Quotes about Authenticity

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.

You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.

Never be ashamed of honest tears.

Heresy is the refusal to speak the truth or to live the truth in the light of the One who is the Truth.

Nudity is the uniform of the other side... nudity is a shroud.

I'm in this effort to unify my life and to live day to day in a disciplined way, to be real at all times, not just in front of people, or not just in a synagogue.

I know I'm probably digging for fresh fruit in the garbage, and as much as anyone, my attitude is, if stuff's sincere, it's gooey and boring and uninteresting. But it's no way to live.

The power of a handwritten letter is greater than ever. It's personal and deliberate and means more than an e-mail or text ever will. It has a unique scent. It requires deciphering. But, most important, it's flawed.

In the name of feminism, we denied some essential aspects of our authentic selves. While feminism should have been nothing if not a celebration of our own unique characteristics, we insisted that we had no unique characteristics... that gender differences were hogwash, and a feminine woman was nothing more than a plaything for men.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.