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Rene Girard Quotes

Instead of blaming victimization on the victims, the Gospels blame it on the victimizers. What the myths systematically hide, the Bible reveals.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: french
Birth: December 25, 1923 - November 4, 2015

Topics

Blame Bible Hide Myths Victims

It's a little like casting out hundreds of fishing lines into the audience. You start getting little bites, then more, then you hook a few, then more. Then you can start reeling them in and that's a loveliest feeling - the whole audience laughing with you.

Fishing Start You Feeling More Out

Writing has certain advantages; film is another way to tell a story. An experienced filmmaker will take what she needs from the book and leave out other things. With adaptations, you never get the texture of the writing: it's a different mode.

Writing Book Story You Way Never

Claire Danes in 'Homeland' just blew me away. She is so intuitive, and her choices are so unique. When you see somebody like that work, you just have to stop in your tracks. It is a lesson in what good acting really is, and it is so inspiring to be around.

Work Good Me Choices You Acting

There's this really awesome theory of human motivation - that human beings all want three things. One is to be competent, one is to belong, and one is be free, as in to have choice: to not be told what to do but to choose what to do.

Angela Duckworth

Free Motivation Choose Choice Three

I don't research anything.

Research Anything

I love stories about underdogs.

Love Love Stories Stories About

I think there's too many gay jokes in comedy and not enough honest explorations of sexuality.

Think Comedy Enough Gay Jokes Many

'Law and Order' is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor, you're bound to get bored. It wears on you. And it was really wearing on me.

Me Law You Actor Years Bored

You reclaim your power by loving what you were once taught to hate.

Bryant H. McGill

Power Hate Anger You Loving Your

I, at high school, had a very select group of friends. I am still pretty tight with them now. I definitely have a lot more friends than I remember when I go back home!

Brianna Hildebrand

Home School I Am High School Friends

If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.

Best Cold Striving Sometimes Being

Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.

Fantasy Bookstore Part Novels Really

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