Top 100 Authentic Quotes
#1. I only like luxury fashion. You have to decide where you stand. I like well-made, authentic clothes, well-crafted tailoring. I also like the dream and fantasy of luxury, the exception and rarity of it. I have no interest at all in fast retail. It is ambiguous.
Hedi Slimane
#2. Get up early and go to the local produce markets. In Latin America and Asia, those are usually great places to find delicious food stalls serving cheap, authentic and fresh specialties.
Anthony Bourdain
#3. The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over.
Christine McVie
#4. When I'm with him, I feel like a completely different person. I like the way this person feels. And then I wonder - is this the person I really am?
How can you know for certain what parts of yourself are authentic and what parts you've invented to make life bearable?
Lisa Wingate
#5. I do not believe that to be religious in the best, authentic sense a man has to destroy his love life and mummify himself, body and soul.
Wilhelm Reich
#6. Authentic disciples love God, love people, and reproduce spiritually. These are the marks of Kingdom-minded men and women. They are consumed with love and purpose.
Bo Chancey
#7. Love looks to the eternal. Love is indeed "ecstasy," not in the sense of a moment of intoxication, but rather as a journey, an on-going exodus out of the closed inward-looking self toward its liberation through self-giving ... toward authentic self-discovery and indeed the discovery of God ...
Pope Benedict XVI
#8. One trend I see is the rejection of growth for self-discovery and the pursuit of authentic community. So we keep whittling our spiritual community to a smaller and smaller and more exclusive inner circle. The problem is if the diagnoses are wrong, so will be the cure.
Erwin McManus
#9. The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.
Ben Okri
#10. We buy into the saving work of Jesus big-time, but we dodge his words and his life as prototypical for the authentic Christian life.
Hugh Halter
#11. In a secular age, an authentic miracle must purport to be a hoax, in order to gain credit in the world.
Angela Carter
#12. learned early on the motto "Know thyself." I think if you have a unique point of view and stay relevant and authentic, you will make an impression. You have to be excited and passionate about your ideas to make them work.
Sophia Amoruso
#13. Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.
Billy Graham
#14. Perhaps there was more authentic danger in the photography that was banned - why shouldn't one be able to produce it? But this new enthusiasm finally caused us some trouble, and it suffices to say, if I remember correctly, that it was in this way that my thoughts turned to the young maidens.
Hans Bellmer
#15. You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
Oscar Isaac
#16. When do you feel most authentic? Authenticity feels so natural, so why isn't it easy?
Robert Holden
#17. Truth resides within each of us. I've come to believe that authentic truth is not so much learned or taught as remembered in the deepest recesses of the soul (self), the ultimate essence of the Spirit of which we all partake.
Carlton D. Pearson
#18. Authentic Christian spirituality is a team sport, not an individual endeavor.
Derek Olsen
#19. I've always been interested in this notion of what is authentic and how we define that and why our culture imposes certain emotions and emotional constraints onto experiences.
Meghan Daum
#20. I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
Zachary Quinto
#21. The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.
R.C. Sproul
#22. Oh, the pain of it, thought Lee, thinking about his children, oh! the exquisite pain of unrequited love. The only authentic wound, the sweet curse they inflict on you, the revenge of heterosexuality.
Angela Carter
#23. Authentic happiness is not selfish, egotistical or narcissistic, in fact, it is essential in order for humankind to thrive
Lisa Cypers Kamen
#24. Because the great thing about fairy tales and folk tales is that there is no authentic text. It's not like the text of Paradise Lost or James Joyce's Ulysses, and you have to adhere to that exact text.
Philip Pullman
#25. Pause and remember: It is through our deepest trials and life hardships that we are given the greatest opportunity to find the person we have been looking for our whole life - our authentic beautiful self.
Jenni Young
#26. The precise metaphysical procedures by which a book goes about writing another book need not concern us here. Suffice to say that our human scribes remain entirely ignorant of their possession by bibliographic forces; the agent in question never doubts that his authorship is authentic.
James K. Morrow
#27. Authentic happiness derives from raising the bar for yourself, not rating yourself against others.
Martin E.P. Seligman
#28. The biggest compliment to me is that guys really approach me and they have a connection with me, so there must be something I'm doing that is authentic, otherwise they wouldn't connect with me so strongly. It's a real compliment.
Jeremy Piven
#29. The Kyoto Protocol ... the first component of an authentic global governance ...
Jacques Chirac
#30. A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of authentic democracy.
Walter Gropius
#31. I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music.
Nick Cave
#32. An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
#33. I love my husband very much. I knew it was real true love because I felt like I could be myself around that person. Your true, true innermost authentic self, the stuff you don't let anyone else see, if you can be that way with that person, I think that that's real love.
