Quotes About Authenticity

Never apologize for it, never explain it away, never be ashamed of it. You did your best with what you knew, and you worked with what you had, in the time that you were given. You were invited, and you showed up, and you simply cannot do more than that.

The older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I'm far more moved by authenticity.

Die Leute meinen, ein Seelenfreund sei jemand, der perfekt zu einem passt, und genau das wünschen sich alle. Aber ein wirklicher Seelenfreund ist ein Spiegel, ist der Mensch, der dir alles zeigt, was dich hemmt, der dir zeigt, wer du bist, damit du dein Leben ändern kannst. Ein wahrer Seelenfreund ist wahrscheinlich der wichtigste Mensch, den du je treffen wirst, weil er deine Mauern niederreißt und dich ohrfeigt, bis du aufwachst.

Boris Pasternak described this phenomenon beautifully, when he wrote, "No genuine book has a first page.

Whether you think you're brilliant or you think you're a loser, just make whatever you need to make and toss it out there.

You made it; your get to put it out there. Never apologize for it, never explain it away, never be ashamed of it. You did your best with what you knew, and you worked with what you had, in the time that you were given.

É melhor viver o nosso próprio destino de forma imperfeita do que uma imitação da vida de outra pessoa na perfeição Bhagavad Gitav

The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.

Admittedly, I am not the one who looks fantastic in everything, but still I cannot help loving myself.

She's a cheerful soul who's having a wonderful time living out the existence that best suits her nature and most brings her to life.

we can't just follow Paris for the sake of Paris.

the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I'm far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me. Just say what you want to say, then, and say it with all your heart. Share whatever you are driven to share. If it's authentic enough, believe me—it will feel original. Motives

I would so much rather that you wrote a book in order to entertain yourself than to help me. Or if your subject matter is darker and more serious, I would prefer that you made your art in order to save yourself, or to relieve yourself of some great psychic burden, rather than to save or relieve us.

one of the reasons I was so free that year was because I was such a mess.

But at some point you have to make peace with what you were given and if God wanted me to be a shy girl with thick, dark hair, He would have made me that way, but He didn't Useful, then, might be to accept how I was made and embody myself fully therein.

The thing about fashion, my dears, is that you don't need to follow it, no matter what they say. No fashion trend is compulsory, remember—and if you dress too much in the style of the moment, it makes you look like a nervous person.

If you don't have a clear passion and somebody blithely tells you to go follow your passion, I think you have the right to give that person the middle finger.

La gente cree que un alma gemela es la persona con la que encajas perfectamente, que es lo que quiere todo el mundo. Pero un alma gemela auténtica es un espejo, es la persona que te saca todo lo que tienes reprimido, que te hace volver la mirada hacia dentro para que puedas cambiar tu vida. Una verdadera alma gemela es, seguramente, la persona mas importante que vayas a conocer en tu vida, porque te tira abajo todos los muros y te despierta de un porrazo.

1950s. It was on the rooftop of our little bridal boutique that I learned this truth: when women are gathered together with no men around, they don't have to be anything in particular; they can just be.

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is within you, what you don't bring forth will destroy you."—Gospel of Thomas.)

If you don't have a clear passion and someone blithely tells you to go follow your passion, I think you have the right to give that person the middle finger.

Beauty is not required. Beauty is accuracy's distraction.

Mark Manson, who said that the secret to finding your purpose in life is to answer this question in total honesty: "What's your favorite flavor of shit sandwich?

I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it's just terrified. Because underneath that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again, "I am not good enough and I will never be good enough.