Authenticity Quotes

"I am who I am and I say what I think. I'm not putting a face on for the record." "I like to be myself, and I don't pretend. For instance, I don't dress up for occasions. I am what I am." "Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable" "I refuse to accept other people’s ideas of happiness for me. As if there’s a one size fits all standard for happiness." "One must never allow oneself to be turned into a trembling creature, allowing oneself to be ruled by what others think" "I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with'" "I don't want to be the girl who laughs the loudest" "I'm not the next pop star, I'm not the next socially aware rapper. I am a human motherfucking being over dope-ass instrumentation" "The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead." "When people think too highly of you, you have the responsibility to calm down and be yourself." "No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth" "The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everybody should follow one path. Listen to your own truth." "Beyond the roles and the scripts and the fleeting fascinations of life, there is a deeper current." "I'm not trying to be loud and outrageous, it's just me expressing myself." "There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections." "No man was ever great by imitation" "Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess" "Do not tell them what you are going to do. Do not tell them what you have done. Show them what you are doing" "People never care how much you know until they know how much you care" "If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything."