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Authenticity Quotes

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"Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters."
Ziad K. Abdelnour
"Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters."
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"Perfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside."
Ellen Hopkins
"Perfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside."
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"And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad... Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think the only perspective is to really be there. Like Sam said. Because it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them."
Stephen Chbosky
"And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad... Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think the only perspective is to really be there. Like Sam said. Because it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them."
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"Some people are in church but not in christ because if you are in christ, the first sign of true christianity is peace."
Patience Johnson
"Some people are in church but not in christ because if you are in christ, the first sign of true christianity is peace."
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"I don't care to be pretty, Blue shot back hotly, "I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside."
Maggie Stiefvater
"I don't care to be pretty, Blue shot back hotly, "I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside."
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"People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves."
Sunday Adelaja
"People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves."
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"There's nothing more beautiful than authenticity. There's nothing stronger than vulnerability. There's no better time than now."
Vironika Tugaleva
"There's nothing more beautiful than authenticity. There's nothing stronger than vulnerability. There's no better time than now."
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"To be "great" is an ego goal; to be real is existential."
Osho
"To be "great" is an ego goal; to be real is existential."
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"Interestingly, being yourself allows others to be themselves. Even with crazy imperfections, being a bona fide genuine person is the best any of us can be-messy flaws and all!"
Susan C. Young
"Interestingly, being yourself allows others to be themselves. Even with crazy imperfections, being a bona fide genuine person is the best any of us can be-messy flaws and all!"
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"Try not to be too focused on pleasing others and end up losing your true self."
Edmond Mbiaka
"Try not to be too focused on pleasing others and end up losing your true self."
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"If you can honor yourself and be real about your discomfort and pain, then your happiness will be just as real."
Bryant McGill
"If you can honor yourself and be real about your discomfort and pain, then your happiness will be just as real."
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"Become the real you, only then will you be happy."
Bryant McGill
"Become the real you, only then will you be happy."
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"The best way to be you is to be yourself."
Abdulazeez Henry Musa
"The best way to be you is to be yourself."
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"You weren't born to be a product of societal and peer pressures. However, you have to first understand that your presence on earth matters, because your life has a very unique purpose. Therefore, be comfortable with parading your true positive self, accompanied with an undying faith in God's guidance and protection."
Edmond Mbiaka
"You weren't born to be a product of societal and peer pressures. However, you have to first understand that your presence on earth matters, because your life has a very unique purpose. Therefore, be comfortable with parading your true positive self, accompanied with an undying faith in God's guidance and protection."
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"The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could."
Neil Gaiman
"The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could."
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"Be the music of your soul. Don't be a pawn in someone else's game."
Amit Ray
"Be the music of your soul. Don't be a pawn in someone else's game."
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"I take my cues from the world around me and carefully paint a self-portrait that the world can't help but accept. However, I would be much wiser to put down all such artistic notions and hold up the portrait of me painted by God simply because that is a picture at which the world can't help but marvel."
Craig D. Lounsbrough
"I take my cues from the world around me and carefully paint a self-portrait that the world can't help but accept. However, I would be much wiser to put down all such artistic notions and hold up the portrait of me painted by God simply because that is a picture at which the world can't help but marvel."
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"I think if human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. Wouldn't life be more interesting that way? And now that I think about it, why the heck don't they? Who made the rule that everybody has to dress like sheep 364 days of the year? Think of all the people you'd meet if they were in costume every day. People would be so much easier to talk to - like talking to dogs."
Doug Coupland
"I think if human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. Wouldn't life be more interesting that way? And now that I think about it, why the heck don't they? Who made the rule that everybody has to dress like sheep 364 days of the year? Think of all the people you'd meet if they were in costume every day. People would be so much easier to talk to - like talking to dogs."
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"Being yourself in a world which wants you to be someone else is the highest possible attainment."
Bryant McGill
"Being yourself in a world which wants you to be someone else is the highest possible attainment."
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"Don't be afraid to show you soul, we need plenty of soul to show in this world."
Jay Woodman
"Don't be afraid to show you soul, we need plenty of soul to show in this world."
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"You've got to know thyself, date thyself and most importantly be thyself."
Bernard Kelvin Clive
"You've got to know thyself, date thyself and most importantly be thyself."
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"Everything comes by being! Be the love you seek. Be the friend you seek. Be the lover you seek. Be the honesty you seek. Be the integrity you seek."