Idina Menzel
#34. We recklessly attempt to disguise our 'greed' by dressing it in the garb of other nobler ideals such as 'rights' and 'privileges.' Yet, if we dare dress 'greed' in an authentic sense of thankfulness, greed will suffocate within the folds of that very clothing.
Craig D. Lounsbrough
#35. I feel that one day an authentic new truth will emerge from all this, a truth warm and intimate, capable of summarizing me clearly, like a name, and striking an entirely new, unique note in me, and it will be the meaning of my life...
Max Blecher
#36. Why do we judge Jesus' criterion for authentic discipleship irrelevant? Jesus said the world is going to recognize you as His by only one sign: the way you are with one another on the street every day.
Brennan Manning
#37. Be genuine and authentic, so when a guy starts to catch feelings, it's with the real you and not someone you are pretending to be.
Sheri Gaskins
#38. When you make a mistake, give an apology without an excuse attached to it. The longer an apology, the less authentic it is.
Steve Maraboli
#39. There's the dual challenge of wanting to speak from an authentic place, and then being able to be honest about it. Even in the most mannered art, I think that's what people value, is a voice that comes from a real place.
John Darnielle
#40. From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.
Eddie Murphy
#41. Through real-life stories, Kristin Kaufman illustrates the core idea of being present in the moment and opening oneself up to new ideas in order to become an authentic leader in life.
Stephen R. Covey
#42. I began to appreciate that authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high - whether by presidents, prime ministers, or archbishops - is inherently suspect. The powerful, I came to see, reveal truth only to the extent that it suits them.
Andrew Bacevich
#43. I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.'
Drake
#44. I don't regard the real and true and authentic as something to claim as a moral high ground.
Rachel Kushner
#45. There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not true, genuine Christianity. It passes muster, it satisfies sleepy consciences; but it is not good money. It is not the authentic reality that called itself Christianity in the beginning.
J.C. Ryle
#46. Bliss and joy come in moments of living our highest truth
moments when what we do is consistent with our archetypal depths. It's when we are most authentic and trusting, and feel that whatever we are doing, which can be quite ordinary, is nonetheless sacred.
Jean Shinoda Bolen
#47. It's ok to reinvent yourself as many times as it takes to live out your most authentic self.
Nikki Rowe
#48. When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
J.J. Abrams
#49. I don't want every fan; I'm interested in fans interested in quality work, authentic archetype depictions.
Romany Malco
#50. There must be a cooperation of all who believe in God, knowing that authentic religiousness - far from placing individuals and peoples in conflict with one another - rather pushes them together to build a world of peace.
Pope John Paul II
#51. Every man knows that his highest purpose in life cannot be reduced to any particular relationship. If a man prioritizes his relationship over his highest purpose, he weakens himself, disserves the universe, and cheats his woman of an authentic man who can offer his full, undivided presence.
David Deida
#52. Zionism is nothing more, but also nothing less, than the Jewish People's sense of origin and destination in the Land linked eternally with its name. It is also the instrument whereby the Jewish Nation seeks an authentic fulfillment of itself.
Abba Eban
#53. If we allow the love of Christ to change our heart, then we can change the world. This is the secret of authentic happiness.
Pope Benedict XVI
#54. In the 56 years I have been a disciple of and in union with Jesus Christ and in my opinion, John Wimber was the most authentic, humble, accessible, and anointed 'Christ-like' man I have ever known."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
R. Alan Woods
#55. It is a deformity in some 'radicals' to imagine that, once they have found the lowest or meanest motive for an action or for a person, they have correctly identified the authentic or 'real' one. Many a purge or show trial has got merrily under way in this manner.
Christopher Hitchens
#56. In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.
Julian Assange
#58. Authentic joy is not a euphoric state or a feeling of being high. Rather, it is a state of appreciation that allows us to participate full in our lives. We train in the rejoicing in the good fortune of self and others.
Pema Chodron
#59. I don't think people are skeptical. I think people appreciate the authenticity, actually. I think people are looking for authentic leaders these days and being yourself.
Mark T Bertolini
#60. The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.
Gustavo Gutierrez
#61. As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.
Colette
#62. I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.
John Wesley
#63. THE KEY TO GENERATING LOYALTY AND RISING ABOVE THE GENERAL NOISE SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT CREATING AN AUTHENTIC VOICE.
Richard Branson
#64. In the wine world, crusaders would have wine consumers believe that the only wines of merit are something completely indefinable but which they call 'authentic' or 'natural.'
Robert M. Parker Jr.
