Quotes About Authenticity

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

We are never more true to ourselves than when we are inconsistent.

As we free ourselves from the suffering of 'something is wrong with me, 'we trust and express the fullness of who we are.'

Trust, in its most primitive form, is based on authenticity, not flawlessness.

When I'm trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.

Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealised, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust.

An atmosphere of trust, love, and humor can nourish extraordinary human capacity. One key is authenticity: parents acting as people, not as roles.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

Audiences trust Westerns when you hit the right tone. I think they're not in vogue, but they will always be in vogue when you hit the right note.

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust

I met so many people after I got rich and famous, and I learned that you can't ultimately trust people unless they were your friends when you were broke.

My work is about the establishment of trust. For someone to share their authenticity with me is a soul-to-soul thing. It's not a lens-to-soul thing.

Trust isn't something that's spoken and love's never wrong when it's real.

We're so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it's difficult to be authentic and trust that we'll be accepted just as we are.

A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself.

Credibility is lost when there are big discrepancies between what leaders say and what they do. ... Increasing credibility requires openness. Hidden agendas will destroy trust.

I don't trust anyone who does their own hair. I don't think it's natural.

Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.

The easiest way to gain someone's trust is to deserve it. This should be pretty easy, assuming you're just being you and being real. Minimal effort too.

You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.

Trust the comfy clothes you reach for day after day, your plain, regular, essential self.

Let's just be fabulously where we are and who we are. You be you and I'll be me, today and today and today, and let's trust the future to tomorrow.

Trust is not spoken, Trust is a feeling.