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Rene Girard Quotes

A mimetic crisis is when people become undifferentiated. There are no more social classes, there are no more social differences, and so forth.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Differences Crisis Become

Genres are just names.

Names Just Genres

I'm a big believer than a great bit is a great bit - if I go and see someone I love, like Robert Klein. I want to hear some classics and some new stuff. But a great stand-up bit takes a long time to really polish and perfect, and they're beautiful things when they're done.

Love Beautiful Great Time Someone

I'm really blessed. I love my job. Love going to work. I just love it. I love getting it, I love preparing for it. I love the whole process. I love the whole ritual. I'm really very lucky. Lucky girl.

Jennifer Connelly

Work Love Girl Job Blessed Process

Whenever someone like a plumber or a mechanic tries to explain something technical to me, I listen for about three seconds before it all just becomes white noise, like Charlie Brown's teacher.

Teacher Me Mechanic Someone White

Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.

You Right Hold Tool Weapon Any

I moved to Chicago in 1980 to go to college.

College Go Chicago Moved

I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working.

Steven Spielberg

Family Together Growing Up Growing

The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.

Michel de Montaigne

Life Death House Build Your Labour

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences that have formed them, what makes them happy, angry, fearful, and what they yearn for.

Time Angry Happy Long Long Time

I order food like a normal human being. If I'm out to lunch, I'm going to order three courses like everybody else. I'm not going to feel like some kind of freak.

Lisa Lampanelli

Food Lunch Feel Three Kind Human

We have the Second Amendment, but no privilege or right under the U.S. Constitution is unlimited.

Constitution Privilege Right Second

The universe is wonderful, but only when there is somebody there to wonder at it.

Universe Wonder Wonderful Only

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