Quotes About Sincerity

Don't come to Jesus and try to be intellectually stimulating to Him. There's nothing you could say that would cause Him to respond, "Wow, that's a neat insight!" You may as well abort all attempts to be cerebral with Jesus; He simply doesn't try to engage us at that level. Just come and love Him. He's looking for heartfelt sincerity, for visceral passion, for authentic relationship.

First of all, David's a musician, so I'm gonna like him.... And what's so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as their being Gospel and songs of praise, they are also the Blues. It's very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know, God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.

she knew she would go on with her false, fancy colourings of this nothing as soon as she saw him again; she had just been practicing them. "What's the idea?" she wondered. "What makes me tell such lies? Why shouldn't I be just myself?" And then she thought, "But which one is myself?

Although it may happen that people who always repeat the same thing actually believe what they say, inevitably their speech will be perceived as insincere - presumably even by themselves, if they ever care to listen to themselves speak. In our culture, sincerity does not stand in opposition to lying, but in opposition to automatism and routine.

Nekaj bi ta trenutek rad povedal svojim nekdanjim tovarisem, a obcutek imam, da bo vse neiskreno, kar jim bom v mislih rekel. Ziv sem, zato so tudi moja najbolj pristna custva nekje necista

Politeness and diplomacy are responsible for more suffering and death than all the crimes of passion in history. Fuck politeness. Fuck diplomacy. Tell the truth.

We are against politeness as a substitute for the truth because that politeness kills. Politeness and diplomacy are responsible for more suffering and death than all the crimes of passion in history. Fuck politeness. Fuck diplomacy. Tell the truth.

Zna?i sve... On podigne ruke. Sve je bila laž? Mi nismo laž, re?e ona. Nisu moji osje?aji prema tebi. Nije moje ponašanje prema tebi. Ništa što se ti?e nas nikada nije bila laž. Nijedan poljubac. Nijedan zagrljaj. Nijedan osje?aj. Ti nisi volio laž. Ti si volio mene.

You smile, but it never really reaches the eyes.

The ugliest truth is better than the prettiest lie.

My introduction, implicitly echoing Oscar Wilde's remark that all bad poetry is sincere, grants the benign social decency of [Stephen] King's fictions.

As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.

She was one of the rare ones, so effortlessly herself, and the world loved her for it.

Love's the only thing in this world that is unequivocal. There are different kinds of love certainly, but it's a you do or you don't proposition with them all.

Henry looked at her. You're an odd one, sweet. You can't dissemble. She looked at him. What are you talking about? Well, as a general rule, most women, before they've got 'em, present to their men smiling, agreeable faces. They hide their thoughts. You now, when you're feeling hateful, honey, you ARE hateful.

There was no point to say you were sorry if you weren't.

Love's the only thing in this world that is unequivocal.

Men tend to carry their honesty in pigeonholes. They can be perfectly honest in some ways and fool themselves in other ways.

There was no point in saying you were sorry if you aren't.

Harry G. Frankfurt

Sagen, was man denkt. Und vorher was gedacht haben.

Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.

When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it. That's what I think. It's just a form of sincerity.

People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It's too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies.