people have died everywhere, so the whole entire world is haunted.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldBelieveWellsWholeWould BeEnergyHonestDiedGhostBeing Honest Author:Jeordie White
“You can't truly love someone if you also love yourself, just as you can't love someone if you are not honest with them and they with you - otherwise it's just infatuation and desire.” IfsDesireHonestLove YouLove YourselfInfatuationLove SomeoneNot Honest Author:Benjamin Stone
“I feel vulnerable a lot interacting with human beings and being honest with people, and if I read their energy kind of not getting or shutting me down or this feeling of where we're not connecting, that's kind of a vulnerable place for me.” PeopleIfsFeelsHumansKindFeelingsEnergyHuman BeingsHonestVulnerableBeing HonestConnectingInteracting Author:Matt Nathanson
“I hope that people can relate to my music, it's very relatable, it's very fun, it's very honest. It's very, very, honest. I know that my fans will probably learn a lot about me by listening to my music, if they really listen to the lyrics. I'm sure they'll learn about a new side to me, it's all very honest, I don't put on any... there's no fake-ness to it, it's very real and I hope my fans can relate to it and that it's enjoyable for all ages.” PeopleIfsKnowsRealAgeFunSidesFansHonestListeningRelateFakeEnjoyableRelatable Author:Ariana Grande
“I guess I don't really know any other way to do it, it just feels like the natural way to do things for me. Like - if I'm writing a song - it has to have some sort of value. Or it only has some kind of value to me, if it's something really personal. It has to mean something to me. I guess it is a little uncomfortable, or it's a little embarrassing sometimes, to know that stuff that honest is out there. But, when I hand off the thing, when it's totally done and mastered and sent, I kinda feel like it doesn't belong to me anymore.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsWritingKindMeanLittlesSometimesDoneHandsValuesSongStuffNaturalHonestUncomfortableEmbarrassing Author:Panda Bear
“I've been trying to come to terms with what I am and what I do and what I believe in. And I see that I'm not happy with - well, it's almost as if being a poet is not enough for me. It's too late for me to do more now. I did what I could in a small way. I did it as theater, too, to be honest.” IfsWayTryingBelieveWellsEnoughI BelieveTermHonestPoetLateTheaterI Believe InBeing HonestToo LateNot Happy Author:Gerald Stern
“I've never had a quarterback run-driven offense. We don't run designed plays where we snap the ball directly to the quarterback and he's just running it. If the defense is cheating and overcompensating for your running back, then the quarterback needs to keep (it) honest.” IfsNeedsPlayRunningHonestBallsDefenseDrivenCheatingOffenseSnapsQuarterbackRunning BackOvercompensating Author:Chip Kelly
“Most of us, if we are truly honest with ourselves, have an ever-evolving and ever-growing list of what we think we must change in order to be at peace or to be happy.” IfsThinkingOrderGrowingHonestListsEvolve Author:Lee L Jampolsky
“I think a great song appeals to older and younger people and it makes you think. It's also honest, and it also doesn't hurt if it's fun to sing along to.” PeopleIfsThinkingSongFunHurtHonestAppealsMake You Think Author:Kacey Musgraves
“We can have our own choices in sex partners, but you cannot avoid birth and death. It's the content of all religion and art. We familiarize them and if we're more honest, we'd be far more relaxed about them.” IfsArtChoicesSexHonestBirthPartnersRelaxedBirth And DeathReligion And Art Author:Peter Greenaway
“My own standards that I'll hold myself to is if the product that I'm making feels honest and it feels like I didn't compromise and it just came from an honest, correct place.” IfsFeelsMy OwnHonestProductsStandardsCompromise Author:Neill Blomkamp
“That being said, even if we cannot achieve it, journalism that strives toward objectivity and fairness has an important place in our society. So, too, does being honest and open when presenting our own opinions, as you do so well in your book” IfsWellsDoeSaidImportantBookOpinionAchieveHonestStriveJournalismBeing HonestOur SocietyFairnessStrifeObjectivityPresenting Author:Sheri Fink
