One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny.

Communication is number one, and we have to communicate honestly and openly with each other.

I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.

Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much is expected to be manipulated - curated, contrived, edited. I think that's a real detriment to self expression and happiness in a lot of ways. In my mind, honesty and vulnerability is the way forward.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

If you're as honest and fair as you can be, not only in business but in life, things will work out.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

All I needed to do was sing with conviction, speaking my truth from the heart, honestly and straightforwardly, and to offer my words, ideas and music to the audience as if it were one collective friend that I'd known for a very long time.

The secret of success is sincerity.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

Failure is authentic, and because it's authentic, it's real and genuine, and because of that, it's a pure state of being.

Honesty is the best policy.

Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts.

Authenticity, living your truth, kindness - these are necessary virtues.

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust - not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.

Faith is a very intimate process that involves being sincere and truthful to a spiritual presence.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.

Friendship and sentiment and the giving of one's words are very important.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself.

Genuine happiness comes from within, and often it comes in spontaneous feelings of joy.

Finding your soul begins by discovering our ability to listen! Alternatively, by sharing a smile, a laugh and just by being human to everyone - from friends, colleagues, family, and especially strangers, including those who are not from the same station in life as you.

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Integrity reveals beauty.

Positive emotion alienated from the exercise of character leads to emptiness, to inauthenticity, to depression, and, as we age, to the gnawing realization that we are fidgeting until we die.

Honest communication is a rare thing.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

If we approach other people understanding our own value, being confident in who we are, being centered and grounded, it's actually easier for us to connect with them because we can listen more deeply and we can express ourselves more authentically without fear of being judged or not being enough.

Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.

Don't worry about what's cool and what's not cool. Authenticity is what's cool.

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.

I think when people speak and they come from a place of sincerity and like caring about the situation, you know, it's easy for people to identify that, and to hear that in the genuine nature of it.

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.

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

I think probably honesty is the biggest quality I look for in a relationship. Being exactly who you are with the other person.

Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self.

The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.

It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

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

Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can't be faked.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

Enthusiasm is a form of social courage.

Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

The more I have a sincere connection to something, the less acting is required. And the more it's about creating the space to feel that connection and to feel that shift from yourself. And start interpreting things through new eyes.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.