Authentic Relationships Quotes

#1. To build authentic relationships you need to lead with generosity & serve them first

Keith Ferrazzi

#2. When we let others control us by the threat of disapproval and rejection, we give up far too much of ourselves and make it impossible for us to engage in authentic relationships.

George Robinson

#3. Jesus said, 'Greater things of these you shall do ... ' Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

Ravi Zacharias

#4. The most precious gift that you can give to the child is unconditional love and acceptance, which allows the child to discover his own inner being, his authentic self, his freedom to be himself.

Swami Dhyan Giten

#5. In a world where superficial relationships are the norm, real and authentic community is refreshing.

David Bouchard

#6. Being your authentic self exudes a quiet confidence.

Sam Owen

#7. Fear is the most powerful adhesive we have. Fear unites, because if two people are afraid, then even as the authentic ties that may have once bound them disappear, the fear ties are as sticky as a spider's web.

Ramani Durvasula

#8. It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather.

Harry S. Truman

#9. Learn to stand up. Learn to fall down. Life's lessons didn't stop; they continued to the day of death.

Cherise Sinclair

#10. Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships.

Rob Bell

#11. When we are driven by ego and a relentless need to succeed, it's easy to blindly neglect the relationships, self-care and truth that will create joy and authentic fulfillment in our lives.

Shannon Tanner

#12. Being your authentic self reassures the people you meet.

Sam Owen

#13. If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.

Marilyn Monroe

#14. Even on the road to hell, flowers can make you smile.

Ming-Dao Deng

#15. Your private self must become the same as your public self.

John Kuypers

#16. When our focus is on seeking, perfecting, or clinging to romance, the charge is often generated by instability, rather than by an authentic connection with another person.

Sharon Salzberg

#17. Your words may be heard but your attitude will be felt. Your attitude reveals your character so never try to deceive anyone with mere words. Word/Talk is cheap but character is key. It costs nothing to be authentic. Learn to be a man or woman of substance!

Kemi Sogunle

#18. A person's authentic nature is a series of shifting, variegated planes that establish themselves as he relates to different people; it is created by and appears within the framework of his interpersonal relationships.

Philip K. Dick

#19. Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it's a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks. You gain respect for yourself, have more time for your priorities, and develop authentic and healthier relationships.

Doreen Virtue

#20. The liberating encounter with God/ess is always an encounter with our authentic selves resurrected from underneath the alienated self. It is not experienced against, but in and through relationships, healing our broken relations with our bodies, with other people, with nature.

Rosemary Radford Ruether

#21. Can I "accept" a person's anger at me as an authentic aspect of himself? Can I "accept" the person if his beliefs and values are different from mine?

Carl R. Rogers

#22. Glitter is cool because that's like glam rock, but rhinestones need to die out.

Kemp Muhl

#23. The sharing of goods and resources, from which authentic development proceeds, is not guaranteed by merely technical progress and relationships of utility, but by the potential of love that overcomes evil with good.

Pope Benedict XVI

#24. Accustom yourself to tireless activity.

Alexander Suvorov