And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.

- Erich von Stroheim

I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way I am.

- John Wayne

What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait.

- Hattie McDaniel

We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it.

- Hattie McDaniel

Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed.

- George Henry Lewes

Sincerity is moral truth.

- George Henry Lewes

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

- George Eliot

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The iPod has taken away the whole platinum record sales prospect. Sincerity and specificity are going to be the hot commodities in music. Everybody can have anything that they want, so now it gets into what specifically you have to give.

- Eric Lewis

My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

- Edmond Rostand

The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.

- Bruce Barton

The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.

- Emily Carr

The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, imposes them upon himself and upon other scientists.

- Erwin Schrodinger

Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity.

- Eric Cantona

I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique.

- Edmund White

Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made.

- Daniel Schorr

So on May 1, 1987, at Gary's invitation, I agreed to see him one last time - to confront him face-to-face about his sincerity and with the intention of ending our brief relationship.

- Donna Rice

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

- Christopher Meloni

My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked they responded. They always responded with sincerity, and they did a good job.

- C. Everett Koop

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

- Charles Spurgeon