Quotes About Authenticity

I am imperfect and proud of it. No one is perfect.

People can call me arrogant, but why should I lie? Of course I feel strong, and of course I am proud as well.

I always try to say what I'm thinking, what I'm feeling, and without fear of what others will say or think, and that's how I've always lived. Sometimes, this has ended up hurting me, and other times, it has helped me, but I think you can never forget who you are, and I've always been myself, and that one of the things I'm most proud of.

The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

It's OK to want to feel beautiful - as long as you really do the work on yourself to be the kind of person you are proud of.

I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I'm prouder of.

I don't feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.

I should not have to prove my ethnicity to anyone. I know who I am.

I feel like I have something to prove. I'm just not this cool fashion kid that be around ASAP Rocky.

I'm not out trying to prove anything. I'm sort of finished with that, so I get to play in other sandboxes and try and figure out what I like and I'm interested in.

The biggest thing is to make sure that when something comes out about you that is false that you prove it's not true.

It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him.

The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies.

I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly prove that you're a normal, cool person.

I'm not trying to prove anything.

On 'Heartbreaker,' I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs. With 'Gold,' I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic.

I think part of being masculine is not needing to prove it and not needing to answer for it.

Most of the time, the artists are not supposed to wear the fashion. It is always seen as a vanity. But I think I don't need to prove anything in my life. I can honestly say I love fashion and I can be many things at the same time.

I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Also, I don't want to put my best foot forward and prove something, as that is not me. I would rather be me and have you like me for who I am, instead of being someone else.

That's not part of me that I have to do something dark to prove to people that I'm an actor. The fuel for me is the laugh. Maybe later I'll want to show people the darker side... But right now, I'm having too much fan making people laugh. And it really makes me feel good.

You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.

One of the least appealing aspects of modern presidential candidates is that, to avoid saying anything that might prove to be an embarrassing, costly blunder, they cling to a rigid set of talking points that reveal as little as possible about what they really think and who they really are.

Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are.

I think I've proven that I'm more than just a TV singer. I was always more than that, even before I went on TV.