Quotes About Authenticity

Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.

Thomas Merton said, "To be a saint means to be myself.

There are no promises in life. All we can do is try hard, give everything our best shot and stay true to ourselves.

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me.

I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.

Maybe he didn't really encourage me to do things, but he didn't prevent me from doing them either. But after a while, I didn't do things because I didn't want him to think different about me. But the thing is, I wasn't being honest. So, why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't really even know me?

I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than she actually is. And I think it's bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.

Everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other

So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.

just be yourself

Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?

I don't want to be somebody's crush.if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what they think i am. And i don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me,so i can feel it too. - Sam

Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there. Like Sam said. Because it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them.

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you?

We are who we are for a lot of reasons

Some people's fake is more honest than other people's real.

How about your favorite book? This Side of Paradise by From. Scott Fitzgerald. Why? Because it was the last one I read. This made them laugh because they knew I meant it honest, not show-off. Then they told me their favorites, and we sat quiet.

Si le gusto a alguien,quiero que sea mi verdadero yo el que le guste,no lo que piense que soy

It's just that I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me. And if they do something I don't like, I'll tell them.

I don't want to be somebody's crush. If someone likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me. And if they do something I don't like, I'll tell them.

Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker,...