Rene Girard (René Noël Théophile Girard) Quotes
When scandals proliferate, human beings become so obsessed with their rivals that they lose sight of the objects for which they compete and begin to focus angrily on one another.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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A 10-pound sack of potatoes lasts a long time.
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One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
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For me, to do a reality show is like sending myself to actor's graveyard. I feel like I should wait and create my own projects... do independent movies before I would have to go and do reality shows. Or produce one and come up with one on my own!
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Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.
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I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me.
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My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.
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Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.
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An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.
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If you love something, you have to stay really focused and can't let outside things distract you.
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I do like children, but only as people. Not as if they're a special category.
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I'm always reading several books at the same time, depending on how deeply engrossed in it I am, if it's fiction and if it captures me.
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You know, when I started I liked Big Macs and Budweiser and I still like Big Macs and Budweiser.
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When I was a kid I went and saw Bill Cosby with my dad, and I remember sitting there and laughing so hard.
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To this day, I've never figured out a single locked-room mystery.
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I can let go of a lot of stuff, but I focus on things I think I should, like dancing, because it takes 100 percent concentration on every step.
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One of the major failures of the church is not a focus on building disciples but a focus on building members.
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I learned the value of focus. I learned it is better to do one product well than two products in a mediocre way.
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When scandals proliferate, human beings become so obsessed with their rivals that they lose sight of the objects for which they compete and begin to focus angrily on one another.
