"Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement"
- George Bancroft
About this Quote
This quote by George Bancroft speaks with the idea that individuals often seek entertainment from the lives of others, instead of from the fact. He suggests that the reality is not amazing enough for those who rely on the lives of their neighbors for their amusement. This suggests that people are more interested in gossip and drama than in facts and truth. Bancroft is recommending that people must be more thinking about the truth, instead of in the lives of others. He is motivating individuals to look for knowledge and understanding, rather than counting on the lives of their next-door neighbors for entertainment. This quote speaks to the idea that people should be more thinking about the truth, rather than in the lives of others. It encourages individuals to look for understanding and understanding, rather than depending on the lives of their next-door neighbors for home entertainment.
This quote is written / told by George Bancroft between October 3, 1800 and January 17, 1891. He/she was a famous Historian from USA.
The author also have 13 other quotes.
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"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon"
"I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person"
"I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake"
