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Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Thoreau was a reader of Eastern philosophy and hoped that religion would one day become obsolete. He was passionate about the love of nature taking its place: [...] Thoreau is considered a naturalist and has become a major inspiration for preservationists and modern environmentalists worldwide: [...] Again much like Spinoza (and Nietzsche, Rumi and others), Thoreau advises against getting caught up with dogmatic morality:
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-06-24): Henry David Thoreau (12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. [...] - This is commonly misattributed because Thoreau wrote it in his journal June 14, 1838, but it was not original. This was a popular aphorism in his day, appearing in several collections of proverbs during his lifetime. Its origin is unknown, but it had appeared in print before his birth. E.g., in Joseph Dennie and Asbury Dickins, The Port Folio, vol.2, no.1 (July 1809), p. 431; and in Felipe Fernandez, Exercises on the rules of construction of the Spanish language, 3rd ed. (1811), p. 228. [...] See also [edit]External links [edit]- Henry D. Thoreau Quotations Page (Thoreau's Life & Writings at the Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods - The Thoreau Reader - Online texts at Wikisource:
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Conscious Conversations | Listen Today Tap into Your Everyday Power and Create the Future
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2005-06-30): Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American philosopher, poet, environmental scientist, and political activist whose major work, Walden, draws upon each of these various identities in meditating upon the concrete problems of living in the world as a human being. He sought to revive a conception of philosophy as a way of life, not only a mode of reflective thought and discourse. Thoreau’s work was informed by an eclectic variety of sources. He was well-versed in classical Greek and Roman philosophy (and poetry), ranging from the pre-Socratics through the Hellenistic schools, and was also an avid student of the ancient scriptures and wisdom literature of various Asian traditions. He was familiar with modern philosophy ranging from Descartes, Locke, and the Cambridge Platonists through Emerson, Coleridge, and the German Idealists, all of whom are influential on Thoreau’s philosophy. He discussed his own empirical findings with leading naturalists of the day, and read the latest work of Humboldt and Darwin with interest and admiration. His philosophical explorations of self and world led him to develop an epistemology of embodied perception and a non-dualistic account of mental and material life. [...] - McKenzie, Jonathan, 2016, The Political Thought of Henry David Thoreau, Lexington: University of Kentucky Press. [...] - Moran, Michael, 1967, "Henry David Thoreau," in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ed. Paul Edwards, New York: Free Press, 8: 121–123.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2018-05-17): The Inspirational Words of Henry David Thoreau [...] I recently read a quote from Henry David Thoreau from his book Walden. It was an intensely profound quote that had great meaning for me. [...] If you live trying to live up to everyone else’s idea of who you are and who you should be, you’ll be living a charade. Don’t live your life as an actor. Be who you are and what you are.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2014-10-22): "Just be yourself, there is no one better." ― Taylor Swift Glory in the Morning is for anyone who’s ever felt invisible. Growing up under the sharp gaze of a critical mother, I learned it wasn’t safe to be myself. Spontaneity often got me into trouble, so I silenced my free spirit. I devalued my thoughts and feelings. Worst of all, I suppressed my intuition. I used my mind and not my heart to make decisions. Canceling out my "inner guidance" to plug into my mom’s rules, protected me from her wrath. Unfortunately, what kept me safe in childhood, left me the shell of the woman I was born to be. [...] After years of inner work and cultivating a connection to God, I became willing to share the "real me" with others. I knew I had to do that to continue to grow. Opening myself up to trusted friends, helped to heal my brokenness. I began to see myself the way they saw me, not as a mistake but a gift.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2016-01-24): ― Henry David Thoreau [...] — Mr. Rogers [share-quote] While you are alive, for all the days you have, be you. [/share-quote] Are you being you?