“At 19, I basically held the position that if you were intellectually honest and really wanted to get in touch with political reality then you had to smell tear-gas.” IfsRealityWantedPoliticalHonestPositionTearsSmellGas Author:Thomas Metzinger
“If I'm honest with myself, I think it's probably true I have learned more in my life through pain than through joy. But hopefully that's changing.” IfsThinkingPainJoyHonestHopefullyI Have Learned Author:Marianne Williamson
“I think, ultimately you know in your heart how much work you've done. You know what you're doing, if you're being honest on stage or not. That's all you being you. But when you acknowledges it - especially with a Tony Award nomination - you just can't help with the guilty pleasure!” IfsThinkingKnowsHeartDoneHelpingPleasureStageHonestGuiltyBeing HonestAcknowledgeAwardsNominationsGuilty Pleasure Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“The reality is, if you're friends with somebody you should be able to be honest with them, and that honesty should be the biggest magnet to truth.” IfsShouldRealityAbleHonestHonestyBeing HonestMagnet Author:Justin Vernon
“Yeah, on the records, the guitars are made melodic, and I try to make it memorable. There's not much just wanking, to be honest - it's mostly melodic parts. I try not to play too many notes. It's just more instrumental music. It's a totally valid criticism if you don't like that kind of thing. It also is maybe a little anachronistic or unnecessary in a certain way.” IfsWayTryingKindLittlesMadePlayCertainRecordsHonestCriticismYeahNotesGuitarBeing HonestMemorableUnnecessaryInstrumental Music Author:Stephen Malkmus
“Millions of filmmakers would love to be in my position right now. If you are honest it makes the world a better place. I created the room with my passion and after all these years it finally worked out.” IfsWorldYearsPassionRoomsMillionsHonestPositionRight NowFilmmakerBetter PlaceMy Passion Author:Tommy Wiseau
“People bring flowers and that's pretty memorable. I actually got a rose from one girl. She was so beautiful! I love all the screenings to be honest with you. I don't think I have gone to one single bad screening! Even if negative things happen, I turn it into positive reaction.” PeopleIfsThinkingHappensBeautifulTurnsGirlGoneHonestFlowerNegativeRoseThings HappenReactionsBeing HonestMemorableScreening Author:Tommy Wiseau
“When you do your comedy and your drama, your acting style doesn't change. If it's a comedy, the situations and the characters might be a little funnier, but you're just trying to be honest.” IfsTryingLittlesCharacterMightActingSituationComedyHonestStyleDramaBeing Honest Author:Jonah Hill
“My own view is simply that there are some very basic rules; very simple rules that apply to all writing in a way, which is: don't lie; if you're wrong, correct; do not misrepresent; and try and keep oneself intellectually honest - which means, as a writer, the very difficult task in public of admitting you were wrong.” IfsWayWritingTryingMeanLyingDifficultMy OwnSimpleViewsHonestTasksOneselfAdmittingDon't LieDifficult Tasks Author:Andrew Sullivan
“I think if Russia is really an honest signatory to the chemical weapons ban, if Syria wants to be, ultimately someone has to be responsible for killing civilians. And that's the hard part out of this.” IfsThinkingWantHardHonestWeaponsResponsibleKillingRussiaChemicalsSyriaCiviliansBansBeing ResponsibleChemical Weapons Author:Rand Paul
“It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand if a conversation or an explanation isn't made.” IfsWayMadeHonestConversationExplanation Author:Regina King
“If you're fortunate to get a first album that sells 10 million you have nowhere to go but down. I'm just going to be honest and your measuring stick is so high that haters are licking their chops because you can't do nothing but fail.” IfsFirstsMillionsFailingHonestSellsSticksAlbumsBeing HonestFortunateMeasuringLickingNowhere To Go Author:Nelly
“It was a scary decision to let cameras into my life, but if I was going to do it, I just wanted to be really honest and kind of introduce myself as an adult. I think the world met me as a young girl, and they still associate me with who I was when I was 13, they still don't understand how over the last eight years what has happened and who I've become.” IfsThinkingWorldYearsKindStillsWantedLastsYoungGirlDecisionHappenedHonestMetsAdultsCamerasScaryEightIntroducingAssociates Author:Jamie Lynn Spears
