Quotes About Authenticity

So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in.

We're holding hands then like lovers who have just met or how we imagine lovers might be in the unknown realm where lovers act as lovers without concealment.

The world ain't worth nothing unless you true in it.

human beings need three basic things in order to be content: they need to feel competent at what they do; they need to feel authentic in their lives; and they need to feel connected to others. These values are considered "intrinsic" to human happiness and far outweigh "extrinsic" values such as beauty, money and status.

I am into parallel monogamy.

Sometimes a person who is utterly devoid of charm will try to create a good impression by using very elegant language; yet he only succeeds in being ridiculous.

Being yourself is all it takes. If you want to impress someone don't be someone else just be yourself.

Being cool, having a 'cool' energy is just not attractive to me.

No one can wear a mask for very long.

Chico, ¿a quién ofendo con eso, si son mis plumas?

And I would rather be alive, be real, be increasingly conscious of all that I am, than move around this planet all mechanical and unconscious.

The body never lies. It's your spiritual tuning fork.

She honestly didn't know what was worse: living her life in the dream world, or living in a world where everyone lied to her.

again. True humility and true pride are the same thing. They both consist of knowing who you really are and what you can do. So

Don't think love has sizes. It either is or isn't

A car's not the right place for showing off to a girl—the bed's the place for that. The consequences of a mistake there are more upsetting, but less tragic.

Il n'y a ps d'autoportrait lorsqu'on est heureux; il tombe à faux, comme l'acteur qui garderait son déguisement dans la vie de tous les jours

It's a matter of will. A matter of drama. I have to think of myself as an actor. What is real and what is drama anyway? It is simply a matter of convincing myself and everyone else to believe. What's this blather about the real truth?

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.

Do not place the words of ANYONE above the feelings of your own being. You can learn much from others, but the deepest knowledge must come from within yourself.

Journeys cause you to put your status quo self into foreclosure and put a down payment on your truest self.

If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.

Real power comes not from hate, but from truth.

If the one who gave me life wants the real me to die... then all I can do is die.