{"quotes":[{"text":"In a world full of lions and tigers entertaining the masses, have you ever seen a wolf performing in a circus?","author":"Akilnathan Logeswaran","tags":["authenticity","circus","entertainment","inspiration","leader","leaders","leadership","lion","masses","performance","tiger","wolf"],"id":2197,"author_id":"Akilnathan+Logeswaran"},{"text":"I can be a better me than anyone can.","author":"Diana Ross","tags":["authenticity","genuineness","individuality"],"id":5930,"author_id":"Diana+Ross"},{"text":"Authentic personal brands are built on the foundation of purpose.","author":"Bernard Kelvin Clive","tags":["authenticity","personal-brand","personal-branding","purpose"],"id":6705,"author_id":"Bernard+Kelvin+Clive"},{"text":"When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became 'distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["authenticity","evangelism","friendship","witness"],"id":6990,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"Don't dilute your core message burning in your spirit just to satisfy the masses.","author":"Bernard Kelvin Clive","tags":["authentic-self","authenticity","inspiration","passion","personal-brand","personal-branding"],"id":7576,"author_id":"Bernard+Kelvin+Clive"},{"text":"Keep your heart clearAnd transparent,And you willNever be bound.A single disturbed thoughtCreates ten thousand distractions.","author":"Ryōkan","tags":["authenticity","honesty","meditation","thinking","thought"],"id":9482,"author_id":"Ry%C5%8Dkan"},{"text":"If our focus is on how we are supposed to feel then we deny ourselves the joy of freedom in how we truly feel.","author":"Mishi McCoy","tags":["authenticity","be-real","feelings-and-emotions","focus","freedom","joy","mishi-mccoy","self-acceptance"],"id":9934,"author_id":"Mishi+McCoy"},{"text":"A man could not be prevented from making himself a big wax doll, and kissing it. But if the man were to come with the doll and sit before a man in love, and begin caressing his doll as the lover caressed the woman he loved, it would be distastefulto the lover. Just such a distasteful sensation was what Mihailov felt at the sight of Vronsky’s painting: he felt it both ludicrous and irritating, both pitiable and offensive.","author":"Leo Tolstoy","tags":["authenticity"],"id":11401,"author_id":"Leo+Tolstoy"},{"text":"Allow your natural personality to shine through without pretending to be someone you're not, or you may be stuck with that label forever.","author":"Susan C. Young","tags":["authenticity","communication","communication-skills","first-impressions","personality-development","relationship","social-networking","trust"],"id":11646,"author_id":"Susan+C.+Young"},{"text":"To return to our authenticity, we have to let go of all that we are not. We recognize and let go of the judgments, fears, and “shoulds” that keep us stuck.","author":"Henna Inam","tags":["authentic-self","authenticity","fear","judgement"],"id":14576,"author_id":"Henna+Inam"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":560,"pages":56,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}