Quotes About Authenticity

I feel a certain kinship with them. They don't compromise and they're not easy to know." -Owen d'Arcy

The challenge is not to be perfect…it's to be whole

I don't want my wrinkles taken away - I don't want to look like everyone else.

you can be different if u be u

We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole.

The most incredible beauty and the most satisfying way of life come from affirming your own uniqueness.

beautiful. Untarnished by the touches of other men, unencumbered with pride and vanity

What poems are doing is counterbalancing the mainstream tenor of our culture, which is to do, to be active, to be energetic and to prove one's self… and one of the messages underlying all poems that move us is that we have nothing at all to prove

It's surprising what we allow ourselves to feel as 'living' and only later notice our suppression when we finally open up and tell ourselves the truth.

I know it sounds new age-y, but what I've truly come up with is that you really need to trust that you're on your own path, as long as you stay true to it and you show up, which is 99% of it.

They learn to relate by caretaking, pleasing, isolating, or acting out rather than fully relating with their true and authentic selves. As a result, they feel accepted for their roles, not for who they were. Adult Children often have no idea how to have an equal partner relationship with healthy communication and normal conflict. As one ACOA said, "I feel that everyone else got a book at birth on how to live life, have relationships, and parent—and I never got my copy.

I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like 'Oprah' and 'Ellen ' are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself.

Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself. That way, no matter what else happens in life, you will always have your self-respect.

There is no need to justify your existence. You do not need to write or preach to justify yourselves, for instance. Being is its own justification.

I really love the independent movies and I just think that sometimes when they throw a lot of money into it and a lot of special effects and a lot of stunts that you lose the connection, the human connection and I personally love movies that are about the human connection.

Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.

People are only taken seriously as they take themselves.

Annie colors me in, makes me real.

Oh Lord! If you but knew what a brimstone of a creature I am behind all this beautiful amiability!

In spite of honest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still find myself a self-subsisting and alas! self-seeking me.

1. Write every day 2. Write what interests you. 3. Write for the child inside of you. (Or the adult, if you are writing adult books.) 4. Write with honest emotion 5. Be careful of being facile 6. Be wary of preaching 7. Be prepared for serendipity Finally I would remind you of something that Churchill told a group of school boys: "Never give up. Never give up. Never, never, never give up.

Shit is another useful word. Also very common. For example, pleasantly surprised? You say 'No shit?' You think someone tells you tales, you scoff 'You're shitting me.' You find something you like very much, you exclaim 'That's good shit!

Taking into account the public's regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in.

When I got into the music industry, I wasn't focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record deal. It was just to make music on my own terms or create my own image, do my own hair, do my own makeup.