Mimetic Contagion Quotes

#1. Only two possible reactions to the mimetic contagion exist, and they make an enormous difference. Either we surrender and join the persecuting crowd, or we resist and stand alone. The first way is the unanimous self-deception we call mythology.

Rene Girard

#2. The resistance to the mimetic contagion prevents the myth from taking shape. The conclusion in the light of the Gospels is inescapable: myths are the voice of communities that unanimously surrender to the mimetic contagion of victimization.

Rene Girard

#3. If we're going to achieve compassion in the machines and also feel safe with the machines, to raise machines with human-like values, we need to make them human-like by simulating, or perhaps eventually imitating, human beings in high accuracy from top to bottom.

David Hanson

#4. We have to consciously monitor and maximize our time effectively and efficiently

Sunday Adelaja

#5. If your neighbors think you're a detective because a cop always brings you home, you might be a redneck.

Jeff Foxworthy

#6. All girls who seemed to have everything going for them. And decided they had nothing.

Sasha Grey

#7. I look much more civilized than I actually am.

Georgina Chapman

#8. I hadn't fought enough for the injustice of the Apartheid.

Arnon Milchan

#9. I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner jacket that I'd wear with a basic plain white shirt and some chinos and a pair of Nike trainers.

Tinie Tempah

#10. I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I have a special closet in my home just for my shoes.

Nia Long