Quotes About Authenticity

Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.

I look better, feel better, make love better and I'll tell you something else....I never lied better.

People should accept themselves for who they really are and be proud of that and take ownership of that first and learn that self love to really be happy.

There is love in this world, and it lives within us as who we really are, not who we think we are.

First, you must love yourself. And if you do that convincingly enough, others will love you too much.

Hearts are not had as a gift, But hearts are earned.

I love acting, and I'm not going to determine what I do based on what I fear other people might think. I do what I want to do.

It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.

Accept yourself as you are. And that is the most difficult thing in the world, because it goes against your training, education, your culture.

The expression of vanity and self-love becomes less offensive, when it retains something of simplicity and frankness.

If it looks good, you'll see it. If it sounds good, you'll hear it. If its marketed right, you'll buy it. But... If its real... you'll feel it.

To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths.

Love is indicated by deeds (and not by words)

I can't see myself not rappin' and not talking the bullshit I'm talking. I love that! I can't lie. Once I stop I'm just going to stop all the way.

Sometimes I believe that some people are better at love than others, and sometimes I believe that everyone is faking it.

Nobody loves you better because you have used yourself up for them.

I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything.

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way.

I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.

You've got a song you're singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you've got to make them think that you're one of them sitting out there with them too. They've got to be able to relate to what you're doing.

Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.

I took the easy way, and to an extent I regret that. Still, though, the way we did it was honest. We played it and sang it the way we felt it, and there's a lot to be said for that.

You use your money to buy privacy because during most of your life you aren't allowed to be normal.

For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I'm human and I'm normal - well, semi-normal.