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2022-04-20): David Naimon: Today’s episode is brought to you by Ben Shattuck’s Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, which charts six journeys taken by Shattuck across The New England Landscapes, each inspired by a walk of Thoreau taken years ago. Says Hernan Diaz, "By walking in Thoreau’s footsteps, Ben Shattuck ends up following the long trail left by wandering thinkers and writers like Rousseau, Muir, Walser, Benjamin, and Solnit. Along the way, Six Walks offers a moving meditation on nature and history—and what our precarious place between these two realms may be?" Adds Nina MacLaughlin, "In painterly prose, he brings us along on his walks and proves the best sort of guide: curious, open to the chance encounter, deeply attuned to rhythms natural and personal and to the strange joys to be found even in periods of pain. Most of all, he reminds us, every step of the way, of what’s on offer every time we walk out the door." Six Walks is out now from Tin House. I’m really excited to share this conversation with Caren Beilin. [...] CB: Oh, that’s amazing. Well, that makes a lot of sense. [...] DN: I love that. [laughs]
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2016-01-01): - "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."– Henry David Thoreau [...] Adam Fisher - Be humble and self - aware. Ignore the concept of "being yourself." Of course this is literally true by definition, but it is a way to avoid self - improvement. Pursuing your passion is fine. [...] - So you have no choice but to really get to know yourself better. Know who you are and what you really want from life. This is, of course, the oldest advice in the book: know thyself. But this advice has never been more urgent than in the 21st century.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2014-11-11): Thoreau wrote in painstaking detail about how he chose to remove himself from society to live "by his own means" in a little 10-foot x 15-foot hand-hewn cabin on the side of a pond. What he left out of Walden, though, was the fact that the land he built on was borrowed from his wealthy neighbor, that his pal Ralph Waldo Emerson had him over for dinner all the time, and that every Sunday, Thoreau’s mother and sister brought over a basket of freshly-baked goods for him, including donuts. The idea of Thoreau gazing thoughtfully over the expanse of transcendental Walden Pond, a bluebird alighting onto his threadbare shoe, all the while eating donuts that his mom brought him just doesn’t jibe with most people’s picture of him of a self-reliant, noble, marrow-sucking back-to-the-woods folk-hero.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2019-01-27): Here’s an interesting article about Thoreau’s early career and the incident that may have been a catalyst for his move out of town into the woods nearby. As it happened a year before the Walden experiment, it may have had some bearing on the idea. [...] On April 30, 1844, Thoreau started a blaze in the Concord Woods, scorching a 300-acre swath of earth between Fair Haven Bay and Concord. The fire was an accident, but the destruction of valuable woodland, the loss of firewood and lumber, and the narrowly avoided catastrophe that almost befell Concord itself angered the local residents and nearly ruined Thoreau’s reputation. For years afterward, Thoreau could hardly walk the streets of his hometown without hearing the epithet "woods burner." [...] Years before the fire, Thoreau wrote in his journal, "To regret deeply is to live afresh." And later in "Walden" he wrote that he came to the woods because he did not want to die having never lived. Perhaps this keen sense of urgency – the impulse to live the life he has imagined before it is too late – derives in part from Thoreau’s having witnessed how quickly an unthinking act can turn tragic.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2021-10-14): I see the Brethren labor over the wise use of the Church’s resources. I see President Oaks labor over it for the university. I hope soon to see someone labor over it for our nation. You can consider it part of a very valuable education to labor over it in your own life. Plan. Prepare. Budget. Work. Save. Sacrifice. Spend cheerfully on things that matter. Smile at an old pair of shoes. Pay your tithing. Cherish a used book. Though some of you may be living in almost desperate financial straits, I promise you there is a way. Such times may be burdensome. Such sacrifice may be hard. But it does not have to lead—for you it must not lead—to despair and destruction and defeat. In the words of Henry David Thoreau: [...] Gird up your loins; fresh courage take; [...] In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-10-09): A quote from Beat poet Gary Snyder: "There are two things that are really educational. One is being with a bunch of really smart people. The other is being all by yourself." [...] . . . in solitude we sit with ourselves, moving out of the social spotlight and into a mode where we can pay close attention to our internal energy and insights. It’s a time when our main focus is on getting centered and in sync with ourselves, not in keeping up with the chaos of the world. When I fail to set time aside for it, I start to stress out. I can relate to writer Henry David Thoreau, whom Emma Goldman called "the greatest American anarchist," when he says, "I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don’t get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next." Solitude is so much the norm for me that, rather unmindfully, I almost forgot to include it in this essay as a practice to maintain. And as Thoreau asserted, "I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude."
