Quotes About Authenticity

Unfortunately, a lot of the mainstream media television is so fake, so plastic, that it's really turned off the younger generation.

If my way of connecting with the younger generation was to do what they do, they would see through it straight away. I have to keep it real to be who I am, and I think they see that.

The younger generation of fighters, they want to try to make a name for themselves. They want to be something that they're not.

I don't want to ever write a book that seems like it's pandering to younger people or talking down to people who I know are very smart.

When I was a youngster, I wrote all this music - it just came out of me - and I think record executives were like, 'Oh, wow, he's a genius, let's give him a million dollars!' But the minute I started producing the records, they'd be like, 'Oh, my God, you're terrible! You're all over the place! We can't market this!'

Your personality is what makes you sexy.

My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.

Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.

Being natural is incredibly empowering for women because it's just who you are. You're embracing all the beautiful things about you from your head to your toes. Because when you mask so much of your natural beauty, people don't get to see that.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Less make-up is better, and it's always better to let your natural beauty shine. Essentially, be happy with your appearance.

It's ok to show all your colors.

Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.

The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.

If your only intent is to be seen, you'll never be seen. If your intent is to be happy, comfortable, genuine, and true in craft, you're destined to be noticed.

Get off your horse and drink your milk.

Celebrate the idea that you don't fit in. Find your own fit. Stay unique.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

I'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don't follow what you've been told you're supposed to do.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.

Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun.