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title: "9 Speak Honestly Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I always try to conduct myself in the right way - I always speak honestly and from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-cross/i-always-try-to-conduct-myself-in-the-right-way-i-always-speak/)

[Rob Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-cross/)

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> [I was the shyest kid. I'd never speak, only if I had to. Honestly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonnie-langford/i-was-the-shyest-kid-i-d-never-speak-only-if-i-had-to-honestly/)

[Bonnie Langford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonnie-langford/)

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> [“We simply must speak to each other honestly about all these hard truths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/historica-press/we-simply-must-speak-to-each-other-honestly-about-all-these-hard/)

[Historica Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/historica-press/)

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> [We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davis-mccaughey/we-must-remind-our-politicians-that-we-expect-them-to-speak-honestly/)

[Davis McCaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davis-mccaughey/)

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> [It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-scott/it-doesn-t-matter-if-i-ever-win-another-award-or-get-to-play-another/)

[Christian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-scott/)

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> [We have to come together and speak honestly about what the barriers are within our community - and then tear them down.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tarana-burke/we-have-to-come-together-and-speak-honestly-about-what-the-barriers/)

[Tarana Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tarana-burke/)

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> [Some won't appreciate what you say or do, but as long as you speak honestly from the heart, you will be fine.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-won-t-appreciate-what-you-say-or-do-but-as-long-as-you-speak/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrod-brown/the-administration-needs-to-speak-honestly-with-the-american-people/)

[Sherrod Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrod-brown/)

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> [When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/when-you-are-influential-and-highly-respected-people-tend-to-tell-you/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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