Being Straightforward Quotes

• If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.

  Xunzi

  Gentleman, Way, Ability

  Xunzi, John Knoblock (1988). “Xunzi: A Translation and Study of the Complete Works”, p.174, Stanford University Press

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• Nada desconcierta más a quien está lleno de engaños y duplicidades que la integridad directa y sencilla de otra persona.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Verdad, honradez, integridad

  "Lacón: O muchas cosas en pocas palabras, dirigido a los que piensan".

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• I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution.

  Francis Schaeffer

  Running, Atheist, Believe

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• Canciones como la de Buck Owens, por ejemplo, son muy sencillas y directas, y grabarlas me dio la oportunidad de adentrarme en la personalidad de Buck y sentir todo el sonido de Bakersfield.

  Zumo Newton

  Song, Simple, Personality

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• It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

  Edward Tufte

  Support, Kind, Ethical

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• My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

  Kid Rock

  Rap, Rocks, Southern

  FaceBook post by Kid Rock from Aug 05, 2013

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• I've made a connection with the television audience by being a proud Latino man. I am passionate for what I do, courageous in the face of peril, honest and straightforward.

  Geraldo Rivera

  Men, Connections, Passionate

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• In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward.

  Alice Munro

  Way, Sometimes, Straightforward

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• I've discovered as I've grown up that life is far more complicated than you think it is when you're a kid. It isn't just a straightforward fairytale.

  Rachel McAdams

  Kids, Thinking, Fairytale

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• Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Reality, Men, Hands

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• The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation.

  Bobby Seale

  Writing, Destiny, Long

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• We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind.

  Charles Horton Cooley

  Eye, Men, Presence Of Mind

  Charles Horton Cooley (1992). “Human Nature and the Social Order”, p.184, Transaction Publishers

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• I wanted to use what I was, to be what I was born to be - not to have a 'career', but to be that straightforward obvious unmistakable animal, a writer.

  Cynthia Ozick

  Animal, Careers, Use

  Cynthia Ozick (1996). "Retrato del artista como mal personaje: Y otros ensayos sobre la escritura"

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• The hypothesis of surviving intelligence and personality - not only surviving but anxious and able with difficulty to communicate - is the simplest and most straightforward and the only one that fits all the facts.

  Oliver Lodge

  Personality, Facts, Able

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• Some girls like to say one thing and mean another. And me being who I am, I'm very straightforward. Everything is very black and white for me. I don't really like playing mind games.

  Zayn Malik

  Girl, Mean, Black And White

  "Entrevista exclusiva con One Direction". www.seventeen.com. 10 de octubre de 2012.

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• Me alegré mucho de conocer a Jane Clark porque me dio una idea. No podía imaginarme qué clase de mujer era. Me impresionó enormemente su energía, su franqueza y su entusiasmo por la vida.

  Jenny Agutter

  Entusiasmo Por La Vida, Dar, Energía

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• Jimmy Stewart era un hombre muy sincero, honesto y directo.

  Robert Wagner

  Men, Honest, Sincere

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• It's like night and day... to do business, in Europe, there is no bull, they are pretty straightforward.

  Caprice Bourret

  Night, Europe, Bulls

  "Caprice Bourret...the sexiest fish in the pond". www.askmen.com.

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• Los hombres son amables, honestos y directos. Las mujeres son enrevesadas, engañosas y peligrosas.

  Erin Pizzey

  Hombres, Honestos, Peligrosos

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• I find it extraordinary that a straightforward if inelegant device for ensuring the survival of the species should involve human beings in such emotional turmoil. Does sex have to be taken so seriously?

  P. D. James

  Sex, Taken, Emotional

  P. D. James (2011). “Devices and Desires”, p.158, Vintage

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• From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

  Luke Bryan

  Perseverance, Dad, Hard Work

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• Sometimes God writes straightforward in twisted lines.

  Gloria Trevi

  God, Writing, Lines

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• What is the conservative movement? It's pretty straightforward. We believe that the way prosperity is created is when people have the freedom and the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

  Marco Rubio

  Dream, Believe, Opportunity

  "Marco Rubio is Top Choice for VP Among GOP Voters in Poll" by Elizabeth Llorente, www.foxnews.com. February 20, 2012.

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• What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

  Annie Leibovitz

  Artist, Thinking, Talking

  "Annie Leibovitz Puts Down Camera, Talks". Interview with Dave Weich, emerald.tufts.edu. November 23, 1999.

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• Creo que hay que tratar a los demás con respeto. Mi estilo es hablar con la gente, estar a su disposición y dispuesto a responder a sus preguntas. Esto también significa ser directo y honesto con ellos.

  Sanford I. Weill

  Respeto, Creer, Significar

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