Quotes about Sincerity

Do not try to seem wise to others. If you want to live a wise life, live it on your own terms and in your own eyes.

And who can give to another the things which he has not himself?

I've only had success when I'm not trying to. It's that weird thing where if you're trying to impress a girl, you're not going to impress her. But if you aren't trying to impress a girl, you'll probably impress her because you're not trying.

Jesus didn't die for us so we could pretend to be something we're not.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

I think what people respond to is someone being who they actually are.

I think people always respond to real moments.

Like the creation, man's games are an expression of freedom . . . for playing relates to the joy of the creator with his creation and the pleasure of the player with his game. Like creation, games combine sincerity and mirth, suspense and relaxation. The player is wholly absorbed in his game and takes it seriously, yet at the same time he transcends himself and his game, for it is after all only a game.22

Most Christians talk about prayer but don't pray.

Occasionally, some brother sings very earnestly through his nose, often disturbing those around him, but it does not matter how the voice sounds to the ears of man. What is important is how the heart sounds to the ears of God.

Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions