Sincerity Quotes

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

We did not hesitate to call our movement an army. But it was a special army, with no supplies but its sincerity, no uniform but its determination, no arsenal except its faith, no currency but its conscience.

The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions.

But what about-brace yourself-earnest. If you dethrone sincerity with irony, you get an equal tyrant by the end of the day, and I'm kind of tired of it. Because what makes me feel uncomfortable is saying, like, 'Do you mind telling me that I'm good, or that you love me, just so I can feel OK?' That's the shit I'm scared of, being seen as some fucking lame dude. It's way harder to be a bit naive and soppy without going not, or lol, or I jack off all the time.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Beauty is sincerity. There are so many different ways someone can be beautiful.

I distrust the wisdom if not the sincerity of friends, who would hold my hands while my enemies stab me.