Quotes About Authenticity

When I stripped myself completely of pressure and thoughts of sponsors and realized I only love to climb, that's the day I did it.

Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn't reach into majesty.

And I, love, am a pathological liar.

Finally all that is trustworthy is this immeasurable silent awareness that is the truth of who you are, that is love.

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.

There's nothing cooler than a good fitting, worn-in pair of Wrangler jeans, so it's great that with the new Retro line, my fans can go out and rock the same styles that I love.

You don't have to be singing about love all the time in order to give love to the people. You don't have to keep flashing those words all the time.

Say what you think / Love who you love.

The best love come from the heart, not from the mouth.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

And she finds it difficult to believe—that a person would love her even when she isn't trying. Trying to figure out what other people need, trying to be worthy.

You really just want to know that somebody loves you for you. Sometimes you feel like an ATM machine with a wig on it.

The key to a successful career is realizing that it's not separate from the rest of your life, but is rather an extension of your most basic self. And your most basic self is love.

I really don't like when things are all polished and perfect - the perfect love story and the hair is perfect.

They are living in the moment. They are not ashamed of the past; they are not worried about the future. Little children express what they feel, and they are not afraid to love.

For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.

I'd rather pour myself into a world I love and understand than try to make something up out of nothing.

I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic.

Love is a choice -- not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile.

I don't want you to love me, If you don't wanna love me for me.

I love the fact that people can relate to what I'm saying, even if it's not for the same subject I was writing about. That is the power of real music and real expression.

You are either withholding your love in fear or giving your deepest gifts.

Love that has nothing but beauty to keep it in good health is short-lived.

We hide the truer part of ourselves when we love.