K'naan Quotes

If I remain true to what's in my heart, that's all the success I need.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

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

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

I must be true to myself within my music or I would be a liar.

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

This above all,--to thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

It's really important to be honest to yourself.

The second you're not honest with yourself, you've lost everything.

Always stand 100 with yourself.

The bottom line is you need to be authentic, you have to be really honest to yourself.

I don't feel like I've ever subscribed to the stereotypical notion of success. I've always equated success with having integrity, conducting yourself with compassion and honesty, and following your heart despite whether or not you ever make any money at it.

I was always taught to be myself, be honest, and be true to my roots.

I can only live in the world of truth, inasmuch as I'm able to be truthful with myself at any given point, on any given day.

I believe that being honest to oneself and one's work is all that matters.

In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.

I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times than it helps. But somehow it's all tied up with my integrity, and my integrity is the last thing I'm going to let you take from me.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore.

You have to be honest about who you are.

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody. I'm not doing that now, so I feel really good about myself.

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

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.

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

Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept.