Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.

“the property that grounded the self in Romanticism was sincerity, and in modernism was authenticity, then in postmod ernism it is visibility.10”

— Chris Hedges

Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Real artists offer authenticity, not just money.

— Rhymefest

“I figure the more people think I'm just mildly weird, the less likely they are to know how weird I really am.”

— Melanie Hooyenga

I think people can read authenticity and they know when you're involved and when you're just slapping your name on something.

— La La Anthony

“I strive for authenticity even though it brings with it vulnerability and the inevitable judgment of others.”

— L.R.W. Lee

Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity.

— Eric Cantona

Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor…

— Brennan Manning

“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus your energy on what you can create.”

— Roy Bennett

Anything that I ever do is from the heart and authentic.

— Belinda Carlisle

What I love about Nivea is they're all about authenticity. The brand isn't pretending to be anything it isn't.

— Tessa Virtue

There is nothing which so certifies the genuineness of a man's faith as his patience and his patient endurance, his keeping on steadily in…

— Anonymous

When you're really famous, there's very little authenticity in people, so you prefer the company of children.

— Katherine Ryan

“We could not be fulfilled if we weren't inauthentic some of the time—inauthentic, that is, in relation to such things as our passing desires…

— Alain de Botton

No man knows the genuineness of his convictions until he has sacrificed something for them.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin