Barack Obama Quotes

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.

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

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

One should stick by one's soul, and by nothing else. In one's soul, one knows the truth from the untruth, and life from death. And if one betrays one's own soul-knowledge one is the worst of traitors.

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

Just stay true to yourself and true to wut you believe.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.

In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one's party three times a day.

I would always encourage people of any age not to be so quick to follow other people's truths but to search and follow your own moral code and live by your own integrity, and mostly just be brave.

I have to stay true to myself.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

Being truthful is a necessity because when I'm not being truthful it takes a toll on me. I don't have any room for it in my life. I don't have an across-the-board opinion on honesty in relationships. But for me, personally, it's paramount.

You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do things honestly. I guess honesty is what you would call subjective: if you feel good about what you're doing, yourself, if you figure you're doing the right thing.

It's important for me to live my life honestly.

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

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.

I don't particularly care what people think of me as long as I know what I'm doing is right.

Do what in your heart you know is right. It is easy to get caught up in your ambitions, but no job is worth not being true to yourself.

I have to stay true to who I am.

It's really important to be honest to yourself.

I always say your truth is your compass to your purpose.