#authentic

Helping others in need is not only a responsibility of life; it is what gives meaning to life. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#purpose #walking-with-justice #life

I don't rhyme about guns I ain't shot Hoes I ain't caught Or shit I ain't bought. ↗

— Ice-T

#life

To influence a person is to give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtues are not real to him. His sins, if there are such things as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of someone else's music, an actor of a part that has not been written for him. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#individuality #philosophy #music

In the 56 years I have been a disciple of and in union with Jesus Christ and in my opinion, John Wimber was the most authentic, humble, accessible, and anointed 'Christ-like' man I have ever known." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#john-wimber #naturally-supernatural #r-alan-woods #nature

من قال عليّ ما لم أقل فليتبوأ مقعده من النار Whoever ascribes to me what I have not said then let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire! (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 3, #109) ↗

— Anonymous

#bukhari #hadeeth #hadith #islam #mohammed

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#aim #always #authenticity #bother #confuse

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity. ↗

— Norman Ralph Augustine

#available #base #conclusion #data #give

One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. ↗

— James Buchan

#awash #been #british #consequences #consular

But since you're asking me, I'll tell you my opinion: all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good, hot, and made with love and fresh ingredients. ↗

— Jeremy Jackson

#authentic #fresh #fresh ingredients #good #hot

The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#air #amendment #authenticity #believe #believer