Genuine Quotes

There is really nothing left to a genuine idle man, who possesses any considerable degree of vital power, but sin.

The idle man stands outside of God's plan, outside of the ordained scheme of things; and the truest self-respect, the noblest independence, and the most genuine dignity, are not to be found there.

Insofar as it represents a genuine reconciliation of differences, a consensus is a fine thing; insofar as it represents a concealment of differences, it is a miscarriage of democratic procedure.

In a house without a genuine kitchen, one of the delights of growing up is lost.

Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.

When you were kids, you can tell when an adult is bad or good; and I think people can feel that I'm genuine. It's the best thing in the world.

Age childish makes, they say, but 'tis not true; We're only genuine children still in Age's season. [Ger., Das Alter macht nicht kindisch, wie man spricht, Es findet uns nur noch als wahre Kinder.]

I look upon all four Gospels as thoroughly genuine, for there shines forth from them the reflected splendor of a sublimity proceeding from Jesus Christ.

What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.

Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber and their gravel gold; His genuine and less guilty wealth t' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore.

If the inspiration is genuine and it's coming from the right place, that's what I like and want to be a part of.

Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of us, or, at least, without our participation,--like everything inspired.

Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them.

No amount of tools can help a bad product. You have to remain genuine in your product development innovation and quality.

I've never made a plan for my life. I have just taken whatever opportunities have come and been very genuine with them.

Out of the thousands who are known or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts, trying to look like the real thing.

My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

...it is impossible for a genuine people's revolution in any country to win victory without various forms of help from the international revolutionary forces.

I, too, dislike it. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it, after all, a place for the genuine.

Most unhappy people need to learn just one lesson: how to see themselves through the lens of genuine compassion, and treat themselves accordingly.

Love is richest, most genuine, and most long lasting when you focus on being yourself and doing everything you can to make it possible for the other person to be him- or herself.

Genuine wit implies no small amount of wisdom and culture.

Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

Death is so genuine a fact that it excludes falsehoods, or betrays its emptiness; it is a touchstone that proves the gold, and dishonors the baser metal.

College football today is one of the last great strongholds of genuine old-fashioned American hypocrisy.

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.

But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched.

A silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity.

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them.

I will say go into the world and try to find good people that feel genuine affection and love for you, and disregard everything else about their background.

I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked?

You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.

It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you (a) become really committed to winning, and (b) become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom.

My style is the paparazzi approach which is spontaneous, unrehearsed, off-guard. The beauty I'm after is inherent, more natural. Genuine emotions, real emotions, that's what I look for.

I think you can't really reach the emotionally intense stuff without having built a genuine light, playful, connected energy, to begin with.

The true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure.

Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.

There are many counterfeits of character, but the genuine article is difficult to be mistaken.

Not the poem which we have read , but that to which we return , with the greatest pleasure, possesses the genuine power, and claims the name of essential poetry .

The magic happens when you find the sweet spot where your genuine interests, skills, and opportunity intersect.

Remarkable visions and genuine insights are always met with resistance.

My divorce was like a death - a genuine death of commitment and love. After I got over the shock, I was like, tell me theres some way we can save this. We can save this, right?

I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.

When people come together around music, there's something ancient going on. It has to come from a genuine place and that's part of the challenge. You have to cultivate that authenticity everyday.

It is a test (a positive test, I do not assert that it is always valid negatively), that genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

There is no higher qualification than genuine inspiration.

We need not renounce the use of conventional force. We will be ready to repel any clear and present danger that poses a genuine threat to our national security and survival.

I should say sincerity, a deep, great, genuine sincerity, is the first characteristic of all men in any way heroic.

Genuine Work alone, what thou workest faithfully, that is eternal, as the Almighty Founder and World-Builder himself.

To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.