Quotes about Authenticity
You can tell German wine from vinegar ... by the label.
- Mark Twain
There goes a man made by the Lord Almighty and not by his tailor.
- Andrew Jackson
Actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
- George Washington
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
- Francis de Sales
Outside, among your fellows, among strangers, you must preserve appearances, 100 things you cannot do; but inside, the terrible freedom!
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.
- Samuel Johnson
It's just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that's where the humor comes from.
- Tony Hale
The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.
- Abraham Lincoln
I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.
- John Wooden
I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.
- Kevin DeYoung
Safety is an illusion, and trying to protect ourselves does nothing more than protect us from experiencing a full, evolved, and juicy life.
- Jen Sincero
I haven't had my teeth fixed, I haven't had a hair transplant. I haven't had a skin peel, tummy tuck. I've done literally nothing.
- Ricky Gervais