Quotes About Brutal Honesty

#1. I can't face losin' ya, Riley. Yer all I got left in this world.
That brutal honesty again. He'd peeled away more armor, and this time he'd exposed his heart.

Jana Oliver

#2. Then the flash of the strobe.
Give me sympathy.
Flash.
Give me brutal honesty.
Flash.

Chuck Palahniuk

#3. Your close men friends should be willing to challenge your mediocrity by suggesting a concrete action you can perform that will pop you out of your rut, one way or the other. And you must be willing to offer them your brutal honesty, in the same way, if you are all to grow.

David Deida

#4. I know what those fuckers were capable of, and I would never wish that on you"
Her throat worked on a swallow. "What do you wish on me?"
"Me," he said with brutal honesty. "Fool that I am, I wish me on you. Like, on you.

Larissa Ione

#5. Callie always said Luce was incapable of brutal honesty and that was why she got herself stuck in so many crappy situations with guys whom she should have just told no.

Lauren Kate

#6. I struggle to keep my hard, expressionless mask in place. The doctor's most powerful weapon has always been his particular brand of brutal honesty. Bruises fade, but words like that fester.

Cristin Terrill

#7. I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.

Minka Kelly

#8. I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.

Mark Driscoll

#9. There is another side to the Pisces nature and that is the brutal honesty that can catch others off guard.

Rosemary Breen

#10. The brutal honesty of a friend is better than the fake flattery of an enemy.

Me

#11. He's hidden behind lies and half-truths his entire life, so anytime he's faced with brutal honesty, he runs. It's just his nature.

Brandi Glanville

#12. The work of John Lennon was marked by its exquisite beauty and by its brutal honesty.

Kevin Spacey

#13. I rap about fighting back. I make it uncomfortable by putting details to it. It might not have been politically correct but I've reached somebody; They relating to me. They relate to the brutal honesty in the rap.

Tupac Shakur

#14. I don't know if any of us are mature enough to handle the brutal honesty of what's inside other people's heads.

James Marsters

#15. Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use these terms to indicate two central powers, from which all motives radiate, to which all influences converge.

George Henry Lewes

#16. Animals are on earth to protect mankind. When you gather a bunch of them together like this, you create a safe haven. Nothing can touch you here.

Jonathan Carroll

#17. Honesty can sometimes be so brutal to take in. It's usual to get so drowned in perceived idealism that you can't seem to separate it from honest reality. If, and when, you can separate the two, the gaiety of fantasy is destroyed

Ufuoma Apoki

#18. Shapers" are independent thinkers: curious, non-conforming, and rebellious. They practice brutal, nonhierarchical honesty. And they act in the face of risk, because their fear of not succeeding exceeds their fear of failing.

Adam M. Grant

#19. I know for an actual fact that the things I say or that my brothers say on the mic are valid for life. What we say, if you're smart you get it, if you're stupid, you learn about 3 years later.

RZA

#20. Waking up breaks my heart.
Getting dressed breaks my arms.
Joining the crowd breaks my legs.
Letting someone in ... does me in.

Casey Renee Kiser

#21. Let there be learning, even under the shade of trees.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

#22. He comes.
And he comes
loaded
with noise pollution.
If I ever prayed for anything,
it was for a man
to shut up.

Casey Renee Kiser

#23. There is always a way to be honest without being brutal.

Arthur Dobrin

#24. I make films for myself, first and foremost, just because it is such a personal experience, and it's something I really have to want to do and feel connected to.

Cameron Diaz

#25. Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.

John Adams

#26. Desire
I desire you
more than food
and drink
My body
my senses
my mind
hunger for your taste
I can sense your presence
in my heart
although you belong
to all the world
I wait
with silent passion
for one gesture
one glance
from you

Rumi

#27. I'd like to see my grandchildren climb trees, not stand under them. I'd like to see them learn to make bread and brown it over a fire using my toasting fork.

Laurie Graham

#28. The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution, always.

R.D. Laing