Alan Cohen Quotes

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

I've learned in the little bit of my life so far that you can't fool people. And so I only tell people what I think about: my ambitions, my dreams, what inspires me.

There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.

I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

The clearest actions come from truth, not obligation.

Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

Humility is all about being truthful and honest.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

I try to be honest and I keep moving.

A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human.

My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.

Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

Be as you wish to seem.