Quotes About Authenticity

There weren't many people in this world who would let you be vulnerable and still believe you were strong.

For one ridiculous moment she considered changing into something sexier—at least from the waist up, as that was all he'd see on his camera—but decided not to bother. Logan had fallen in love with her in striped T-shirts and jeans. There was no need to mess with a winning formula.

All I cared was that she had never lied. She was honest in a world just the opposite, and a cool oasis in my life. She was who she said she was, and everything Sophia, my mother, the pathologically manipulative liar, had never been.

you cannot please everyone, so why please anyone at all?

How can I love when you're so cheap?

You don't want the truth. Truth is boring.

Reviews and the show's own publicity always stressed its "realism." There is no doubt it

Presiding over the "genuine blanket

At birth, each of us is graced with the simple job of remembering, understanding, and living the essence of who we are.

We have become a society of fakes, so intent copying the famous that we cannot figure out who we are.

As they become aware of how much time and energy they spend trying to garner approval, they can begin living an inside-out kind of life. This means, rather than focusing outward for acceptance and approval, they turn inward. In doing so, they can begin asking themselves the important questions: "What do I want," "What feels right to me," "What would make me happy?

Self-respect, courage, and integrity look good on a man. As recovering Nice Guys chart their own

An integrated male doesn't strive to be perfect or gain the approval of others. Instead, he accepts himself just as he is, warts and all. An integrated male accepts that he is perfectly imperfect.

By trying to please everyone, Nice Guys often end up pleasing no one — including themselves.

Nice Guys have a difficult time comprehending that in general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual's life energy.

Since Nice Guys learned to sacrifice themselves in order to survive, recovery must center on learning to put themselves first and making their needs a priority.

It is actually a person's rough edges and human imperfections that give others something to connect with.

The seeking of external validation is just one way in which Nice Guys frequently do the opposite of what works. By trying to please everyone, Nice Guys often end up pleasing no one—including themselves.

will become whatever I believe a person wants me to be in order to be liked. With

As Nice Guys stop seeking approval and stop trying to hide their perceived flaws, they open a door to start getting what they really want in love and life.

Beneath this facade of needlessness and wantlessness, all Nice Guys are actually extremely needy. Consequently, when they go about trying to get their needs met, Nice Guys are frequently indirect, unclear, manipulative, and controlling.

The shamans are forever yacking about their snake-oil "miracles." I prefer the Real McCoy - a pregnant woman.

Confidences pre-announced are seldom worth while.

Sloppy language is a kind of disloyalty to humanity, a kind of lying. Talent