Quotes About Authenticity

I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is ... to tell the truth.

My big fear is that if I act the way I am, people will notice that there is nothing to see. So I have to be active all the time, covering up.

The way we, everyday people are addressed by social authority, whatever we call it -- it's no longer telling us "sacrifice your life" for British empire, for socialism, whatever. It?s not. It's some kind of permissive bullsh*t basically. Society is telling us, like, be true to yourself, authentic, develop your potential, be kind to others. It's kind of what I ironically call a slightly enlightened Buddhist hedonism.

Things that are truly innocent don't need to be labelled as such.

People really do make the assumption that I had some weirdo Hollywood upbringing, but my parents are incredibly down-to-earth people who worked really hard to raise us in a way that was health.

I grew up in L.A., and I don't think I've seen L.A. onscreen in a way that felt real to me. There are definitely movies, but they are few and far between.

Love was something that happened slowly, because you gave it time to grow. It couldn't come from fear or even from seduction. It came because you felt whole enough and strong enough all on your own to let another person in. It sounded cheesy. It was an utter cliché. But it was also true.

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, I will answer you: "I am here to live out loud."

People are fakers--that's all we do. Can you think of anything you do that's not done for the precise reason of pretending to be something you're afraid you're not?

All beauty is inside you, you have to reveal it.

Be yourself to find the uniqueness of the universe.

To be a success, be yourself.

To get rid of stress, be yourself and relax.

Your life will be transformed when you make peace with your shadow. The caterpillar will become a breathtakingly beautiful butterfly. You will no longer have to pretend to be someone you're not. You will no longer have to prove you're good enough. When you embrace your shadow you will no longer have to life in fear. Find the gifts of your shadow and you will finally revel in all the glory of your true self. Then you will have the freedom to create the life you have always desired.

The greatest act of courage is to be and to own all of who you are — without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized.

True courage comes not just from feeling confident and strong, but from being the honest, authentic expression of yourself. Think about how audacious it is to really believe in yourself. It tathat your presence on this earth matters.

Please remember that pleasing another is not the same as caring for another.

This powerful question—"Am I standing in my power or am I trying to please another?"—challenges us to believe in ourselves and make the daring choice to trust in our innate ability to know what's in our highest and best interest.

No one has a patent on the truth. Find yours.

Be genuine. Laugh. Love. Be patient.

One piece of advice I think they should ignore is the value of being a "people person." No one cares if you are a people person. Have a point of view, and share it meaningfully, thoughtfully, and with conviction.

I'm not this girl," she whispered against his lips. He had to know, this wasn't her. She didn't kiss strange men. She didn't feel this deep hunger inside. "I know you're not," he said. "But I am this man.

You have to not care whether they approve of your or not," she said when I called. "We do what we do to express ourselves, not to coincide with what others like. You're lucky if they like anything you do.