Best 32 quotes in «insincerity quotes» category

The true artist and the sane collector never will tolerate insincerity and impudence.

That's what show business is, sincere insincerity.

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

The smiles that encourage severity of judgment hide malice and insincerity.

The classical artist can be recognized by his sincerity, the romantic by his laborious insincerity.

The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don’t—whichever seems likelier to win an effect.

A prophet is always underestimated, and part of what makes one a prophet is that he doesn't really mind it.

Insincerity was taxing once you’d breathed the refreshing air of artless candor.

Men seek a great deal, but fatally close, albeit very different, is one's pride in proving oneself right with one's zeal for finding the truth.

My fierce, blind loyalty to those who were insincere to me was spotted by her early on. After I stood up in class to defend Nadia one day, the teacher took me out and gently explained why I needed to not take risks for other people. She tried to warn me that not all people were worthy of my earnest support, but I did not listen. The friend in question would later abandon me on all key junctures of my life. My H.E teacher had perhaps been through it herself, and could recognise the vulnerability behind my tough, practical joker exterior. But it would be thirty years before I learned to put myself first. We listen to people, but do we hear what they are saying?

Normally, anything done in the name of 'the kids' strikes me as either slightly sentimental or faintly sinister—that redolence of moral blackmail that adheres to certain charitable appeals and certain kinds of politician. (Not for nothing is baby-kissing the synonym for public insincerity.)

Social conscience is a fashion, it changes every year.

The dean put a finger to his chin as he studied this great and troubling mystery. The applicant’s response reeked of insincerity, like, “Have a nice day!” with all the friendly burned off. “Okay, Mr. Darlington. I’ll just be a minute.

The expression Gone To The Dogs needs to be changed to Gone To Humans Without a Conscience

BE REAL Bring it on- And let truth be my existence. Value my life- And tell me like it is. Bark at me when I'm wrong- And hug me when I'm right. Praise me if I succeed- And tell me if I fail. Laugh at me if you think I'm funny- And wink at me if you think I'm cute. Yell at me if I ever hurt you- And scold me if I'm ever bad. Keep things real with me, Because I want to be alive, I want my world to be real- And I want to see your spirit. I want to hear you breathe- And I want to know how you feel. Don’t waste my time with insincerities. Keep my world real.

Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity.

Every category has its snobs: music, books, movies. There are so many things a man is only pressured into liking or disliking.

Indifference is a pose. Underneath, a heart is beating.

Insincerity is so boring; speak from your heart.

It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea-shops.

It's not unfortunate that people aren't genuine; what's unfortunate is that insincere people try to act sincere and in doing so, mislead and deceive the other. I would rather meet a person who is not amiable and who does not feel any burden to act amiable towards me, than to have the misfortune of knowing people who feel like they need to be gracious and compassionate so they will appear to be good people, whilst possessing none of those qualities within themselves! It's the latter that causes the pain in life. And that's another reason why I don't believe in religion; I have observed that religion tells people that it is highly prized a quality to act kind and compassionate and so on and so forth, but some people just do not have these innate qualities within them! We get deceived, and I'd rather not be deceived! I'd rather be able to see a person for who he/she is and not judge a brute for being a brute, but avoid the brute who carries the burden of acting like a wonderful one!

Miss Bingley's congratulations to her brother, on his approaching marriage, were all that was affectionate and insincere.

The aim is to love God because the pure heart loves loving God and because the true mind knows He deserves it. Unlike the accusations and beliefs of the critics and skeptics, it is neither an obligation of duty; nor a fear of damnation; nor a wish for power; nor a desire to appear more righteous than others; nor because God needs it; but because through all love, truth, reason, faith, honesty, and joy in and beyond oneself and the universe, He is worthy.

Avoid that romantic trap: saying more than you feel, forcing yourself to feel more than you've said!

There are only two kinds of faces: Sincere and insincere!

To hear how much of a great human being you were — even if you really weren’t — open your ears at your funeral.

True cynics kill themselves. The rest are posers, trying to use clever sarcasm and snarky remarks to hide insecurity and the fear that if they put themselves out there, they will fail.

We are generally pleased the most by compliments that are insincere.

When you say, 'I do,' you cannot be sincere, because you cannot know what you're doing. You may want some idea called 'being married' but you have no idea what being married will actually require of you. And so your sincerity and your strength of character don't really matter. If you are a morally weak person you can still marry. You don't have to wait until you're ready, because you're never ready. And so it is with 'I'm sorry.

Where the questions of religion are concerned people are guilty of every possible kind of insincerity and intellectual misdemeanor.

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

I like the enthusiasm but not the insincerity of Los Angeles.