Jeff Sessions Quotes

Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.

If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of accountability.

You can't have justice unless you have truth.

If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else.

I think that the truth is a really stern taskmistress.

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

When something favors France, I say so. When it doesn't, I say so, too.

I feel a responsibility for telling the truth.

The truth matters, and despite my objection to the creation of the Select Panel, as its Ranking Member, I will do all I can to ensure that as long at it continues, it will be as fair, transparent and objective as possible.

I never criticized one person in any way that I did not believe was true. How am I a mean guy if I'm telling the truth? Because nobody wants to hear the truth.

When you're right, you're right, when you're wrong, you're wrong and that's all there is to it.

We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.

I don't praise my people. I am their greatest critic.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.

See it all. See it fairly. Be truthful, be sensible and be careful with language. When nothing depends on man, everything depends on him.

Justice is truth in action.

We are really the conveyors of truth in a very critical time and people need to know that truth.

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.

The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists.

As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth.

Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

I haven't got a problem with scrutiny. If it gets hot in the kitchen, don't cook a meal. People should be able to criticise us - it's completely appropriate.

I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what we see to the Security Council. And some of the things might please people there and other things may not please the people.