“The root of honesty is an honest intention, the distinct and deliberate purpose to be true, to handle facts as they are, and not as we wish them to be. Facts lend themselves to manipulation. Many a butcher's hand is worth more than its weight in gold. What we want things to be, we come to see them to be; and the tailor pulls the coat and the truth into a perfect fit from his point of view.” WantFactsHandsPurposeWishPerfectViewsHonestHonestyFitRootsGoldWeightIntentionPoint Of ViewHandleBeing TrueManipulationCoatsDeliberateButchersTailorsPerfect Fit Author:Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“Do you know that the tendrils of graft and corruption have become mighty interlacing roots so that even men who would like to be honest are tripped and trapped by them?” KnowsMenHonestRootsCorruptionBeing HonestDo You KnowTrappedDishonesty Author:Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“Whoever takes it upon himself to write an honest intellectual history of twentieth-century Europe will need a strong stomach. But he will need something more. He will need to overcome his disgust long enough to ponder the roots of this strange and puzzling phenomenon.” NeedsWritingLongEnoughStrongCenturyHonestStrangeIntellectualEuropeRootsOvercomingPhenomenonStomachDisgustingTwentieth CenturyPonderingPuzzling Author:Mark Lilla
“Singing in Spanish is much more honest, much closer to my roots. For me, Spanish is essential. I still think in Spanish, dream in Spanish. It's the melodies and arrangements that transmit meaning.” ThinkingStillsDreamHonestEssentialsSingingRootsMelodyArrangementsTransmit Author:Juanes
“I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good, honest work, and even in these days of fiercest competition, when everything would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still at the root of great business success the very much more important factor of quality. The effect of attention to quality, upon every man in the service, from the president of the concern down to the humblest laborer, cannot be overestimated.” MenStillsImportantMatterSeemsLyingPresidentAttentionQualityKnownEffectsHonestConcernRootsDecidedCompetitionEvery ManFactorsThese DaysBusiness SuccessLaborersGreat BusinessHonest Work Book:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography Source: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography
“The writer's ultimate purpose is to use his gifts to develop man's awareness of himself so that he, man, can become a better instrument for living together with other men. This sense of identity is the root by which all honest creative effort is fed.” MenUseTogetherPurposeEffortCreativeHonestAwarenessIdentityHe ManRootsUltimateInstrumentsFedsLiving Together Author:Jay Saunders Redding
“To be honest with you, I'm not sure what a pop tune is. I'm sure if I hear it on the radio, I'd say that's pop or this or that. But, really, what I pay attention to the most is just music that moves me. It's all at least a root-type music instead of a formula.” IfsMovingPayAttentionHonestTypeRootsRadioPopsBeing HonestPay AttentionNot SureTunesFormulas Author:Stevie Ray Vaughan
“Aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.” PeopleWantMeanProblemSupportHonestRootsNotesOccupationHolocaustAggressionRepetitionObligedZionistHonest People Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you.” PeopleHumansHonestMissingRootsErrorsSwingsHuman Error Author:Paul Westerberg
“And believe it or not, a new record from Philly's greatest, the Roots. It's kind of bitter sweet, to be honest. Well, maybe not so bitter. It's called "Rising Down."” BelieveWellsKindRecordsHonestSweetRootsBitterBeing HonestRisingBitter Sweet Author:Mike Pesca