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Authenticity Quotes


"True beauty isn't what you put on your face, it's what you put in people's hearts."


"In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be."


"If we don't know who we are, we conceal our true selves and wear the image of others."


"Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist."


"Be authentic, not a copycat."


"There is something original in every one of us."


"The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity."


"A human should realize himself and be responsible for himself if he wants to become the true person he is to be."


"Originality is the death of mediocrity."


"A 'biomass' man tries to look good on the outside but inside he is afraid of himself."


"Be a person of value, never seek approval to be yourself."


"People should see genuine, authentic love in the church."


"No one want to be an imitation of another."


"A star would lose its value if it tried to be something else, just be yourself."


"Miracle centered gospel has reduced Christian significance and essence."


"Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about."


"Do what is best for you--no matter what others think."


"People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves."


"And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it."


"Inner beauty magnifies outer beauty."


"Most people play someone else's role or wear mask of other people because they don't think about what they are created for."


"You were born to be real, not to be perfect."


"Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them."


"Most people play the role that belongs to someone else."


"Do not always act out of religion."


"You like a person not because of what they have but for what they truly are."


"Those who do not attempt to appear more than they are but are simply themselves, stand out as remarkable and are the only ones who truly make a difference in this world."


"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."


"Create a life that feels good on the inside, not just one that looks good on the outside."


"You must detach yourself from the stereotypical life to live an effective one."


"To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself."


"Our Christianity has become superstitious."


"There is error in a church when miracles are made the only thing."


"When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough."


"When we overemphasise miracles, we compromise the gospel we were asked to preach."


"Gospel of miracles is bringing about corruption in our country."


"Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others."


"In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd."


"A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket."


"If you don't know who you are, you will be someone else."


"You are an original masterpiece, imitating someone else diminishes your value."


"You cannot aspire for greatness and fit in at the same time."


"There are many things that have distorted the person inside you from what you were created to be."


"Your lifestyle should contrast your obedience."


"When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe."
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