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Quotes About Sincerity

When somebody says to you, "The last thing I want to do is hurt you" what they really mean is, "It's on the list. I've just got some other things to do first."
~ Unknown
Frankness is a jewel; only the young can afford it.
~ Mark Twain
Deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can't pray a lie — I found that out.
~ Mark Twain
You can't pray a lie.
~ Mark Twain
lying to them is bad! I am a real person!
~ Mark Twain
Respect for the truth is an acquired taste.
~ Mark Van Doren
There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you're angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you're asked.
~ Anton Chekhov
I am who I am and I say what I think. I'm not putting a face on for the record.
~ Eminem
I always thought it's way more important to be funny or to be honest than to look any certain way
~ Emma Stone
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
~ George Chapman
She didn't need to go to acting school to learn that the essence of acting is to act like you're not acting.
~ George Burns
I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.
~ Martin Lawrence
Never lie when the truth is more profitable.
~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.
~ Jean Giraudoux
Gene Wilder often said that his job as an actor wasn't to make something funny but to make it real.
~ Gene Wilder
I'm not going to be remotely funny.
~ Kyra Sedgwick
I think the best comedic actors don't play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it's real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do - it's embarrassing.
~ Zooey Deschanel
It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.
~ Yvette Nicole Brown
One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.
~ Cynthia Lewis
Elena, my four year old, says to me in all seriousness; "Mommy, you need to buy another baby".
~ Ronald Reagan
Children are the most honest critics. They will say "You're funny", but also "You're pathetic - go away."
~ Dylan Moran
The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you're not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you.
~ Eddie Izzard
Not often is there as much of a vulnerable side as there is a funny side.
~ Jenny Slate
I can't stand girls who laugh at everything I say like I'm the funniest guy in the world. I like girls who tell it like it is, no kissing up to me because I'm on TV.
~ Jeremy London