Quote by Mary Douglas
If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, the

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny. – Mary Douglas

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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too. – Mary Douglas

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Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand rituals and music and preaching, to love their neighbors, then they would put jealousy and frustration aside? – Mary Douglas

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Jealousy
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I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good. – Mary Douglas

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Funny Games was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then thats quite different. Funny Games is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience. – Michael Haneke

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I dont have a bank account because I dont know my mothers maiden name. – Paula Poundstone

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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone? – James Thurber

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I got the wake-up call that no one is policing our oceans. I wondered, how can I do anything? What really can I do to make things better? There are some perks to being a celebrity. My job is to be funny once in a while, but its my responsibility to make good use of it. – Angela Kinsey

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