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Arthur P. Ciaramicoli “People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything.” -Arthur P. Ciaramicoli Sarah Huckabee Sanders “When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were ‘somebody." -Sarah Huckabee Sanders Criss Jami “When you are real in your music, people know it, and they feel your authenticity.” -Criss Jami Wynonna Judd “I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become. If I had, I’d have done it a lot earlier.” -Wynonna Judd Oprah Winfrey “The pleasure of authenticity exists in the grain of society.” -Oprah Winfrey John Zerzan “There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.” -John Zerzan Hubert Humphrey Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a man has. -Hubert Humphrey George Bernard Shaw Best keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you see the world. -George Bernard Shaw Sarah Ban Breathnach The authentic self is soul made visible. -Sarah Ban Breathnach Alan Cohen Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good. -Alan Cohen E.E. cummings To be nobody but myself-in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me somebody else-means to fight the hardest battle any human can fight, and never stop fighting. -E.E. cummings Barbara de Angelis We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity. -Barbara de Angelis C.G. Jung No one man can, for any considerable time, wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one. -C.G. Jung Eckhart Tolle If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. -Eckhart Tolle Nathaniel Hawthorne Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. -Nathaniel Hawthorne Yann Martel "Don't worry about being good. Aspire to be authentic." -Yann Martel Amy Poehler "You attract the right thing when you have a sense of who you are." -Amy Poehler Debbie Ford "The greatest act of courage is to be and to own all of who you are — without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are." -Debbie Ford Tony Robbins "The strongest force in the universe is a human being living consistently with his identity." -Tony Robbins May Sarton "We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be." -May Sarton Deepak Chopra "Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real." -Deepak Chopra James Hollis We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being. As the gods intended, we are here to become more and more ourselves. -James Hollis Anne Lamott You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott Prophet Muhammad Whoever ascribes to me what I have not said then let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire! -Prophet Muhammad Aaron Rodgers Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who's looking back at you. And you can only do that if you're being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life. -Aaron Rodgers Peter Guber Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can't be faked. -Peter Guber Buddha Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth -Buddha Mark Twain Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They're the people you want to bet on. -Mark Twain Meredith Monk That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something. -Meredith Monk Adam Grant Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. -Adam Grant Adam Grant Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. When people believe they have to be nice in order to give, they fail to set boundaries, rarely say no, and become pushovers, letting others walk all over them. -Adam Grant Adam Grant Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it. -Adam Grant Adam Grant I believe that the most meaningful way to succeed is to help other people succeed. -Adam Grant Adam Grant Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leap. -Adam Grant Adam Grant When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow. -Adam Grant Adam Grant Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self. -Adam Grant Laila Ali Focus on being balanced - success is balance. -Laila Ali Laila Ali "Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality & duplicate it." -Laila Ali Bruce Lee “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.” -Bruce Lee Brené Brown “Live authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that’s beautiful to create something that is fake?” -Brené Brown Steve Maraboli “Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet—thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing—consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust.” -Steve Maraboli May Sarton We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be. -May Sarton Roy T. Bennett We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. -Roy T. Bennett Carl Gustav Jung The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. -Carl Gustav Jung Steve Maraboli Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You…Be Free…Share. -Steve Maraboli Brene Brown Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. -Brene Brown Brené Brown Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. -Brené Brown Roy T. Bennett If you don't know who you truly are, you'll never know what you really want. -Roy T. Bennett Brené Brown Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. -Brené Brown Steve Maraboli There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you. -Steve Maraboli Brené Brown If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief. -Brené Brown Nicole Lyons She's an old soul with young eyes, a vintage heart, and a beautiful mind. -Nicole Lyons Steve Maraboli How would your life be different if…You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day…You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity. -Steve