Quotes About Sincerity

It's who I am. You win awards for sportsmanship and whatever, but that's just me being me. I'm not doing anything extra.

I can't be someone that I'm not. And people can spot when someone's being fake, when somebody's not being real, when somebody's sugar-coating stuff. People don't like that.

It should be if you're a good singer and a good songwriter, you should have your spot. You get everybody trying to release the prettiest guy, but that doesn't mean they're the best artist. Most of the time the true artists are just normal old dudes.

People can spot a phony and I think young people can spot a phony.

I think young people can spot when people believe what they are saying and when people aren't believing what they are saying, and when I was a kid, I really did believe what Ric Flair and Randy Savage and Bret Hart said in their promos. I think there has to be some believability.

It's tough to say what separates me from everyone else. I guess it's one of the things that the audience feels as soon as the spotlight hits me. All I can say is that I'm being as true to myself the best way I can.

Try and spread a lot of love and affection around the world. The most important thing is not to 'con' the public. Be real.

I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy.

Donald Trump was straight up. I mean, he told me what he thought of me, and that's cool. I might not like it, but at least he did it to my face. That's what Montanans like. They like people to be square with them.

I like to be real. I don't like things to be staged or fussy.

Lady Gaga is not saying anything new, she's just quoting something that's already been said, and staging it. It rarely seems sincere. That's why I always try to say something authentic.

I'm trying to protect what I advertise. That's my stance on any kind of self-expression.

I stand by the principle of honesty, fair play, and trustworthiness.

I can't stand fake people. I can feel it when someone feigns it.

Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.

When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at this time in my life, and it really helped me,' that stuff totally still rings true. If you're standing there talking to someone, it's really easy to tell if they're being authentic or not. And that's great.

I always try to write from a genuine standpoint.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

My music just stands for being true to who you are.

There's something so naked about being on stage as a musician. I think about that even with standup comedy or something - like, 'This is it, this is what I got.'

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins

If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.

Sorrow makes men sincere.

Men like women who are fun to be around, who are kind, intelligent, honest and who don't play games.