Quotes about Authenticity
Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.
- Harry S. Truman
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden
The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
- Leo Buscaglia
People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.
- Marianne Williamson
People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
- Max Lucado
Don't be afraid to speak from personal experience; in many ways, those vulnerable moments will be the key that unlocks a hardened heart.
- Luis Palau
There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.
- Oprah Winfrey
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
- Epictetus
It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
- Publilius Syrus
Trying to please everybody is impossible - if you did that, you'd end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You've just got to make the decision about what you think is your best, and do it.
- John Lennon
You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody.
- Joel Osteen
If you tell a true story, you can't be wrong.
- Jack Kerouac