Rene Girard When we describe human relations, we usually make them better than they are: gentle, peaceful, and so forth, whereas in reality, they are often competitive. – Rene Girard Competitive Quotes Gentle Quotes Human Quotes Peaceful Quotes Reality Quotes Relations Quotes What I call a mimetic crisis is a situation of conflict so intense that on both sides people act the same way and talk the same way even though, or because, they are more and more hostile to each other. Society’s preservation against the unlimited violence of scandals lies in the mimetic coalition against the single victim and its ensuing limited violence. The violent death of Jesus is, humanly speaking, an example of this strange process.
James Wolcott Broadway purists may deplore the influx of movie-spinoff musicals in recent years, wishing someone would turn off the popcorn machine and let more imaginative brainstorms blow through. – James Wolcott
Marie Windsor I’d also say having Jack’s son Chris living with us from his 13th year on helped in raising Rick. – Marie Windsor
Diamond Dallas Page No one iced their body in professional wrestling before me. I did it because I was 35, 36, 37. I was already what would have been considered an old timer. – Diamond Dallas Page
Grant Achatz To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing’s overrated. When I look at my little espresso machine, I don’t see coffee. I see a steaming valve as an opportunity to make amazing creme brulee. – Grant Achatz
Larry Fitzgerald You can never let anything distract you from your main objective. My only goal is to be great. That’s all I want. That’s all I ever aspire to be. Greatness is something nobody can ever take away from you, no matter what happens. So I put all my energy and focus into my craft. – Larry Fitzgerald
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