Adam Grant Quotes

I think authenticity is the name of the game.

It's a waste of time for people to say things they think other people want to hear, or try and come off in a certain way. I try to be as honest as I can.

Everybody can relate to being real or true. Somehow, someway, you want to be real and true.

I'm not going to pretend to be anything I'm not.

If I'm not authentic, I might as well as be dead.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

I don't try to be likeable. The worst thing people do is present versions of themselves to the world that aren't real.

I like to show that I'm real.

I can't put on a facade every time I go out.

I'm not a guy that's gonna go out there and not be me and be fake and talk a bunch of crap.

I can't be someone that I'm not. And people can spot when someone's being fake, when somebody's not being real, when somebody's sugar-coating stuff. People don't like that.

It's very important to be as transparent, as real as possible, as a person.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

I'm not a cheerleader. I'm not trying to pretend to be sweet and then come out and be bad. This is who I am.

I'm not hiding who I am anymore - not pretending I'm something I'm not.

I want to be myself. I want to be as authentic as possible.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

I'm crap at pretending to be something I'm not when I'm in my real life.

Authenticity can't be replicated or faked. You're either real or you're not.

I don't think you can do something wrong with your identity if you're living in your authenticity.

Artists can be themselves. They don't have to pretend to be somebody they're not.

I'm trying to be as real as I can and I'm being myself. I'm not gonna create an act.

I think what people respond to is someone being who they actually are.