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Disclose Quotes

On what gets shared, what stays private, and who decides.

These disclose quotes weigh transparency against privacy — from the ethics of sharing someone's medical information to a government's duty to disclose wrongdoing when it happens.

It is irresponsible and shows a lack of integrity for anyone to disclose medical information regardless of how it was gathered. I would expect that conversations regarding my drug testing history during the course of my medical treatment would be...

Quotes by Tyrann Mathieu

I am pleased that the President has signed an Executive Order this week requiring federal agencies to disclose information about prices and quality of healthcare services.

Quotes by Timothy Murphy

I think that's the beauty of being a private company: you get to choose when you disclose something. You can play it in a strategic way or in a tactical way.

Quotes by Taavet Hinrikus

In Montana, no one, including out-of-state corporate executives, has been excluded from spending money - or 'speaking' - in our elections. Any individual can contribute. All we require is that they use their own money, not corporate money that belongs...

Quotes by Steve Bullock

Always Quotes

If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

Quotes by Solomon Ibn Gabirol

To us, the definition of philanthropy is what we spend. A P&L account means expenditure, lines of revenue. There is a surplus; it goes to the balance sheet. A transparent foundation should disclose this.

Quotes by Shiv Nadar

Researchers should always consider ethical concerns on scientific research and disclose their data to the public. Scientists also need to discuss issues surrounding their research with those who are concerned.

Quotes by Shinya Yamanaka

God who created us has granted us the faculty of speech that we might disclose the counsels of our hearts to one another and that, since we possess our human nature in common, each of us might share his thoughts...

Quotes by Saint Basil

Social media is here to stay, and the social phenomenon that is bringing this about is consumers' willingness to share more about themselves, share more about what they're doing... people are even willing to disclose where they're at. And this...

Quotes by Ron Conway

Difficult Quotes

The literature of many lands is rich with the tributes that gratitude, admiration and love have paid to the great and honored dead. These tributes disclose the character of nations, the ideals of the human race.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

The Citizens United ruling opened the door for tax-exempt social welfare organizations to spend substantial portions of their funds on campaign activities, without having to disclose where that money came from.

Quotes by Michelle Lujan Grisham

Mr. Luskin also says that Rove did not knowingly disclose classified information and did not tell any reporters that Valerie Plame worked for the C.I.A.

Quotes by Michael Isikoff

The IRS is currently considering a rule that would make it easier for tax preparers to disclose the private information contained in tax returns - including name, address, Social Security number, employer, income, and charitable donations.

Quotes by Melissa Bean

I don't think his life has been in any way disfigured by the film. The film did disclose some difficult facts.

Quotes by Martin Bashir

Excluded Quotes

All experts on WHO advisory groups for developing norms, standards and guidelines are required to disclose interests regarding the advisory committee's area of work. If a declared interest is potentially significant, then the expert is either excluded from the meeting...

Quotes by Margaret Chan

It's a moral absolute: If you are going to make a human being, you have a fundamental responsibility to that person - to honestly disclose exactly who they are and where they come from.

Quotes by Lynn Coady

Especially where financial matters are concerned, when it comes to dissolving a marriage, any dissembling at all is strictly against the law - on penalty of perjury. You need to disclose fully and factually, which is precisely what the discovery...

Quotes by Laura Wasser

Government lawyers have a duty to disclose evidence of wrongdoing in the government.

Quotes by Ken Starr

The Safe Drinking Water Act, the safety provisions of the Clean Water Acts, the Clean Air Act, the Superfund Law - the gas industry is exempt from all these basic environmental and worker protections. They don't have to disclose the...

Quotes by Josh Fox

Facts Quotes

The intelligence investigation under the leadership of Senator Church, which I know has helped cause this investigation by you, points out that the agencies did not disclose certain facts to us and that certain plots were going on.

Quotes by John Sherman Cooper

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the main tension explored in disclose quotes?
Transparency versus privacy — several quotes argue disclosure is a duty, while others treat it as a strategic choice to be timed carefully.
Do these quotes address medical privacy?
Yes, one argues that revealing someone's health records is dishonest no matter how that information was gathered in the first place.
Is government accountability part of this topic?
Yes, one quote states plainly that attorneys working for the government are obligated to bring wrongdoing to light.
Does healthcare pricing come up here?
Yes, one references an order directing federal agencies to make pricing and quality information for healthcare services public.
How does this connect to Facts quotes?
Disclose quotes focus on the decision to share information, while our Facts quotes look more at factual accuracy itself.

Business strategy comes up too, with one voice noting that choosing when to disclose something can be a deliberate, calculated decision. See our Difficult and Facts quotes for more.