Quotes About Authenticity

it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox.

element that makes the record real and brings the story

While Eeyore frets ... ... and Piglet hesitates ... and Rabbit calculates ... and Owl pontificates ...Pooh just is.

When you know and respect your own inner nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong.

In order to take control of our lives and accomplish something of lasting value, sooner or later we need to learn to believe. We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified spiritual superman or sit around and wait for fate to come knocking on our door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.

You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Things Are As They Are.

We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.

You shouldn't be embarrassed by the things you do because that's who you are. Your quirks are what separate you from all of the dull, regular and boring people who all look and act the same as everyone else.

Realism is the trend.

They wear masks that hide how hairy they are on the inside.

Se eu e você somos aquilo que penso que somos, não temos nenhuma necessidade de forçar o final

The depth of your sincerity and openheartedness are the most relevant factors in meditation for spiritual development.

real men cry, real men have feelings.

Every scene, even the commonest, is wonderful, if only one can detach oneself, casting off all memory of use and custom, and behold it (as it were) for the first time; in its right, authentic colors; without making comparisons.

Being a man is bullshit; maybe trying to be a man had been the problem all along. At a certain point you just have to trust someone. Even if it's only yourself.

I don't like to hold back, because that's how you hurt yourself.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.

I just try to reflect the grittiness in New York. I try to protect the grit and the dirt that comes with it, which is a good thing.

I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.

I think your program has to reflect what your basic feelings are. I'll plead guilty to that.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.