Rene Girard Quotes

History: the category of human phenomena which tends to catastrophe.

I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.

I'm not sure history has ended.

I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, but they look back and look for patterns. They look for sequences and they look for reasons, and certain periods of history don't fit with the general pattern of 1500 to the 20th century, during which there's the creation of the United States.

I've been completely fascinated with history because it tells everything about what's going to happen next because it's cyclical, everything repeats in general.

Repercussions are serious and they will take you places.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.

I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes.

History is Philosophy teaching by example.

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.

History is philosophy teaching by examples.

History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.

History is a heavy thing everywhere.

With every project, there are things that surprise you with the meaning they take on as you start to use them.

Most national holidays in most countries rest on selective memories of the past.

I feel like history is about going and discovering the great human stories that just are every bit as relevant as anything that's going on today.

As a child, I had loved history because it showed so many alternative worlds.

Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face nothing new under the sun.

History lets you know exactly where you are today. And if you pay attention to it, it gives you a broad perspective of everyone. You can relate it to pretty much any time.

History can be helpful in making sense of the world we live in. It can also be fascinating, even fun.

Who would have thought something that happened that long ago could have such power?

Some history-making is intentional; much of it is accidental.

History, we know, is apt to repeat itself.