Quotes About Authenticity

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician

If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it.

As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you're interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible.

And the truth is I feel so angry, and the truth is I feel so fucking sad, and the truth is I've felt so fucking hurt for so fucking long and for just as long I've been pretending I'm OK, just to get along, just for, I don't know why, maybe because no one wants to hear about my misery, because they have their own. Well, fuck everybody. Amen.

If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.

If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.

At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules.

I describe imperfect characters. Every character in this book will be found to be more or less imperfect, my pen refusing to draw anything in the model line.

No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.

Staying loyal to your journey means you never abandon yourself by compromising your integrity or discounting your intuition or the signals that come from your body—the knot in the gut, emotional detachment, or loss of energy that signals something is amiss.

More than anything else, I want myself. I want to live with integrity and truth. I'm not going to hide the jewel of who I am, nor will I mask my imperfections. No bargains, no avoiding reality, no conning myself, no lies.

Love brings up anything that is hiding.

Some of the true signs of being unstuck are friendliness, lightheartedness, receptivity, and joy. It's a friendliness born of aliveness, awe, and fascination. You become able to look kindly into the eyes of others without fear because there's nothing in the way—no shame, judgments, secrets, or agitation. Authentic warmth and friendliness are hallmarks of people who are free in their hearts and in their lives.

It is not true love when one seeks to change another person" "Fallen Angel.

Here she comes, running, out of prison and off the pedestal: chains off, crown off, halo off, just a live woman.

Many try to be "on" as leaders & happy to be "off stage" but truly those that live their lives as leaders do not have to try to be the one & being worth a hollow follow on social media... it is not the same as being worth a soul commitment in a no shadows real life…

Lo que interesan son hechos; las palabras que no concuerdan con los hechos no tienen importancia.

No one else is you and that is your superpower!

I went out with a guy who once told me I didn't need to drink to make myself more fun to be around. I told him, I'm drinking so that you're more fun to be around.

It's been my experience that people who make proclamations about themselves are usually the opposite of what they claim to be.

I never say the things I really want to. If I did, I'd have no friends.

just because I'm a little weird doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Prayer is a conversation between two people who love each other -you and the Lord-and you don't have to use fancy or religious words to dialogue with him.