--- title: "9 Honest Authentic Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Honest Authentic quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Honest Authentic sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/stephen-fry-573_authentic_i-certainly-don-t-want-to-be-formulaic-i_1209649.png" --- > [I certainly don't want to be formulaic. I want to be honest and authentic and everything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-fry/i-certainly-don-t-want-to-be-formulaic-i-want-to-be-honest-and/) [Stephen Fry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-fry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/stephen-fry-573_authentic_i-certainly-don-t-want-to-be-formulaic-i_1209649.png) > [I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-ripert/i-like-the-dynamic-of-pbs-they-re-very-honest-and-authentic/) [Eric Ripert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-ripert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/eric-ripert-8689_authentic_i-like-the-dynamic-of-pbs-they-re-very-h_1833151.png) > [The more honest and authentic we are, the more deeply we go into the mystery of our own being..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adyashanti/the-more-honest-and-authentic-we-are-the-more-deeply-we-go-into-the/) [Adyashanti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adyashanti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/adyashanti-1169_authentic_the-more-honest-and-authentic-we-are-the_3210234.png) > [I want to be silly, and that's being authentic just as much as being open and honest. It's authentic to make weird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-want-to-be-silly-and-that-s-being-authentic-just-as-much-as-being/) [Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/tig-notaro-3660_authentic_i-want-to-be-silly-and-that-s-being-auth_2204004.png) > [I wanted what I was doing to be really true to me and my tastes. That's what 'Worlds' was, me taking a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/porter-robinson/i-wanted-what-i-was-doing-to-be-really-true-to-me-and-my-tastes-that/) [Porter Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/porter-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/porter-robinson-10525_authentic_i-wanted-what-i-was-doing-to-be-really-t_1717405.jpg) > [People relate to you a lot more when you're honest and authentic - and that's hard to do in front of millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rayvon-owen/people-relate-to-you-a-lot-more-when-you-re-honest-and-authentic-and/) [Rayvon Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rayvon-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/rayvon-owen-30984_fronts_people-relate-to-you-a-lot-more-when-you_684475.jpg) > [What I strive to do with songwriting is be really honest, authentic and try to be open and share that with people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-dennen/what-i-strive-to-do-with-songwriting-is-be-really-honest-authentic/) [Brett Dennen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-dennen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/brett-dennen-11865_clever_what-i-strive-to-do-with-songwriting-is_74627.jpg) > [In terms of my life, I guess I want to share whatever I've learned really, which is basically one thing: know yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/in-terms-of-my-life-i-guess-i-want-to-share-whatever-i-ve-learned/) [Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/shirley-maclaine-1977_being-honest_in-terms-of-my-life-i-guess-i-want-to-sh_1977413.jpg) > [“That’s one of the problems with the way I’m wired. I don’t trust people to accept who I am in process. I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/that-s-one-of-the-problems-with-the-way-i-m-wired-i-don-t-trust/) [Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/donald-miller-607_authentic-self_that-s-one-of-the-problems-with-the-way_3127062.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest-authentic/#itemlist", "name": "Honest Authentic Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I certainly don't want to be formulaic. 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