“I keep things raw and honest on here since I believe public servants do a disservice to our communities by pretending to be perfect. It makes things harder for others who aspire to run someday if they think they have to be superhuman before they even try.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, instagram.com
“I know Bill Clinton said the price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change, but I don’t think Bill Clinton ever lost sleep figuring out how to qualify for a mortgage as a single woman in a town where a car parking space can go for a hundred grand.”— Laura Jane Williams, redonline.co.uk
“I have come to realize that being trustworthy does not demand that I be rigidly consistent but that I be dependably real.”— Carl Rogers, amazon.com
“Authenticity is not the watering down of your message to help someone accept your words. Authenticity, I think, is simply trying to find the kindest way to tell the whole truth.”— Erin Loechner, amazon.com