Quotes About Sincerity

Be sincere; be brief; be seated." (on the art of public speaking)

Beware the flatterer: he feeds you with an empty spoon.

Some things are true, regardless of who you are. Saying something kind and from the heart is never a bad idea, and it's never the wrong thing to do.

When someone says that their love will never die, it means that they love is not real, for everything that is real dies.

We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.

Jesus never criticized prayers that were honest, only those that were long and showy.

See, most people you meet, they'll talk to you through fifty layers of gauze and tinting. Sometimes you know they're lying even before they've started speaking. And it seems the older they get, the more brazen and desperate folks become, and they lie about things that don't even matter.

What you see is what you get.

It takes a lot more energy to be covert and sneaky than it does to be open and honest.

All she had to do was tell the truth. This would be easy. I should've known, though. Real truth is never easy" -Lily

Wherever Paula went she made friends and gathered information—she was interested in everything and everybody, and her interest drew people toward her and opened their hearts. Her manner was always natural and sincere, and it rarely failed to evoke a natural and sincere response—she was never patronizing, never gushing, never subservient, she was always herself.

I can't be doing with people that are not exactly what they seem.' Mamie was

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

When I think of my version of a role model, it's not about being the perfect Samaritan; it's just being out there and being honest and happily imperfect.

I don't want to read about the fabricated version of someone's life. I want to know what haunts you, what are you ashamed of, what embarrasses you, what do you wish was different?

Being authentic is important to me, and I am not going to present this fluff, fake, sanitized version of myself that doesn't reflect who I am or what my passions and interests are.

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

I'm actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, 'Man, I said too much.' It's hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

All I needed to do was sing with conviction, speaking my truth from the heart, honestly and straightforwardly, and to offer my words, ideas and music to the audience as if it were one collective friend that I'd known for a very long time.

I don't hold a lot to the vest. I'm a bit of an open book, as anyone who knows me would contest. Confess? Attest? There's the word I'm looking for!

There's a certain vibe in my hometown; Buffalo is a city that has no illusions.

If I had tried to adopt the tone and vibe of other serious journalists, that would have come across as insincere, forced, and false.