Top 303 Authentic Quotes

When you’re not authentic to yourself, you’re lying. You’re going to get found out and you’re going to slip up.

Starting with the values that feel authentic to who you are can serve as a compass to find more meaningful, fulfilling work.

I always felt like if I lived in true authentic self-expression and lived in service and in support of many other people, I would be exempt from having to deal with yet another crisis in my life. I was wrong.

Here’s the thing: we don’t write music for a universal statement; we just share our experiences. And that’s all it is. It’s always raw and very authentic.

I’d play the same character for ten years if the words and the moments that I’m playing are authentic.

Getting to be authentic is so liberating.

I’ve seen Chance and the Social Experiment build their own careers in the way that’s most authentic to them.

Jesus said, ‘Greater things of these you shall do…’ Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

Most kids, you can turn off their auditions after five seconds, because there’s nothing authentic about it.

I think any great culture is born out of transparent, authentic communication. You almost can’t overcommunicate. You can try, and you might think, ‘Oh, do I really have to say this again?’ And the answer is yes.

When you are in a different city, you must relish the local food and I always like to try the authentic taste and flavours of a city.

I would love to see an athlete live their life in an authentic way, not feel that they have to hide, not feel that they have to be afraid, or live with shame – all the other things that go with being a closeted athlete. No human being should have to walk that path. But there is that fear of stepping forward.

Do the work you believe in – if there’s an authentic reason for doing it.

In ‘Bodies,’ we had a lot of gore because it was a medical drama. The gore was authentic.

North-east films are still not on a national level. But ‘Axone’ is a mainstream film. I found the script very authentic and also very funny.

Acting is about being in the moment and audiences are smart to know what is authentic and what is not.

I appreciate people who are authentic. Someone who just wants to be cool, I can tell when their intentions aren’t right.

I really admire Airbnb as a pioneer of the sharing economy and for building community. They’ve found an elegant way to help hosts make more money and for guests to have authentic experiences. It brings those people together in a unique way.

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book, but you don’t know everything about it. You can’t.

The really great brands live on this idea of bringing something that’s truly authentic – and then building around that. It’s not about trying to be something as much as it being who you are in the best light possible.

You have to be a mindful eater. There has to be intention in what you do in your life if you’re going to be happy and authentic. Food isn’t supposed to be entertainment in the way that your kids, your work, and your relationship are.

If a brand genuinely wants to make a social contribution, it should start with who they are, not what they do. For only when a brand has defined itself and its core values can it identify causes or social responsibility initiatives that are in alignment with its authentic brand story.

I had a style before I was signed, but now I’m developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a balance between authentic music and music that the masses will love.

Deep down, on a human level, I think everyone knows that it is better to live an authentic life.

When you are working on a real story it is your responsibility to get everything right and stay as true and authentic as possible.

My brand is about self-expression and doing things authentic to me and not to make money.

I’ve put my days of fantasy behind me and make authentic realistic films.

Chicago actors and Chicago theater is some of the most authentic stuff that you will ever encounter, and I’m so proud to have come up from that. It’s where I cut my teeth and where I found my passion for this work.

Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there’s something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on ‘Mad Men’ are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.

It means so much to me to see Caitlyn Jenner coming out, just by being her authentic self, staying true to who she is, and just living her life.

You can’t try to be authentic. You either are or you aren’t.

Every comment, every tweet, every snap, every second of my life is viewed and it affects people. It does become daunting, and it can be hard to remain true to my message and to be real and authentic and to not be biased by whatever is thrown at me because of the success that I’ve had.

An approachable and authentic CEO is essential to fostering a high-performance, open communications culture.

I think it matters almost infinitely that we practice one of the authentic religions. But if you mean does it make any difference which. The answer is no, as long as each is followed with equal intensity, sincerity, dedication.

If you make an authentic political film, which talks of real people and real events, in a politically conscious country like India, it is but natural that people will react to it in different ways and there will be a collage of opinions.

In war films, even more than in other kinds of documentary, we’ve come to think that shaky, poor-quality footage is somehow more authentic than something classically ‘well shot.’

‘Authentic’ is one of my least favourite words because in such a diverse country, whose authenticity are you talking about?

For whatever reason, I’ve always been interested in those types of things – leadership books and different ways to connect with people in a real, authentic, genuine type of way.

I think people just find it remarkable that a high court justice would step out from behind the bench and have a persona that’s not the traditional, stodgy, fuddy-duddy persona, but actually comes across as authentic and engaging.

Blog-based businesses have lower cost structures and are more ‘authentic,’ and as a result are drawing larger shares of ad budgets.

We learned that there was a super intelligent, passionate audience that wanted material that was nuanced and detailed and authentic.

Be authentic, true to yourself, genuine. Question what you really love along the way. There are so many voices out there. And you can lose yourself.

We absolutely have to support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We just must. It’s not fair that they don’t get to live an authentic life.

When you’re able to be honest with yourself about who you are and finally can present your authentic true self to the world, you feel so much better about yourself, and it makes it easier for everyone else to feel better about you.

Be authentic about what you produce and there will always be an audience.

I ate some pretty funky, authentic Chinese food in Hong Kong. There was an egg from some bird that’s not a chicken. I can’t remember what it was, but it was green and brown and not very tasty.

Whale Rider’ was a very authentic and specific movie about the indigenous culture from where I come. Amazingly, by the fact it was so authentic and so specific, it became really powerfully universal.

Isn’t it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it’s most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment?

Just be authentic and be you.

It’s like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it’s solid so it’s something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

The plain truth is, ‘Fruitvale Station’ was made totally outside the Hollywood studio system, and every ounce of the picture feels authentic. The lives of the people involved in the movie will never be the same.

Everybody is saying, ‘ESPN is not cool, no one is paying attention to ESPN, they’re all paying attention to the Barstools of the world.’ Why? Because we’re authentic.

I’ve been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and they’ve been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about the movement is their authentic energy. These are not people who don’t care about the world.

I do have what I believe to be a two-CD, authentic, ‘Carter V’ final product mixed down. Nobody knows what ‘Tha Carter V’ is. In fact, nobody can say until Lil Wayne says, ‘This is ‘Tha Carter V.”

I did a great deal of research to write ‘The Irish Duke.’ Since all the people in this Lords of the Realm series are real historical characters, everything had to be authentic. I researched Woburn Abbey, where my heroine lived, and everything about Barons Court in Ireland, which was the ancestral home of Abercorn.