“Part of why kids like this scared me was that they seemed authentic.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
Genuineness requires listening through both verbal and nonverbal channels. — Joseph Michelli Copy Share Image
Genuine [economic] value lies in the power to sustain or enrich life — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
A genuine smile does not wear off too quickly, so is a state of happiness. — Ash Sweeney Copy Share Image
I personally want to come across as authentic and real. I don't judge anyone. — Maia Mitchell Copy Share Image
One of the excuses used for not casting culturally different actors is authenticity. But theater is not documentary. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest tragedies I can think of is for a person to die having never fully questioned the life he… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
I think it's important to be authentic to who you are, and if you're inauthentic at all, people smell that from a… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
People love authenticity in comedy and, coming from a region, you get a very strong sense of place. They can place you… — Ardal O'Hanlon Copy Share Image
It's tough finding genuine people is this world and when I do, I like to keep them. Sometimes, that's just not an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Being authentic will get you where you need and want to go, and it will be your path to building the most… — Michelle Tillis Lederman Copy Share Image
“Self-image is the basis for how you experience--and are experienced by--the outside world.” — Michelle Tillis Lederman Copy Share Image
Lighting practically whenever I can when shooting period really helps with authenticity. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
“TEN GUIDEPOSTS FOR WHOLEHEARTED LIVING 1. Cultivating authenticity: letting go of what people think 2. Cultivating self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism 3.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
As authentic as it is riveting and ultimately unforgettable. Your past will find you-and it can change your life. I think it's… — Dorothea Benton Frank Copy Share Image
The biggest surprise on the soulful journey to authenticity, whether as a philosophy or a spiritual path, is that the path is… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“To make meaningful connections in an authentic way, you have to project the best parts of your true self. In other words,… — Michelle Tillis Lederman Copy Share Image
A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
You have celebrities who are pushed to the brink of a public meltdown, and so the public thinks that every person in… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
“Genuineness is often sacrificed in order to showcase the author's control over the form and subject matter, the end result technically sound… — Jennifer S. Davis Copy Share Image
With Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward has written the best sort of novel-a beautiful, important book that's both unflinching and tender, heartbreaking… — Skip Horack Copy Share Image
Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The images which the [press] photographer has filtered from reality, whether particular events or the anguish of human reactions to them, already… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality. Some people act like extroverts, but the effort costs them energy,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Occasionally, on screen, Barbara [Stanwyck] had a wary, watchful quality about her that I've noticed in other people who had bad childhoods;… — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
Though they themselves might be as surprised as their parents and teachers to hear it said, adolescents--these poignantly thin- skinned and vulnerable,… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
Executive presence has to do with the whole of the person. It's much more than presentation skill, charisma or savvy. It shows… — Suzanne Bates Copy Share Image
“We long for authenticity, yet spend much time comparing and contrasting ourselves to others. We are each one special, unique and authentic… — Mishi McCoy Copy Share Image