Quotes about Authenticity

[Jesus] said that they will know we are Christians - not by our bumper stickers and T-shirts - but by our love.

What does not contain love must contain an illusion.

You're three or four different men but each of them out in the open. Like all Americans.

Truthfulness is the main element of character.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

You will have many ups and downs in life, but what is most important is that you remain "true to yourself." Then, as Shakespeare said, "thou can'st not then be false to any man.

So much of being a woman is telling lies

To be beautiful means to be yourself.You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. When you are born a lotus flower, be a beautiful lotus flower, don't try to be a magnolia flower. If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself.

Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance.

True love includes a sense of responsibility and accepting the other person as she is, with all her strengths and weaknesses. If you only like the best things in a person, that is not love.

Love is a living, breathing thing. There is no need to force it to grow in a particular direction. If we start by being easy and gentle with ourselves, we will find it is just there inside of us, solid and healing.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to be yourself.