Quotes About Authenticity

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover other's faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and danger. Be like the earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

"A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."

In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find someone who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you.

Its only about realizing the importance of a genuine person. You may run for beauty and outward appearance but you will soon understand that they fade away and what remains is the person.

Don't be little yourself. Be BIG yourself.

Stop trying to be less of who you. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.

Too many people what they are not and undervalue what they are.

I guess it turns out choosing your life partner from a group of men trying to get their break in show business by sitting around shirtless in a swimming pool while cameras watch around the clock isn't the path to a soulmate after all.

"Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself."

There's something very humble about it, and natural and beautiful.

A man says a lot of things in summer he doesn't mean in winter.

Lift others and yourself as you rise above this mess of comparison. Thank God for those who embraced their true selves and gave us gifts that only they could give: from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Mark Twain. There are so many more, and the list goes on.

I have very intense feelings of joy or sadness. I used to not like that so much because I was worried it was girly, and I wanted to be more stoic. I think this happens a lot. When you're 16, there are qualities you wish you didn't have, and then when you're 30, you're like, 'Thank God I have that; otherwise, I'd be living less vividly.'

I feel like I am one of those artists that, thank god, can sing live.

To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.

"In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with."

Happy Wednesday! You are who you are; be happy with what you are called to do. Do not pretend to be like someone else for your gifts are unique to help lead you to the success as only you can define. Have a good day.

Be as you wish to seem.

If our words are not consistent with our actions, they will never be heard above the thunder of our deeds.

We may say we value this thing or that thing more than any other, but the volume of our actions speaks louder than our words.

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

My actions speak louder than my words.

Everybody has a personal decision to make but hopefully my actions speak louder than words.

Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.