There is no diplomacy like candor.

Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and…

— Jack Welch

I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so naive as…

— Richard Curtis

“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.…

— Cristin Terrill

Truth is a risky proposition. It's the nature of mediocre human beings to believe that lies are necessary, that they serve a purpose, that…

— Anne Rice

Honesty is always the best policy.

— George Washington

And he’s right to say that every faction loses something when it gains a virtue: the Dauntless, brave but cruel; the Erudite, intelligent but…

— Veronica Roth

Jennifer Fulwiler's story of finding God when you aren't looking for Him is a universal tale which will touch many hearts. With warmth and…

— Raymond Arroyo

Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now…

— Lani Guinier

Yet if strict criticism should till frown on our method, let candor and good humor forgive what is done to the best of our…

— Sarah Fielding

“He is the kind of person I should expect to rescue one from a mad dog at any risk but then insist on a…

— Shelby Foote

“Clare wasn't worried anymore about their being mean to each other. She imagined that someday she'd be part of a friendship in which she…

— Marisa de los Santos

I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Getting candor right - with your reports, your peers, and your boss - is a skill that can make or break your career.

— Jack Welch

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

— Herb Kohl

“Instead of fleeing God scrutiny, David welcomed it. It's like he was saying, "Look God, since I can't hide from you, since you know…

— Will Davis Jr