Bryant McGill
"Everything comes by being! Be the love you seek. Be the friend you seek. Be the lover you seek. Be the honesty you seek. Be the integrity you seek."
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"True creation requires authority and authenticity."
Bryant McGill
"True creation requires authority and authenticity."
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"A bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground..."
John Geddes
"A bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground..."
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"Always tying to please others is definitely an assured path to stress and failures in life."
Edmond Mbiaka
"Always tying to please others is definitely an assured path to stress and failures in life."
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"When I say Be Perfect - it means BE AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF in expressing your feelings, without any external interference!"
Ramana Pemmaraju
"When I say Be Perfect - it means BE AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF in expressing your feelings, without any external interference!"
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"What a rebellious act it is to love yourself naturally in a world of fake appearances."
Nikki Rowe
"What a rebellious act it is to love yourself naturally in a world of fake appearances."
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"Don't be afraid to be authentic, show up in the world as you truly are.Be as you mean to be, but be light with it. Love it, give it, share it, laugh at it, walk everywhere with it.Be in the world but not OF it."
Jay Woodman
"Don't be afraid to be authentic, show up in the world as you truly are.Be as you mean to be, but be light with it. Love it, give it, share it, laugh at it, walk everywhere with it.Be in the world but not OF it."
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"You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value."
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"There are many things that have distorted the person inside you from what you were created to be."
Sunday Adelaja
"There are many things that have distorted the person inside you from what you were created to be."
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"Your lifestyle should contrast your obedience."
Sunday Adelaja
"Your lifestyle should contrast your obedience."
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"Of all individuals, the hated, the shunned, and the peculiar are arguably most themselves. They wear no masks whatsoever in order to be accepted and liked; they do seem most guarded, but only by their own hands: as compared to the populace, they are naked."
Criss Jami
"Of all individuals, the hated, the shunned, and the peculiar are arguably most themselves. They wear no masks whatsoever in order to be accepted and liked; they do seem most guarded, but only by their own hands: as compared to the populace, they are naked."
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"When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe."
Debasish Mridha
"When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe."
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"Your life "behind the scenes" must correspond to your life "on stage." What you preach must correspond to how you live."
Sunday Adelaja
"Your life "behind the scenes" must correspond to your life "on stage." What you preach must correspond to how you live."
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"We live someone else's life without trying to understand and become what we are really designed to be."
Sunday Adelaja
"We live someone else's life without trying to understand and become what we are really designed to be."
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"In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be."
Mason Cooley
"In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be."
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"Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of."
Dan Pearce
"Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of."
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"Be a person of value, never seek approval to be yourself."
Debasish Mridha
"Be a person of value, never seek approval to be yourself."
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"Most people play the role that belongs to someone else."
Sunday Adelaja
"Most people play the role that belongs to someone else."
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"We crave real people and are delighted when we find them."
Susan C. Young
"We crave real people and are delighted when we find them."
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"No matter how many thousands friends you've had, or even more likes you've got, but if you do not enjoy being yourself, then you just keep lying to yourself and unto others as well."
Toba Beta
"No matter how many thousands friends you've had, or even more likes you've got, but if you do not enjoy being yourself, then you just keep lying to yourself and unto others as well."
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"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."
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"Why did I think that the mask was a better portrayal than my authentic self? We can get hidden under layers of illusion, can't we?"
Susan C. Young
"Why did I think that the mask was a better portrayal than my authentic self? We can get hidden under layers of illusion, can't we?"
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"You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you."
Toba Beta
"You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you."
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"I'm different. I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone into a silken web. I have no silken web."
C. JoyBell C.
"I'm different. I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone into a silken web. I have no silken web."
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"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."
Bryant McGill
"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."
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"Our Christianity has become superstitious."
Sunday Adelaja
"Our Christianity has become superstitious."
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"We think that boxes take everything that's bad and they lock all that nasty stuff out, when in reality they take everything that we are and they lock all of those great things in."
Craig D. Lounsbrough
"We think that boxes take everything that's bad and they lock all that nasty stuff out, when in reality they take everything that we are and they lock all of those great things in."
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"Don't make changes to suit others, stay true to yourself."
Steven Redhead
"Don't make changes to suit others, stay true to yourself."
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"Gospel of miracles is bringing about corruption in our country."
Sunday Adelaja
"Gospel of miracles is bringing about corruption in our country."
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