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-04-15): In my youth I did a lot of skin diving. One time I was ten feet underwater by some undulating eelgrass, and suddenly it opened to reveal a five-foot shark against the sand. That does something to your nervous system. It’s the same when you come across a bear in the wild. And you can have these experiences with people, too. I once ran into a sadhu [a Hindu holy man] way up in the Himalayas. It was sleeting and snowing heavily. He had a long beard and wore nothing but a loincloth. His eyes were huge! I said hello. He nodded. I pointed to the camera on my chest, indicating that I’d like to take a photo of him. He politely asked me not to in perfect English. I replied by saying something incredibly stupid: I asked him where he’d learned English. He said, "From my parents; where’d you learn English?" Wham! That guy was something else. Whether it’s with sharks or bears or sadhus, that type of wham experience shakes your foundations in a way an iPad never will. It has to do with contact. As Thoreau wrote in The Maine Woods: "Contact! Contact!"
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2016-07-09): This page contains quotations either misquoted or erroneously attributed to Henry D. Thoreau [...] The second half of this quotation is misattributed to Thoreau and may be a misquotation or misremembering of Oliver Wendell Holmes’ (1809-1894) "The Voiceless": [...] Be yourself, not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be. – This quotation is spoken by the character of Thoreau in the 1970 play, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, by Robert Edwin Lee and Jerome Lawrence, but does not appear in any of Thoreau’s writings.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2023-05-03): Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American writer, philosopher, and naturalist. He is best known for his book "Walden," which shares his experience of living in a cabin in the woods for two years. You can say he was the true ‘Man vs Wild’ as he decided to reject the social norms of living a lavish life and chose to be rooted to his true self and live in solace. [...] This is where Henry’s philosophy comes in. Thoreau also believed in the importance of living authentically and pursuing one’s own passions, rather than conforming to society’s expectations. He famously wrote, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." It is okay to take the road not taken and follow a different path. It will be fearful yes, you will have moments of doubt and second thoughts but till the time you have the confidence to pursue on that path you are good to go. If you have read my previous articles you’ll know I believe in stoic nature and thus like to invest time in knowing about philosophers to did the same. Reading Walden was an eye opening experience that made me more confident about my minimalistic approach towards life.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2015-10-16): One of my favorite writers is Henry David Thoreau, who wrote one of the great American books, Walden, in 1854, about the two years he spent living—and thinking—in the woods near Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau’s writing moves with simple strength because he uses one active verb after another to push his meaning along. At every point in his sentences you know what you need to know. Here’s a famous sentence from Walden: I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of nature, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Look at all those wonderful short, active verbs: went, wished, front, see, learn, die, discover. We understand exactly what Thoreau is saying. We also know a lot about him—about his curiosity and his vitality. How alive Thoreau is in that sentence! It’s an autobiography in 44 words—39 of which are words of one syllable. Think about that: only five words in that long, elegant sentence have more than one syllable. Short is always better than long.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2021-03-28): This quote from Thoreau inspires something deep inside of me. I am more than I imagine myself to be. I move through each day governed by motivations that I experience consciously as an after thought. They are real and powerful… these motives. [...] Thoreau’s coaching tip to be myself, not my idea of someone else’s idea… intrigues me. It does inspire me to humble myself in the presence of God (who actually is present with us), and place "myself" under his mighty hand. He promises to lift me up in the right way and the right time. Prayer: God, being myself is so core to my sense of well-being. It is too much for me to leave to an afterthought. Help me to get better at surrendering every day to your amazing invitation to work creatively in your vineyard. This is your world and you have a concept of me in the midst of its pulsating life of renewal. You see me as more than any human’s idea including any of my own. Why wouldn’t I trust you? Inform my being today with your thoughts about me. Through Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Claim: Claims American writer Henry David Thoreau said, "Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be." (Viral Quote, 2019-08-19)
Evidence (2024-03-12): A lot of people don’t like Henry David Thoreau. People I’ve talked to have found the 19th-century writer to be annoying, hyper-masculine, hypocritical and unrealistic. He painted himself as a rugged individualist, they say, faring all by himself in his little Walden hut. [...] But the goal of this article is not to just defend Thoreau. That’s been done by many others, and a lot of you probably don’t care about Thoreau enough one way or the other. And so instead, I wish to present some good Thoreau quotes and explain them as I see relevant for us; as Washington and Lee students, as young people, and as Gen-Zers.
