Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things.

Easy Rider

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Topic

Words vs. actions Authenticity Personal integrity

Speaker

George Hanson

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

Easy Rider

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

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Another quote from the 1960s

We know now that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning.

George Steiner

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Topic
Duality of man

Author

George Steiner
Source
Language and Silence
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Steiner, George. Language and Silence. Faber and Faber, 1967.

Another quote about Authenticity

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Topic
Being true to oneself Authenticity Personal integrity
Speaker
Lord Polonius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.

Another quote from the following genre Drama

Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
'Til you find your dream.

The Sound of Music

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Topic
Following your dreams Taking risks
Speaker
Sister Margaretta
Actor
Anna Lee
Source
Climb Every Mountain The Sound of Music
Medium
Song Film
Genre
Musical (film) Drama (film) Musical Drama
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Climb Every Mountain." The Sound of Music. Directed by Robert Wise, performed by Peggy Wood, Argyle Enterprises, 1965.