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Authenticity Quotes
"When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit."
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"I have no resentments, no complaints, no ax to grind. I simply feel what I feel and do what I do."
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"Perfection is a ridiculous goal because there is no such thing. Real beauty is what you are inside."
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"Many of us have gotten so used to playing to the expectations of society, of our families,of our friends, and of our minds, that we don't even allow ourselves to consider who we really are or what we really need. We ignore the callsof our hearts, giving our lives, instead, to thedemands of an outside world built on fitting in.We can stop this, right now. We can choose to listen to ourselves, to heed our deepest callings,whatever they are. We can give ourselves thefreedom to be whoever the hell we want to bein this world. Right now, if we choose to.And why wouldn't we?"
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"Do what is best for you--no matter what others think."
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"I like a look of agony, because I know it's true."
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"Be your self at your personal best."
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"Become the real you, only then will you be happy."
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"You like a person not because of what they have but for what they truly are."
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"The fear of judgment is the ultimate robber of self-expression and authenticity."
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"An authentic life facing reality without mental equivocation is the simplest type of life."
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"To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself."
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"Very few people do this any more. It's too risky. First of all, it's a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It's much easier to be somebody else or nobody at all."
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"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."
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"There is error in a church when miracles are made the only thing."
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"Don't make changes to suit others, stay true to yourself."
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"When I say Be Perfect - it means BE AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF in expressing your feelings, without any external interference!"
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"Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. And the right people will love you for who you are."
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"Be a person of value, never seek approval to be yourself."
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"I'll never have to give an account for not being more like my favorite celebrity, that shining star in my chosen field or anybody else. And at the end of my life, the question I never want to be asked is, 'How come you weren't more like YOU? You had such great potential. You were a wholly unique person -- unrepeatable and irreplaceable. Why you weren't more like YOU?"
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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."
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"People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves."
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"We all just need to be real. That is what will save us."
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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."
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"We crave real people and are delighted when we find them."
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"If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real."
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"The best way to be you is to be yourself."
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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?"
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"The really important thing to be was yourself, just as hard as you could."
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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."
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"What may appear as audacity God views as authenticity."
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"Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center."
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"Change is actually what you need to avoid.Assimilation is much more joyful than conformity,when you try to change you try to fit yourself to other people's standards.You deny your own values and opinions, and you adopt a personality that isn't you.And most likely you will be more uncomfortable even though it may seem like you fit in more, i would suggest you not to change. Just be yourself, the way you are.Because that's what makes you different and distinguishable and unique from every other individual."
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"You must detach yourself from the stereotypical life to live an effective one."
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"A person lives a false life whenever they are afraid to make contact with his or her authentic self. A sensitive ego " one that protects a person from pain " can also prevent a person from maturing mentally and emotionally by causing a person to distort truths and refuse to admit unpleasant facts."
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"There is no great reward for being emotionally withdrawn, no pity prize for bottling your frustration. No one is coming to congratulate your chronic self-repression. By opening up, maybe you will inconvenience some people. Maybe you will trigger some conflict. Maybe you will be rejected, criticized, judged. Everything comes with a price and everything has its compensation. Authenticity may require pain, but it also opens the doors to joy, creativity, self-respect, empathy. Self-repression, on the other hand, costs you all the beauty of the world in exchange for a prison of comfort. Is it really worth it? Isn't it time to break free?"
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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."
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"If you were destined to be a poet, then you won't brainstorm for lines that rhymes. If you were destined to be a celebrity, then you shouldn't start searching for fans. If you are truly a god, then let others worship you!"
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"Love just feels like the truth."
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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!"
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"We look back on our life as a thing of broken pieces, because our mistakes and failures are always the first to strike us, and outweigh in our imagination what we have accomplished and attained."
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"Embrace your weirdness. Some will adore you. Others won't. But who cares? Worry about loving yourself, not loving the idea of other people loving you."
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"Well, I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life,' declared Anne. 'I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads."
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"True creation requires authority and authenticity."
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"For how long are you going to continue hiding your true original self because you are very afraid of what some people might say or think about you? Isn't it time for you to dare to never allow others to dictate the direction of your life?"
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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."
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"When you're speaking in the truest, most intimate voice about your life, you are speaking with the universal voice."
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"To win the heart of men, always be yourself."
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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."
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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."
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