Maraboli Eckhart Tolle Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free. -Eckhart Tolle Steve Maraboli A lot of the conflict you have in your life exists simply because you're not living in alignment; you're not be being true to yourself. -Steve Maraboli Steve Maraboli Confidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someone’s version of reality is not your reality. Shannon L. AlderLive authentically. Why would you continue to compromise something that's beautiful to create something that is fake? -Steve Maraboli Brené Brown Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now. Not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is. -Brené Brown Albert Camus But above all, in order to be, never try to seem. -Albert Camus Criss Jami When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'. -Criss Jami Lance Secretan “Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.” -Lance Secretan Adam Grant “The core of authenticity is the courage to be imperfect, vulnerable, and to set boundaries.” -Adam Grant Brené Brown “Authenticity requires a certain measure of vulnerability, transparency, and integrity.” -Brené Brown Janet Louise Stephenson “Authenticity is not something we have or don’t have. It’s a practice—a conscious choice of how we want to live.” -Janet Louise Stephenson Brené Brown “To become conscious and aware, we must become authentic. Authenticity is the highest form of being.” -Brené Brown Teal Swan “When do you feel most authentic? Authenticity feels so natural, so why isn’t it easy?” -Teal Swan Robert Holden “Authenticity doesn’t just mean you’re not filtering what you’re saying; it’s about being able to know and access the best parts of yourself and bring them forward.” -Robert Holden Amy Cuddy “Being authentic begins with unconditional self-acceptance—imperfections and all.” -Amy Cuddy Azim Jamal and Brian Tracy “Authenticity starts in the heart.” -Azim Jamal and Brian Tracy Brian D’Angelo “The authentic self is the soul made visible.” -Brian D’Angelo Sarah Ban Breathnach “Don’t worry about being good. Aspire to be authentic.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach Yann Martel “As I began to love myself, I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is authenticity.” -Yann Martel Charlie Chaplin “Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who’s looking back at you. And you can only do that if you’re being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life.” -Charlie Chaplin Aaron Rodgers “Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else.” -Aaron Rodgers Michael Jordan “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” -Michael Jordan Brené Brown “Authenticity is very important. Be true to one’s self.” -Brené Brown Laila Ali “Being sincere and true to yourself defines your authenticity.” -Laila Ali Arsenio V. Manalo Jr. “Authenticity is more than speaking; authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.” -Arsenio V. Manalo Jr. Simon Sinek “Be yourself. Authenticity trumps cool every time.” -Simon Sinek Craig Groeschel “Be authentic. Be genuine. Be real. Be yourself.” -Craig Groeschel oice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.” -Tai Sheridan Meredith Monk Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.” -Meredith Monk Coco Chanel “Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can’t be faked.” -Coco Chanel Peter Guber “Perfection is the antithesis of authenticity.” -Peter Guber Willie Garson “Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader.” -Willie Garson Marcus Buckingham “Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.” -Marcus Buckingham Deepak Chopra “When you are authentic, you create a certain energy; people want to be around you because you are unique.” -Deepak Chopra Andie MacDowell “Authenticity is critical to leadership. That means trying to be yourself—this involves some self-disclosure, admitting what you don’t know, and being willing to ask questions.” -Andie MacDowell Robert S. Kaplan “Authenticity is what makes a relatable person believable. It is what makes relatability sustainable. Anyone can take relatability for a time, but authenticity is what makes it real.” -Robert S. Kaplan Michele Jennae “Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity.” -Michele Jennae Neil Blumenthal “It’s never too late to try authenticity.” -Neil Blumenthal Miranda Devine “The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. That’s how I feel now, no matter what you’re doing.” -Miranda Devine David O. Russell “Authenticity can’t be replicated or faked. You’re either real, or you’re not.” -David O. Russell Bibi Bourelly “We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.” -Bibi Bourelly Barbara de Angelis “There’s an authenticity in just being who you are and not having an act about it or wearing clothes you normally wouldn’t wear. I’m just comfortable in my own skin.” -Barbara de Angelis Luke Combs “Whether you’re authentic about something that feels good or something that doesn’t feel good, authenticity is going to increase your frequency.” -Luke Combs Teal Swan “Authenticity is really important, and sometimes that’s really hard to get.” -Teal Swan Tom Freston “If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.” -Tom Freston Brené Brown “Living from a place of authenticity is difficult because those living in distortion see you as a threat to their delusion, and some are so attached to that delusion that they will behave in erratic ways to defend their ego’s projection of wounding.” -Brené Brown Suzanne Wagner “Authenticity reduces stress and produces faith in oneself and in the potential to grow and learn.” -Suzanne Wagner

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