Duke Ellington Quotes

I love 'I'm British But...' It's such a sweet, innocent, open-hearted film, and it has the sort of openness that I still aspire to with everything I do. It wears its heart, head, everything on its sleeve.

I have no boundaries. I have nothing to hide.

Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.

Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.

What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,' said Ipek.

I want to be loved despite my faults. It isn't exactly true that I'm a provocateur. A real provocateur is someone who says things he doesn't think, just to shock. I try to say what I think.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.

I think there's a certain level of trust that I have with women. I've always been honest, even when I haven't had good times in my life or my movie bombed or I've had great success. I've owned up to all of it.

My only hope to receive love is to let you see who I am, then I may believe you.

I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.'

I've found that if I say what I'm really thinking and feeling, people are more likely to say what they really think and feel. The conversation becomes a real conversation.

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

I don’t hide my emotions from people.

If you have feelings for someone, be honest with yourself and the person you care about, but trust that there is someone out there who will love you for who you are and will stay by your side.

When you love somebody, you gotta be honest with them even if it'll hurt them.

Even if you can't relate to what I'm singing, I hope you can believe in it and see it as something that it is real.

I am an emotional guy. I try to be very honest.

I am an honest person, and that includes showing my emotions - good or bad.

I feel like the more real we are, the more people will respect that.

I don't try to hide my feelings or what I think.