1,114 Quotes About Authenticity

In a world full of automated responses be the one who responds personally!

Authenticity is not possible without embracing the “and” within us. Our minds like to categorize things into neatly labeled boxes. Am I right, or is she right? Let’s stretch our minds to I can be right and so can she. Embracing the “and” is like yoga for the brain. When we train ourselves to hold paradoxes by stretching ourselves out of the boxes our minds create, we stretch into new possibilities and adapt more quickly in a fast-changing world.

The truth does not need a number of supporters for authenticity. One person among the lot can be the only truthful out of the ten; 11 people out of 12 may be on the truthful side. However, the truth is the truth irrespective of how many people like to embrace it!

The total destruction of falsehood allows authentic creative flow to happen.

If who you are is who you are, then that is really hard to steal

You want to be popular? It’s easy to do. Just be a total weirdo and love yourself for it.

Whether we are religious or nonreligious, today we can go online to meet the needs once served in religious spaces: to connect, but also to confess our secrets, seek out information, process tragedies, and pursue a more just world.

When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became "distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.

Ugwu fumbled, awkwardly, for something to say. ‘Are you still writing your book, sah?’‘No.’‘”The World Was Silent When We Died”. It is a good title.’‘Yes, it is. It came from something Colonel Madu said once.’Richard paused. ‘The war isn’t my story to tell, really.’Ugwu nodded. He had never thought that it was.