What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have been some flowering authentic democratic socialism and so on. I'm a little bit more of a pessimist there. I think that the Soviets - it's a very sad lesson - by their intervention, saved the myth.
Donald Trump's being authentic to what he ran on and what got elected.
I am tremendously moved anytime anyone gives birth to something from deep within themselves that is pure and authentic.
All my life I have struggled to make one authentic gesture.
We're so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it's difficult to be authentic and trust that we'll be accepted just as we are.
[My father] impressed upon me from the first, that the manner in which the world came into existence was a subject on which nothing was known: that the question, "Who made me?" cannot be answered, because we have no experience or authentic information from which to answer it; and that any answer only throws the difficulty a step further back, since the question immediately presents itself, "Who made God?
I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released as 'authentic Indian stories' when they were, in fact, nothing of the kind.
This Italian restaurant I'm at is authentic! When they seat you, they give you a mustache.
It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that's very inspiring.
Begin Practicing the Intention to be Authentic & Peaceful with Everyone
We can only belong when we offer our most authentic selves and when we're embraced for who we are.
If the church could catch a vision for using video technology to present an authentic presentation of the life of the church - not rehearsed videos, but spontaneous records of conversations, laughing with one another, weeping with one another, people sharing their lives, etc. - the average person might take notice.
Meditation is the antidote to all the poisons of your life. It is the nourishment of your authentic nature.
Love is authentic only when it gives freedom. Love is true only when it respects the other person's individuality, his privacy.
Commitment to love - to growth, to authentic power is an everyday application of your will.
Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity.
For most people, the authentic things are relationships, friends, and family.
An awareness of one's mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
Speaking with passion born of your own authentic experience and belief is always persuasive.