110+ Best Authenticity Quotes: Exclusive Selection

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Most Famous Authenticity Quotes

No legacy is so rich as honesty. Shakespeare

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

Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. Mother Teresa

Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity. Neil Blumenthal

Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free. Eckhart Tolle

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity. Coco Chanel

What we know matters but who we are matters more. Brené Brown

The keys to brand success are self definition, transparency, authenticity and accountability. Simon Mainwaring

Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart  it’s all a man has. Hubert Humphrey

Authenticity is my life. Selena Gomez

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity. Coco Chanel

I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are. Charles R. Swindoll

Aspire to be authentic. Yann Martel

Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. Adam Grant

To find yourself, think for yourself. Socrates

Be yourself  not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be. Henry David Thoreau

There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible that in any profane history. Isaac Newton

Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else. Judy Garland

There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible that in any profane history. Isaac Newton

Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap. Hildegard Von Bingen

Don’t worry about what’s cool and what’s not cool. Authenticity is what’s cool. Zac Posen

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. Nathaniel Hawthorne

The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can  within the context of a popular commercial thriller  to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part of that authenticity. Alex Berenson

Authenticity is hella important. Jessie Reyez

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, This is the real me, and when you have found that attitude, follow it. William James

Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity. Eric Cantona

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

It’s never too late to try authenticity. Miranda Devine

Authenticity requires a certain measure of vulnerability, transparency, and integrity. Janet Louise Stephenson

Our generation, I think, has a demand for authenticity that exceeds any prior generation. Matt Gaetz

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position. Leo Buscaglia

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. W. H. Auden

Be your authentic self. Your authentic self is who you are when you have no fear of judgment, or before the world starts pushing you around and telling you who you’re supposed to be. Your fictional self is who you are when you have a social mask on to please everyone else. Give yourself permission to be your authentic self. Dr. Phil

Authenticity in branding requires a step by step, measured methodology that doesn’t veer from a brand’s key identity. Debbie Millman

I choose to be authentic in everything I do. India Arie

Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where ideals and experience have the ring of authenticity which we need now as we go forward. Michael D. Higgins

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. Albert Schweitzer

Authenticity is the most important thing. You have to know where it all comes from, study who pioneered it. Savion Glover

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

Authenticity is extremely important and throughout the pageant Miss Universe looks for that. Harnaaz Sandhu

I’ve always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be. Dita Von Teese

Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I’m not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place. Annabelle Selldorf

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good. Alan Cohen

Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where ideals and experience have the ring of authenticity which we need now as we go forward. Michael D. Higgins

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. Lance Secretan

Authenticity is the most important thing. You have to know where it all comes from, study who pioneered it. Savion Glover

The keys to brand success are self definition, transparency, authenticity, and accountability. Simon Mainwaring

We have to preserve folk in its authenticity. Else folk will become fake. Hamsalekha

Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader. Marcus Buckingham

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. David O. Russell

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. Horace Mann

The weaker the data available upon which to base one’s conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity. Norman Ralph Augustine

You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are. Amy Poehler

What I love about Nivea is they’re all about authenticity. The brand isn’t pretending to be anything it isn’t. Tessa Virtue

Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion. Deepak Chopra

I feel like in order for something to connect to an audience there needs to be a form of authenticity. Aleister Black

When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity. Wynonna Judd

I feel like in order for something to connect to an audience there needs to be a form of authenticity. Aleister Black

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. W. H. Auden

It’s not about just diversity it’s about authenticity. Audiences are really excited to see more of themselves on the screen. Channing Dungey

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. David O. Russell

People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn’t back in the days when they did Cleopatra, where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave. John Milius

I feel like in order for something to connect to an audience there needs to be a form of authenticity. Aleister Black

The accusation that we’ve lost our soul resonates with a very modern concern about authenticity. Patricia Hewitt

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure. John Legend

Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it’s about passion it is about loving what you do  tapping into your natural energy and your most authentic self. Sir Ken Robinson

I believe in tradition and innovation, authenticity and passion. Jose Andres

To become conscious and aware, we must become authentic. Authenticity is the highest form of being. Teal Swan

The weaker the data available upon which to base one’s conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity. Norman Ralph Augustine

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life. Robert Louis Stevenson

People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Don’t settle for a relationship that won’t let you be yourself. Oprah Winfrey

What I like in comedies are really two things stories that are character driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity. Alex Karpovsky

Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else. Michael Jordan

I want people to know my come-up, my grind, my authenticity. I don’t come from rich parents. I just come from hustle. Latto

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. C.G. Jung

Rag  bone images always reflect the authenticity of the brand. Their images have character and tell a story. Haley Bennett

We are constantly invited to be who we are. Henry David Thoreau

Why do millennials like Bernie Sanders so much? I love that this is a mystery to Washington. It’s the authenticity, stupid. Cenk Uygur

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. Oprah Winfrey

The more cynical commentators on our careers would say that the northern accent has been the basis of our success. There’s a certain authenticity to the voice  which isn’t to my credit I was just born there. Bob Mortimer

Accept no one’s definition of your life, define yourself. Anonymous

What I love about Nivea is they’re all about authenticity. The brand isn’t pretending to be anything it isn’t. Tessa Virtue

Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. Janis Joplin

If there’s one theme in all my work, it’s about authenticity and self expression. It’s the idea that some things are, in some real sense, really you or express what you and others aren’t. Bernard Williams

To become authentic we require a thirst for freedom. Don Mateo Sol

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything. Brene Brown

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be. May Sarton

I feel like the live record thing is something that I’ve been getting used to as the years go by and with this being my second one, I’m continuing to learn what works and what doesn’t work. A live record is an example of that authenticity and that realness that you find in imperfection and you can hear that in this record. Josh Turner

Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are. Simon Sinek

Whatever your style or subject matter, in the end, film making is about searching for authenticity  that is what the audience will divine. Paul Greengrass

The most common form of despair is not being who you are. Soren Kierkegaard

If you’re trying to write something that you don’t understand and embrace at the very core of you, it’s not going to turn out with quite the authenticity and passion it should have. Terrence McNally

Authenticity is at the heart of success. Anonymous

When you’re really famous, there’s very little authenticity in people, so you prefer the company of children. Katherine Ryan

Be yourself. Authenticity trumps cool every time. Craig Groeschel

What people look for in their leaders is authenticity. You say, I’m not going to ask you to do anything that I’m not going to do myself. Denise Morrison

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

Authenticity is very important be true to one’s self. Laila Ali

Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way. Be unique. Be what you feel. Melissa Etheridge

I don’t think you can do something wrong with your identity if you’re living in your authenticity. Rachel Dolezal

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Brené Brown

Authenticity has never been Barbie’s strong suit. Mona Eltahawy

The 3 A’s of awesome: attitude, awareness and authenticity. Neil Pasricha

Authenticity is key. Tim Kaine

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

Authenticity has never been Barbie’s strong suit. Mona Eltahawy