#65. Fashion is about having a point of view, a taste and a personality. For us we always felt we could apply our DNA really to anything but you have to do it if it's true to you, feels authentic. It has to be real.
Karen Walker
#66. Let your inner queen's voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you'll do her proud.
Queen Latifah
#67. How far does a pretence of feeling, maintained with absolute conviction, become authentic?
Angela Carter
#68. CONFIDENCE BOOSTER: Take pride in the things that make you stand out. Realize that you're better served by being authentic to yourself than by seeking out short-term praise from someone else.
Robin Meade
#69. The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.
George Washington
#70. If there is one Christian left who holds out hope that a God honoring, biblically accurate, mainstream Hollywood movie will emerge, I have some advice for you ... stop waiting, it's not going to happen, move on. If you want authentic Scripture, read the Scripture.
William Branks
#71. I would often get called in to play a very loud, obnoxious - which, truth be told, I can be loud and obnoxious. My issue was when it was like a ghetto girl; I didn't think I was good at it; I didn't feel authentic. And so I had insecurities about going in on it.
Retta
#72. An authentic response to who God is and what He's done ... What we do is useful to the extent that it provides an ability for our community to voice things back to God. If it's unsuccessful in that, then it's just self-indulgence.
Crowder
#74. Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.
Billy Childish
#75. I want to be myself. I want to be as authentic as possible.
Cory Booker
#76. When I see myself in the videogame it's amazing how realistic I look. This is the most authentic and realistic soccer game I have ever seen. It is like I'm looking in a mirror. The attention to detail is incredible.
Claudio Reyna
#77. I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?
Shailene Woodley
#78. The reason why any one refuses his assent to your opinion, or his aid to your benevolent design, is in you: he refuses to accept you as a bringer of truth, because, though you think you have it, he feels that you have it not. You have not given him the authentic sign.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#79. Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman's signature look once she awakens to her authentic beauty.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
#80. I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and authentic - like your thumbprint. It's going to have your style because there is no one like you.
Joyce Tenneson
#81. Strive to be authentic, not perfect.
Amy Chan
#82. As long as you're honest and authentic to yourself and your experience, your art can't be 'shit'.
Myself
#83. It's another post-EU incongruity. Spas are sissy, indulgent, European. Hamams are authentic and Turkish.
Ian McDonald
#84. There's very little authentic study of the humanities remaining. My research assistant came to me two years ago saying she'd been in a seminar in which the teacher spent two hours saying that Walt Whitman was a racist. This isn't even good nonsense. It's insufferable.
Harold Bloom
#86. Always dig through the thoughts underneath the words, and be authentic of being who you are.
Pearl Zhu
#87. I think Instagram at its best is where you feel like you're getting the most authentic version of the person on the other side of the camera. Someone who does this wonderfully well is Lena Dunham.
Kevin Systrom
#88. It is our nature to be strong and independent. Yet, there is no room for the ego in suffering. This stripping of my ego opens the doors to authentic relating to others. As I am drawn closer to others, I am experiencing God in the here and now.
Timothy J. Keller
#89. If you stay true to what you believe in, and if you're creating something great and authentic, your fans will stick with you no matter how much other things change!
Shawn Stockman
#90. Government corruption made it possible to obtain authentic passports and visas, which were much more reliable than fake ones.
Kenneth Eade
#91. The job of the poet is to use language effectively, his own language, the only language which is to him authentic.
William Carlos Williams
#92. The authentic pagan has no need of religion because, whatever religion can provide, he already has it.
Rajneesh
#93. Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.
John Major
#94. Be your authentic self! Who you truly are; not who you learned to be.
Deborah Day
#95. But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
Sheryl Sandberg
#96. Man is meant to be a success. Each of us, he said, is unique and endowed with potentials unlike those of others. Success comes in finding your authentic self, the person you truly are, and becoming that person, tapping all of that untapped potential.
George Sheehan
#97. The idea that it's unloving to defend truth or confront lies is one of the arrogant opinions of this postmodern age that needs to be torn down (2 Cor. 10:5). Authentic love "rejoices with the truth" (1 Cor. 13:6).
Anonymous
#98. The Church should spend less time trying to be "relevant", which can come across as disingenuous, and more time trying to align their hearts to the authentic gospel message.
Matt Chandler
#99. Generally speaking, beliefs arise from an event or character that may or may not be authentic, and rapidly evolve into social movements that are conditioned and shaped by the political, economic and societal circumstances of the group that accepts them.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
#100. Pain and adversity are powerful vehicles to promote personal growth. Nothing helps you learn, grow, and evolve more quickly. Nothing offers you as big an opportunity to reclaim more of your authentic power as a person.
Richard Bach
