1,114 Quotes About Authenticity

I think there's a different authenticity to memory, and not an inferior one. Memory sorts and sifts according to the demands made on it by the rememberer.

They (the media) found little quality of depth to him, that when she said on the platform with that which he said to them in private. The qualities of introspection and reflectiveness that they particularly treasured were missing.

By no longer relying on approval from others for (false) reassurance or acceptance, you access a Divine channel of freedom.

One of the greatest tragedies I can think of is for a person to die having never fully questioned the life he was born into.

We need to be willing to mess up, to look silly, to be imperfect. The uber wealthy or network-driven can find short term successes by hiding flaws or hiring a team of image makers, but it's all temporary. True art, true connectivity, true love is about being authentic and vulnerable. These are the messages that carry weight and survive time.

The most unprofessional people are the ones that try to be professional.

The question isn't really whether we will lose our souls to advertising and social media due to our own naiveté and negligence - giving away our image, our digits, our data, our control to some global marketing machine - but how we will preserve authenticity within an economic system that seeks to absorb more and more of us, not just our images bu our genetic makeup, financial institution, and sexual fantasies.

Don't be afraid to be who you are, no matter who that person might be.

Value Cohesion: You can bend your actions to conform to your values/principles or you can bend your principles to conform to your actions. Walk your talk, talk your walk...