“Sometimes, when I talk to someone who has just been diagnosed with cancer or some other illness, I'll remind them: "If you were honest with yourself, you were depressed before this happened. And if this were over you would be happy for a couple of weeks, a couple of months, and then something else would come along."” IfsSometimesWould BeHappenedWeekHonestMonthsCoupleCancerIllnessOver YouHonest With Yourself Author:Marianne Williamson
“It's a lot easier when you can share the workload to be honest. Especially if you really, really, trust in each other.” IfsShareHonestEasierBeing HonestWorkload Author:Georgia Nott
“If we're to honor the heritage of our country, whether it be in terms of religious freedom, whether it be in terms of truly protecting life, protecting not just the unborn but who comes next, the infirm, the elderly, the maimed, the disabled - that's who comes next as we get into the budget crunch of taking care of those people in the years - I believe we ought to have that debate honest and openly.” PeopleIfsYearsBelieveCountryCareNextI BelieveTermReligiousHonestOughtHonorDebateOur CountryBudgetsHeritageElderlyDisabledUnbornReligious FreedomCrunch Author:Tom Coburn
“If I'm not happy with how someone is showing up, I can only be honest and hope that my feelings resonate and inspire a deeper look into oneself.” IfsLooksI CanFeelingsHonestInspireOneselfDeeperBeing HonestNot HappyShowing Up Author:Stacy Keibler
“We've got people in the Republican Party that just believe that if you just cut taxes for corporations, and that you have more trade, and we just bring in more people from abroad, that this is going to help the average guy. Well, it's not. I mean, this is an honest dispute. We're going to have a dispute about it. The American people agree with [Donald] Trump and I agree with Trump on those things.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanHelpingGuyPartyCuttingHonestTrumpRepublicanTaxesAgreeTradeAverageCorporationsRepublican PartyDisputesJust Believe Author:Jeff Sessions
“Just speak your truth, it's an important cornerstone of how your life ends up sort of unfolding in front of you. Even if it's painful, if it's honest, it's going to bring you to the place you deserve to be.” IfsImportantEndsSpeakHonestFrontsDeservePainfulUnfoldingCornerstones Author:Sara Bareilles
“To be honest, if I had to pick somebody to be related to in sport, who's better than Lance Armstrong with what he's done for the sport and with his cancer foundation?” IfsDoneSportsHonestPicksFoundationCancerBeing HonestRelatedArmstrong Author:Kristin Armstrong
“As far as [Bernie] Sanders is concerned, he's probably the most honest of all of them. But we have to be careful, because this is the most important election [2016] in the history of this country; because you're not just voting for a president, you're voting for the person who can take America totally down! America will never be great as she once was, again, but she can survive if she does the right thing.” IfsPersonsDoeImportantCountryAmericaPresidentHonestConcernedElectionCarefulRight ThingVotingBe Careful Author:Louis Farrakhan
“I think, to be honest, sort of emanated from the initial work of somebody else instead of SCLC. If you take Albany; I don't know whether you recall how Albany got started. There were two little guys who went up there first. One was Cordell Hull who was then in his teens - not Cordell Hull - Cordell Reagan, who came out of the Nashville movement, and Charles Sherrod, who came out of the Richmond, Virginia, movement.” IfsThinkingKnowsFirstsLittlesTwoGuyHonestMovementBeing HonestTeensRecallsInitialsVirginiaNashvilleHullAlbanyRichmond Author:Ella Baker
“Be honest, be brutally honest, and if you want something go out there and get it.” IfsWantHonestBeing HonestWant SomethingBrutally Honest Author:Asher Roth
“If the American public were accurately polled, I suspect the results would find Bonnie & Clyde, Bill Clinton, Ponzi Scheme scamster Bernie Madoff, and the infamous Wily Coyoteto be believed to be more honest and trustworthy than Hillary Clinton.” IfsResultsHonestBillsClintonSuspectsSchemesTrustworthyInfamousPonzi SchemeMadoff Author:Ted Nugent
“Let's be honest, if the Democrats didn't support ignoring our nation's immigration laws, there is no way they could win the presidency or a local dog catcher election.” IfsWayLawWinningNationsSupportHonestDogElectionDemocratImmigrationLocalsBeing HonestPresidencyCatchersImmigration Laws Author:Ted Nugent