"I just think you ought to talk..." - Quote by John Kennedy
I just think you ought to talk straight with your people.
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“Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.”
“My Democratic friends just can't accept the fact that the American people chose Donald Trump to be president - it's called democracy. My advice to them, and I say this gently: Fill out a 'Hurt Feelings Report' and let's move on.”
“People see things differently and remember things differently. It's why if somebody robs a liquor store and there are four witnesses they'll often disagree.”
More on Communication
“I act as the tongue of you, ... tied in your mouth . . . . in mine it begins to be loosened.”
“Society is frivolous, and shreds its day into scraps, its conversation into ceremonies and escapes.”
“There is a way between voice and presence, where information flows. In disciplined silence it opens; with wandering talk it closes.”
More on Honesty
“If you can't get to be oncommon through going straight, you'll never get to do it through going crooked. So don't tell no more on 'em, Pip, and live well and die happy.”
“I don't talk about these things if I haven't lived them, and I've hurt people in my life. It's something I still have to think about when I sleep at night.”
“The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.”