"Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It’s how true friends talk." ― Peggy Noonan Topic(s): Equality More From Peggy Noonan "Part of courage is simple consistency." "If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don’t go along to get along; do your best and when you have to – and you will – leave, and be something else." "Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything." More In Equality "Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I said in my speech, my aunt and uncle really love golf, and we visited them, and she gave me two clubs. Like people think when they don’t know who my dad is, they think he’s my coach."― Lydia Ko "I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher."― Moses Mendelssohn "Where terrorists offer injustice, disorder and destruction, the United States and its allies stand for freedom, fairness, equality, hope, and opportunity."― John O. Brennan