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2023-07-24): The claim is inaccurate. There is no evidence that this occurred.
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2023-07-13): Sound of Freedom tells the story of a government agent who busts a child sexual abuse ring operating in Colombia. [...] Rolling Stone called Sound of Freedom a "QAnon-tinged thriller" - a reference to the sprawling conspiracy theory that says that Donald Trump is fighting an elite cabal of satanic paedophiles. [...] Sound of Freedom had a long and somewhat tortured path to US movie theatres. Shot in 2018, it was bought by 21st Century Fox but shelved when that studio was bought by Disney, before being acquired by Angel - which is based not in Hollywood but Utah.
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2024-05-21): Mel Gibson Reveals Ashton Kutcher Is a 'Hidden Handler' for Hollywood Elites? [...] Mel Gibson Exposes Oprah Winfrey's 'Questionable Action' for 'Hollywood Elites'? [...] Mel Gibson Interview from 1998 Goes Viral with 'Sound of Freedom' Release
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Sound of Freedom was inspired by the work of Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.,) a non-profit started to stop trafficking. Work on the script began in 2015.[2] He personally requested that Jim Caviezel portray him because he had been impressed with Caviezel's performance as Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).[14][15] Caviezel said that he considers Sound of Freedom the second most important film he has ever appeared in, ranking it behind his starring role as Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ (2004).[16][15] [...] - ^ "'Sound of Freedom', from award winning executive producer Mel Gibson". Apple TV. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2024-04-24): Mel Gibson’s claims in an interview about the "evils of Hollywood" have resurfaced online after the launch of the movie Sound of Freedom. [...] Mel Gibson attends Columbia Pictures’ "Father Stu" photo call on April 1, 2022, in West Hollywood, California. An interview of Gibson speaking about Hollywood in 1998 has resurfaced, and has been linked to the release… More RODIN ECKENROTH/WIREIMAGE "SHOCKING," he begins before explaining what the attached video is. "Mel Gibson (Sound of Freedom) is the REAL DEAL. Warned about the evils of HOLLYWOOD in 1998. Predicted how they’d turn on him. Alludes to actors being actual demons. He knows something very dark & wants to EXPOSE it. The seriousness in his voice is chilling," Schaffer wrote. Schaffer puts Sound of Freedom in brackets after Gibson’s name in the tweets, which suggests he was involved in the film in some way. However, the actor has only been seen promoting the movie on social media, but otherwise, is not believed to be involved.
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2023-07-27): FACT CHECK: Did Mel Gibson Request Protection From The Hollywood Elite? A post shared on social media purports that actor and director Mel Gibson has requested protection from Hollywood elites after the release of the film Sound of Freedom. [...] The caption reads, "7 MINUTES AGO_ Mel Gibson Cries For PROTECTION From Hollywood Elite After _Sound of Freedom_."
Claim: Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom (Viral post, 2023-07-24)
Evidence (2023-08-12): In July 2023, a purported celebrity news YouTube channel known as Just In (@JustInCeleb) published a new video that claimed film actor and director Mel Gibson had exposed entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey regarding "Sound of Freedom," a film centered on child-sex trafficking. The title read, "Mel Gibson Exposes Oprah's QUESTIONABLE Action For Hollywood Elite." [...] NARRATOR: The latest buzz in Tinseltown is all about Mel Gibson's explosive revelations in the film, "Sound of Freedom." Brace yourselves as Mel pulls back the curtain on the dark underbelly of Hollywood's elite, exposing their alleged involvement in the scandalous world of illicit human trade. And guess who's caught right in the middle of it? None other than the iconic Oprah Winfrey herself. So, what exactly did Mel say? [...] NEW: Mel Gibson is promoting 'Sound of Freedom' which is set to be released tomorrow July 4th, exposing the reality of child sex trafficking.