Quotes about Authenticity

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying.

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching your or critising you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you.

No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.

Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true.

Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write.

The harder we press on a violin string, the less we can feel it. The louder we play, the less we hear.… If I "try" to play, I fail; if I race, I trip. The only road to strength is vulnerability. —STEPHEN NACHMANOVITCH

When somebody comes across as authentic and genuine and sweet, people just want to spend time with that person.

I wouldn't play glamour for glamour.

I think some people who say they're not Christians can behave in a more godly fashion than people who call themselves Christians.

Crying does not equal good acting.

You use your real voice with those you love, and you cannot be phony with those who know you well.

I find I need to put things into words before I can believe that they are entirely real.