Quotes About Authenticity

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be—because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose and then where are you? —Fanny Brice (1891–1951), singer and comedian

How well do we really know anyone? We only know what people are willing to reveal.

You idealize me. You don't even know me. If you really knew me, you wouldn't like me very much.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

Also, go inside and listen to your body, because your body will never lie to you. Your mind will play tricks, but the way you feel in your heart, in your guts, is the truth.

Self-understanding is the prelude to transformation, to moving beyond the ego and all that makes up what is called "false personality.

In the artist of all kinds I think one can detect an inherent dilemma, which belongs to the co-existence of two trends, the urgent need to communicate and the still more urgent need not to be found....

When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.

When the words are suspicious, go after them, insist they tell us what they mean. Go after the meaning of the words. And if the speakers say they are the kind who call things as they see them, that they don't mince words, and call a spade a spade if not a bloody shovel, go after them even harder. They're often the worst liars of the lot.

Kitsch and tourism are inseparable partners. Perhaps it is because, by definition, both are inauthentic.

You can either love," Pablo says, "or you can talk about it. You can't do both.

And I don't know how to tell you. I can't do this anymore. Go from one life to another, and this life, this life, feels . . . Stupid. Phony. This is not who I am.

a faked suicide attempt (is) dishonesty

When I was young, my language wore coats and shirts and trousers, neckties, bespoke shoes. In my lifetime as a writer I have cast off layer after layer of clothing in pursuit of nudity.

When you act like a nice guy, everyone examines your motives with a microscope. When you act like a conscienceless louse, they generally take you at face value.

I have a chance to chance to trade my bicycle for a sword," said Peter. "I want to make sure the sure the sword is real." "You don't think the sword is really a sword?" said Encyclopedia. "What do you think it is?

PRAYER POINT: Listen to your heart and what is deepest within you. Pray short, heartfelt prayers, not trying to impress God but expressing your inmost feelings.

What is conditional love? Conditional love is an oxymoron. Conditional love is an imposter of love. Conditional love is something other than love, because you cannot conditionalize the un-conditional.

I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience.

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

When someone tells you, "You've changed," it might simply be because you've stopped living your life their way.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

Live as if everything you do will eventually be known.

When I discover who I am, I'll be free.