Quotes About Sincerity

I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.

For if I am to love truly and freely, I must be able to give something that is truly my own to another. If my heart does not first belong to me, how can I give it to another?

You can't fake anything. If you're honest and true and you love something, and you put that energy into it, people can usually feel it on the other side.

I love you," you said, simple as anything.

Talk is cheap. If it wasn't, people might not toss around 'I love you' like a marked-down phrase in a sales bin.

You five and ten cent women with nothing in your heads, I got a real gal I'm loving and Lord I'll love her 'til I'm dead.

May your convictions be deep, your love real, and your desires earnest

My dear friend, there are two things in this world about which no one can be sure: whether or not one is being deceived by a woman and whether or not a Communist is sincere.

I refuse to lie to children. I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.

At my age, a man husbands his resources. He says nothing that he does not really mean.

Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.

Just as a happy child cannot mis-hug, the sincere heart cannot mis-pray.

La oración no es un privilegio para el piadoso, ni tampoco el arte de unos pocos escogidos. La oración es simplemente una conversación sincera entre Dios y su hijo. Mi amigo, él quiere hablar contigo. Aun ahora, mientras lees estas palabras, él toca a la puerta. Ábrela. Dale la bienvenida. Y que comience la conversación.

Had any visits from this fellow lately? If you find yourself going to church in order to be saved and not because you are saved, then you've been listening to him. If you find yourself doubting God could forgive you again for that, you've been sold some snake oil. If you are more cynical about Christians than sincere about Christ, then guess who came to dinner?

El punto? A él le importa poco la elegancia y mucho la accesibilidad. Orar en el Vaticano puede ser significativo. Sin embargo, las oraciones que se elevan en casa tienen más peso que las oraciones ofrecidas en Roma. Si quieres, viaja al Muro de las Lamentaciones, pero la oración en la cerca de tu patio es igual de eficaz. El que escucha tus oraciones es tu Papito. No necesitas adularlo con el lugar.

La oración es realmente así de sencilla. Resístete al impulso de complicarla. No te sientas orgulloso por las oraciones muy elaboradas. No pidas disculpas por las oraciones incoherentes. Nada de juegos. Sin encubrimientos. Simplemente sé sincero… sincero con Dios. Súbete a su regazo. Cuéntale todo lo que hay en tu corazón. O no le digas nada. Solo eleva tu corazón al cielo y declara: Padre… Papito…

God gets it. When you reach out to him, he's not looking for fancy words that would impress your English teacher. He sees your heart. A groan, a look, a sigh—he speaks every language. He understands.

I wish we could stop the little lies. I don't mean that one has to be brutally frank. I don't believe that we should be brutal about anything, however, it is wonderfully liberating to be honest. One does not have to tell all that one knows, but we should be careful what we say is the truth.

We laughed together. Our friendship was possible because Ivonne was wise without glitter, while I, too often, glittered without wisdom.

I knew I was given to dramatic overstatement, or was known to waffle about repetitiously. To further complicate matters, I was sincere. Sincerity badly stated elicits mistrust.

our people are in need of truth and I have tried and will continue to try to speak only truth to the people.

You look at me and tell me you think you're some goddamn obligation to me. You look at me and tell me that we're pretending when the connection between us is the most tangible, overpowering thing I've ever felt in my life. If this is pretending, then I damn sure don't want to know what reality is.

I love you Micah. You may not want it. You may not need it. But you'll always have it. It doesn't come with any strings or expectations. It's given freely.

I want you. God, I want you. But only if it's real.