One of the most connected attributes of the human condition ... is just being flawed. We really connect with people on their faults.
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The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.
Edward R. Murrow — Address to the Radio-Television News Directors Association
Before giving up drinking, I had very little earnestness at my command. I drank in order to give myself permission to talk openly, or at great length, or to heighten the sensation of listening or being listened to. Drinking is way easier than saying that you want to talk to someone, or don't.
Sarah Miller
The musicians who strike me as most authentic never realized that inauthenticity was even a choice—they wouldn't know how to arrive at that destination, even if you gave them a map and GPS coordinates. Discovering this kind of authenticity is a gift, but it's an unusual kind of gift—defined as much by what you relinquish, not what you gain.
Ted Gioia