"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful."

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Source : Testimony before a Congressional Committee, pdaa.publicdiplomacy.org. May 1963.

Edward R. Murrow

#Truth Quotes #Honesty Quotes #Integrity Quotes

“The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all their capacities and that I remove all the obstacles they have to grow by themselves.”
“We find a place for what we lose. Although we know that after such a loss the acute stage of mourning will subside, we also know that we shall remain inconsolable and will never find a substitute. No matter what may fill the gap, even if it be filled completely, it nevertheless remains something else.”
“One solution might be to impose the duty on admissions officers to arbitrarily admit only half women and half men.”
“Marriage. Isn't it great? Each time you fall back in love with your [spouse] it gets better and better.”

Source : Fannie Flagg (2006). “Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel”, Random House Incorporated
“To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.”
“I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is.”
“Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards.”
“True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.”

Source : George Whitefield (1828). “Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith”, p.369

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