“Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high.”
Kelley Armstrong (1968) Canadian writer
Source: The Calling
Source: Safety, protection and well-being https://thenassauguardian.com/safety-protection-and-well-being/ (October 15, 2020)
“Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high.”
Kelley Armstrong (1968) Canadian writer
Source: The Calling
“Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
“Honesty is the only sign of those who expect nothing from anyone.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Indian politician and 4th president of India
Source: Shiri Ram Bakshi in: V.V. Giri: The Labour Leader http://books.google.co.in/books?id=QAduAAAAMAAJ, Anmol Publications, 1991, p. 2
“He raped 10 women. I never expected it from him. He surprised all of us. We all envy him.”
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
On Moshe Katsav NewsRu http://www.newsru.com/russia/19oct2006/olmert.html.
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian writer
Essays, The Other Six Deadly Sins (1941)
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
Ford is known to have used the words "truth is the glue that holds government together" several times prior to this.
1970s, First Presidential address (1974)
Context: I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.