Authenticity Quotes

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity. (Barbara De Angelis)
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY." View quote
Charlie Chaplin
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. View quote
W. H. Auden
Theatrically seeing a movie with a group of people and having a collective experience has an authenticity that you can't get with your big screen television. View quote
Christine Vachon
The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity. View quote
Norman Ralph Augustine
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting. View quote
Sidney Sheldon
The jargon of authenticity ... is a trademark of societalized chosenness, ... sub-language as superior language. View quote
Theodor Adorno
Reminding people what in reality it is all about, giving them a theme on which to ponder, creating a shock within them, pulling them out of the delusion of non authenticity, enabling them to become aware of their true possibilities. View quote
Antoni Tàpies
It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes. View quote
Bob Woodward
There is only one art, whose sole criterion is the power, the authenticity, the revelatory insight, the courage and suggestiveness with which it seeks its truth. . . . View quote
Václav Havel
If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic. (Lana Del Rey)
There is no such thing as a secret among our leaders; communication is very open and honest, and if it's not, then it can become seemingly brutal. You've heard my arguments for love, friends, and authenticity, but there are the deceivers, the manipulators, the control freaks, and the self-appointed teachers in the Body who would love to use our system for their own selfish purposes. We all know the realities of the old sin nature. View quote
Ted Haggard
There is a division within the neo-conservative movement, which is, by the way, one of the tests of its authenticity as a tendency. I would say I was a supporter of Paul Wolfowitz. View quote
Christopher Hitchens
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief. View quote
Brené Brown
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. View quote
Brené Brown
Nobody really thinks who does not abstract from that which is given, who does not relate the facts to the factors which have made them, who does not - in his mind - undo the facts. Abstractness is the very life of thought, the token of its authenticity. View quote
Herbert Marcuse
The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - within the context of a popular commercial thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part of that authenticity. View quote
Alex Berenson
Authenticity doesn't just mean you're not filtering what you're saying, it's about being able to know and access the best parts of yourself and bring them forward. View quote
Amy Cuddy
When we can build community based on truth and authenticity, rather than masks, false perfection, and being phoney, we heal, connect, and thrive. View quote
Lissa Rankin
The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That's how I feel now, no matter what you're doing. View quote
David O. Russell
If the resurrection of Jesus cannot be believed except by assenting to the fantastic descriptions included in the Gospels, then Christianity is doomed. For that view of resurrection is not believable, and if that is all there is, then Christianity, which depends upon the truth and authenticity of Jesus' resurrection, also is not believable. (John Shelby Spong)
What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity. View quote
Alex Karpovsky
Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. Im not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place. View quote
Annabelle Selldorf
Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. View quote
John Legend
That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible. View quote
Jonathan Jackson