Sentence examples for direct honesty from inspiring English sources

Towards a sexual object, towards direct honesty and openess.

His conducting may sometimes seem stiff, but it has a direct honesty and, often, a jolly ebullience to recommend it.

The more one sees this opera, the more one is touched by the richness and variety of its musical inspiration, the direct honesty of its sentiments and the sheer skill that creates such a vital piece of musical theater.

In the Bite-Sized books, I call them my brain trust: A group of folks who know my intention, respect my mind and give direct honesty.

But the innocent, direct honesty of these "Maine-iacs" presents a stark and welcome contrast to the sometimes insincere, air-kissing folks of places like Los Angeles.

That's it for auto-didactic art, but there's a resonating element of that kind of direct honesty in the work of Bernard Williams on view at McCormick.

"They're not easy to have, but you've got to give them direct clarity, honesty and show compassion and value for them as people.

The language in the best poems in Ariel is swift, uncomplicated, punchy, the words short and direct, the honesty of the assertive statements undiluted by hedging or excuses.

By filling the frame with Ms. Steen's features, he seems to think he's getting at something truthful, as if the close-up were a direct route to honesty.

It's a remark that reflects the direct, self-deprecating honesty that characterizes his films, as well as a state of affairs that seems normal enough for a person who has recently turned thirty, let alone a prolific filmmaker who has been busy making movies — and whose art has appreciably darkened and spiralled inward from "LOL and Hannah Takeses the Stairs" to "Uncle Kent and Silver Bulletsts".

No doubt poor ratings of a direct report's honesty and integrity are a negative reflection on the boss.