C. S. Lewis Quotes

I don't pretend to be perfect. I want people to see me as I am.

We pray pious blether, our will is not in it, and then we say God does not answer; we never asked Him for anything. Asking means that our wills are in what we ask.

The world is looking, not for Christians who are perfect, but for Christians who are honest and who are willing to be honest with some of our contradictions and hypocrisy.

Women want to see the truth. They don't want to see some perfect girl.

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.

I'm simply trying to tell the truth about human behaviour as I see it.

Whatever my situation is, I want to show that I'm not perfect, and perfect isn't real. The youth need to know that, especially.

You can't fake it when you're alone with God, you know.

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right.

Some people would rather have a lie that makes them smile than a truth that makes them cry. I'm the opposite; I'd rather have people make me cry with the truth than try to make me smile.

I come out of real life.

The more horrible the truth that you admit, the better you connect. You have to tell the truth.

I'm pretty much honest to a fault. It's my best and my worst quality.

I'm not always going to say things the perfect way, the right way. But I'm going to say how I feel.

I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

We can be shiny and perfect and admired, or we can be real and honest and vulnerable and loved. But we actually do have to choose.

All I know is real life. I don't know how to act. I don't know how to pretend.

Bands have good nights, and they have bad nights. I'm not going to cover up anything or pretend. For me, personally, that's just my thought process.

It's not about making it perfect, it's about letting it be real, sometimes raw and flawed, as long as it's true.

I'm in this effort to unify my life and to live day to day in a disciplined way, to be real at all times, not just in front of people, or not just in a synagogue.

I'm strong on the outside, not all the way through. I've never been perfect, but neither have you.

I'm not hiding from anyone. I am who I am, and I'm not perfect.

Our Lord did not say it was wrong to pray in the corners of the street, but He did say it was wrong to have the motive to "be seen of men".