Quotes About Authenticity

Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.

Words that do not match deeds are not important.

When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.

Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.

Your acting will not be good until it is only yours. That's true of music, acting, anything creative. You work until finally nobody is acting like you.

You have to utilize who you are in your work. Nobody else can do that: nobody else can pull from your background, from your parents, your upbringing, your whole life experience.

The work needs to get out of your head and on to the table, and it needs to be done from the heart.

It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.

Your best work is your expression of yourself.

I am no longer going to become a fictional character to please people. That's too much work.

When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work , but the solidest thing we know.

Our work is to make ourselves visible in the world. This is the soul's individual journey, and the soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else's.

One day a long time from now you'll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That's when you'll finally produce the work you're capable of.

Good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good.

Be yourself. I much prefer seeing something, even it is clumsy, that doesn't look like somebody else's work.

In the end when you accept yourself for who you are and you work with what you've got, you couldn't be more beautiful because you're confident and everyone notices.

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

Only dull and impotent artists screen their work with sincerity. In art there is need for truth, not sincerity.

In relations with people, as in art, if you always stick to style, manners, and what will work, and you're never caught off guard, then some beautiful experiences never happen.

Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.

Having a little fun at my work does not make me any less of an artist and people who appreciate truly beautiful and original creations in pottery are not frightened by innocent tomfoolery!

This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We're all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.