Transparency Quotes

You're spending taxpayer dollars, so a reasonable degree of transparency is required. But if someone has an expectation that you would have the same efficiencies as in a private sector supply chain, that's probably not going to happen, because private sector doesn't have to worry about transparency. When it's taxpayer money, additional steps are required. - Brian Mersereau

You'll see more and more transparency for sure. - Stephen Cecchetti

Wood floors give it a warmth that works well with the openness and transparency of the units, the way in which the wood extends out to the balcony. It gives it a continuity of surface, and people can then put down carpet or rugs or whatever they want. - Richard Meier

Without any question, the Fed is vastly different now in terms of openness and transparency. Greenspan's theme has been the more markets know, the better. - David Jones

With the many needs we have in our world today, I believe transparency, accountability and results are the most important characteristics that a donor should expect from a charitable organization. Maintaining these core values in our organization is not only vital for our donors, but also for our stewardship to the children we support. - Ted Jones

With the Internet world, we can have people make both sides of the (lending) market, bringing more transparency and efficiency. It can be both more capitalistically efficient and socially beneficial. - Chris Larsen

WHO congratulates Vietnam in being the first country in the world to contain SARS. Such success can be attributed to a range of factors, but the most important were the speed of action, leadership and transparency shown by the government. - Pascale Brudon

While we were preaching transparency and democracy, our election was fraudulent. - George Weah

While there may be short term costs to us individually or collectively, the burden of being secretive and lacking transparency would be catastrophic. - Mike Leavitt

While Mr. Owens deserves praise for stepping into a very tough role after the firing of CEO Frank Dunn, we had been increasingly concerned about strategic drift at Nortel... In addition, he signally failed to deliver on a promise for greater transparency in financial reporting. - Steve Kamman