Quotes About Authenticity

Because when you're doing it, then it's just something you do. But if you talk about it, then it's something you are

because truth is always and only what it is

She is a kick-ass kind of girl, who not only knows what she wants, but what she should want, which makes all the difference. When you meet her in service, you'll know her, sure enough. You'll know her, and you'll love her.

In a world that daily disconnects further from truth, more and more people accept the virtual in place of the real, and all things virtual are also malleable.

And anyway, things have a way of happening that force you to be what you are.

A sea of lies can't wash away a single grain of truth. Truth is what it is.

Carson heard that expression more often these days—It is what it is—and it nettled him every time someone spoke it. He wanted to say to Eckman, You are what you are, and now I know what that is.

This is reality, tofu man, because reality is what we carry in our hearts, and my heart is full of beauty just for you.

When you don't own an aspect of yourself it runs your life.

We are only as sick as our secrets.

Only by living in reality 100 percent of the time do we have the power to take action, make lasting changes, and become the masters of our lives.

When you are internally driven by not wanting to be something, you often become the opposite. This robs you of your right to choose what you really want to do with your life.

Fiecare dintre noi trebuie s? avem curajul de a aduce la lumin? minciunile pe care ni le spunem nou? înÅŸine.

Sometimes I think we're afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves.

You're so authentic. You are who you are and you aren't willing to apologize for it. I like that.

The ad had been the pivotal point of her life. It had forced her to take an honest look at her existence. She couldn't bear to go on another day the way she had been. Pretending to be happy. Imagining so much that was never there and never would be unless she took action.

I've lived most of my life trying to please others. I don't think I can do that anymore.

I have listened to the longest-faced women trying to assure me that they do indeed have the joy of the Lord, and I sat there wondering where in the world they were hiding it. The

My truth she'd said to him. What the hell is truth anyway Two separate questions yes. But not wholly unrelated. For truth no matter the modifier is always intrinsically modified.

Truth is always the most important thing, even when it leads us into dark places.

He pulled her against his chest, letting her feel his heart thunder its rhythm. Kissing her hair he whispered, the desperation raw, You are no dream...but flesh and blood. Tell me you are real...oh, please...be real. Aye, I am real.

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open. —Muriel Rukeyser

No matter what your chosen topic of conversation, I cannot overstate the importance of being authentic when talking with someone. If you are not genuinely interested in what the other person is saying, no amount of planning or preparation will save you from a doomed conversation. Interest in someone else cannot be feigned.

She is focused on living her own full life, following her own agenda and cultivating her actual self, rather than reinventing herself or pining away to be someone she's not.