Quotes About Authenticity

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.

We are taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they are of equal value as happiness excitement and inspiration.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I am what I am Are you what you are or What?

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

the replacement of unique and distinct places by generic blandscapes is severing us from something important.

God, it was a relief to let go of what I thought I should be. To just accept who I actually was, vulnerabilities and all. I

Just because it came from the heart didn't make it good.

Truth is truth, no matter who else believes it.

In rugby I think it is good to have a bit of a persona, a bit of a character because we are one of the last things that isn't necessarily controlled.

People associate me with being pernickety and down. In the past, I was guilty of keeping myself like that just to maintain my comic persona.

There is your persona and then there's the real you. I was living inside my persona too much.

If you go on stage, or on TV, then there is an impetus that comes about to be a persona. A completely different character. But when you're someone like me, you don't want to have a persona. I want to be exactly who I am on stage.

The show is just my best friends and I being ourselves. We don't play a persona.

I don't need much of a character in my life. I've already got one; my family knows who I am, and I don't have a reason to make an impression on the world around me unless it's in a professional context. Acting is not a personal experience; it's a job.

I feel like I ask my fans to love themselves a lot, and and I do want people to love themselves. That comes from personal experience.

When I was on 'The Hills' I didn't get my personal life involved or my family, or my friends, they were never on it and I'm happy about that.

When I went on 'The Hills,' I never showed my personal life. It was always about my career life - I thought people could take me seriously because they'd see I'm a hard-working girl. Then when I chose to do 'The City,' I took the next step to show my personal life.

I want my personal life to be personal.

I wanted to have a personal life that I fully inhabited, not because I am such a great mom, but for me.

I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.