Quotes About Authenticity

Since the days of Michelangelo, sculptors had been hiding the flaws in their work by smearing hot wax into the cracks and then dabbing the wax with stone dust. The method was considered cheating, and therefore, any sculpture "without wax"—literally sine cera—was considered a "sincere" piece of art.

todos los desafíos se pueden vencer diciendo la verdad, pase lo que pase después.

that all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how it comes out.

Cuando una pregunta carece de respuesta correcta, sólo queda la respuesta sincera.

embody what you teach, and teach only what you have embodied.

infant. There was no shame in being seen, no disgrace in being human.

But as we mature and begin to grasp that we are often the cause of our own difficulties, we begin a process of compassionate self-observation leading to deeper self-knowledge — denial gives way to authenticity as the light of awareness penetrates our shadow. We come to accept ourselves (and others) as we are rather than as we might want ourselves (or them) to be. And as we embrace the full scope of our humanity, we open the way to genuine growth and transformation.

He had always distrusted people who asked to speak freely or who vowed to speak candidly or who used the expression "frankly.

Lies destroy you

Is who we are the same as who we believe ourselves to be?

There's a great expression in Twelve Step programs: Act as if. Act as if you're a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful I mean something authentic and universal. Don't wait for anybody to tell you it's okay. Take that shimmer and show us our humanity. That's your job.

This is a work of nonfiction.

He isn't trying to transform himself into something different; he's trying to transform someone different back into himself.

One cannot be exploited or thwarted from nine to five, then come home and feel loving and lovable.

no birthday, concert, hangout session, or party can be enjoyed without taking the time to distance yourself from what you are doing" to make sure that those in your digital world know instantly how much fun you are having.

Steve Jobs gave a heartfelt talk to a graduating class at Stanford University. His advice: "Don't let the voice of others' opinions drown out your inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become."3

Los niños pequeños no se preocupan de la posición de alguien, ni de su educación o de si es rico o pobre –dice–. Responden a la sonrisa en tu rostro».

Some people are all self-presentation, with no substance to back it up. The varieties of social intelligence are no substitute for the other kinds of expertise that a given role may call for.

The truth is, if we become comfortable with who we are rather than who we think we should be, then we will be less insecure.

I'm not a cuckoo, either. I'm a fool is what.

I love you. Every time you said it, you really said it. It wasn't like a sequel where Hollywood just lines up the same actors and hopes it works again. It was like a remake with a new director and crew trying something else and starting from scratch.

Qué absolutamente erróneo es pensar que es de otra forma, que una caja de basura es un tesoro, que un chico que sonríe es sincero, que un momento agradable es una vida mejor.

When he admitted this to me, I found myself almost annoyed. It was as if he'd hidden this part of himself in order to deceive me, pretending-- as do many people I've discovered--to be what he is not. No one I've ever known is what he appears to be on the surface.

Profesorii sunt ?i ei oameni. ?i se tem c? restul lumii va afla c? sunt doar oameni.