I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.
—Samuel Goldwyn
I deserve passion. I deserve to be loved—in every way. I deserve a man who'll give his whole heart, not the part he isn't using at the moment.
—Loretta Chase in Silk Is For Seduction
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
—André Maurois
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.
—Jonathan Swift
Being straightforward doesn't mean you have to be rude or harsh. There's always a way to be open and honest while also being respectful. Anyone who behaves otherwise is just being lazy.
—Lilly Singh in How to Be a Bawse