“Sincerity - if you can fake that, you've got it made.”
George Burns (1896–1996) American comedian, actor, and writer
Variant: Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
“I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.”
The Message to the Planet (1989) p. 322.
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David Gerrold book When HARLIE Was One
Section 15 (p. 72; Dr. Auberson, then HARLIE)
When HARLIE Was One (1972)
David Gemmell book The King Beyond the Gate
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 12
Context: I never worshipped anything but my sword and my wits; now I suffer for it. But I can take it, for am I not a man?... It is not hard to be a legend, Tenaka. It is what follows when you have to live like one.
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.”
Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944) French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright
As quoted in Murphy's Law Book Two : More Reasons Why Things Go Wrong (1980) by Arthur Bloch, p. 47; similar statements became a routine part of the comedic performances of George Burns.
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“If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.”
Act I, scene 2, 96, line 176.
Eunuchus
Original: (la) si istuc crederem/sincere dici, quidvis possem perpeti.
Andrew Collier (philosopher) (1944–2014) British philosopher
Source: "The Masters of Suspicion", p. 84
Shams-i Tabrizi (1185–1248) 1185-1248, spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi.
Me & Rumi (2004)