Quotes About Authenticity

Know yourself. Be authentic. Have courage.

What do you believe reveals more about a man's character, his arrogance or his attempt to disguise it?

Write what you know. Write what you can't forget. Write to give yourself courage and others hope.

If one is forever cautious can one remain a human being?

Courage does not always march to airs blown by a bugle it is not always wrought out of the fabric ostentation wears.

When I was a kid my Dad never let me sing Patsy Cline songs for one simple reason: they've already been done.

Sometimes my dad even gets on this kick--'You hate this country'....I have to tell him...I just hate being lied to.

To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.

I'm a goof. I talk too much. I tell stories. I tell cheesy Dad jokes. I'm theatrical and I'll mix things up and I'll surprise people. Those are the things that I just do because that's who I am.

I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.

(Don Fey had a large rubber stamp that said "bullshit, " which was and is awesome.)

Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.

Of course I still fancy girls but right now I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier.

I think that's the thing. I don't want to date a celebrity. I want to date a normal person. So I'm looking for a normal person.

In the age of social media and dating apps, so many people are able to hide behind their Instagram page or their Raya page or Facebook.

When it comes to dating, Im straightforward and traditional with a twist.

When I don't know what to do, I just open my mouth. Why won't anyone date me?

You know you found the right one when you stop looking for "more.

Only death does not lie.

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.

Have you noticed that only in time of illness or disaster or death are people real?

To me, it's the kiss of death when you start winking at the audience as an actor. I just never liked it. I don't like it when we do monologues, looking into the character.

Don't take yourself too seriously. And take yourself as seriously as death itself.

I am a middle-aged opera queen in loafers that makes out I am a 16 year old death metal skater... It's all fake! My hair is fake, my body is fake and my teeth are kind of fake