Insincerity Quotes

67 quotes by 58 authors

Change does not fail to occur because of insincerity. The heart patient is not insincere about his wish to keep living, even as he reaches… — Robert Kegan
The Great Man's sincerity is of the kind he cannot speak of, is not conscious of: nay, I suppose, he is conscious rather of insincerity;… — Thomas Carlyle
The classical artist can be recognized by his sincerity, the romantic by his laborious insincerity. — Charles Peguy
What matters in Politics is what men actually do - sincerity is no excuse for acting unpolitically, and insincerity may be channelled by politics into… — Bernard Crick
I'll be there for you, as long as it works for me. I play a game, its called insincerity. — Trent Reznor
Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous. — James Anthony Froude
When men think and believe in one set of symbols and act in ways which are contrary to their professed and conscious ideas, confusion and… — John Dewey
Man is nothing but insincerity, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in regard to himself and in regard to others. He does not wish that he should… — Blaise Pascal
The damnable thing about bad art is that the insincerity which lies at its roots is not perceived by the artist himself. — Quentin Bell
The true artist and the sane collector never will tolerate insincerity and impudence. — Walter J. Phillips
The basis of insincerity is the idealized image we hold of ourselves and wish to impose on others. — Anais Nin
That's what show business is, sincere insincerity. — Benny Hill
Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength. — George Henry Lewes
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were,… — George Orwell
The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity. — George Orwell
I had trouble listening to adults who didn't really mean anything that they said; it was as if their language poured into my ears only… — Reif Larsen
The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend! — Edith Wharton
Is insincerity such a terrible thing? I think not. It is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities. — Oscar Wilde
You've always lived a life of pretense, not a real life-- a simulated existence, not a genuine existence. Everything about you, everything you are, has… — Thomas Bernhard
I am convinced that human life is filled with many pure, happy, serene examples of insincerity, truly splendid of their kind-of people deceiving one another… — Osamu Dazai

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