Quotes of: Civil-rights-movement Keyword

The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.

Hugh Hefner

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

Bill Kristol

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

The Message of Mohammad is not a set of metaphysical phenomena. It is a complete civilization.

W.A.R. Gibb

The right thing done at the wrong time will not bring about the right results.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If we reward our children for doing the right things, or discipline for intentionally doing the wrong things, then we might be viewed as doing the right thing. On the other hand, we (or parents) might not fully grasp the right thing—as the “right...

A Father and Future Felon

To be a fool at the right time is an art.

French

For the first time in his centuries of life, doing the right thing didn’t seem like the right thing to do.

Love Me to Death

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

Scott Walker

Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by,and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.

J.C. Watts Jr.

I suppose my life has always been about pleasing people, making sure they're all right, doing the right thing. Then, suddenly, you have to face up to what you want and be honest about it.

Emilia Fox

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

J. C. Watts

Captain Dudley Smith: Don't start tryin' to do the right thing, boy-o. You haven't the practice.

L.A. Confidential

The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.

Ben Bernanke

There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

Will Smith

Not only do I not know what I believe, but also I cannot know for sure that I believe. How can I define precisely what my attitude is toward something it cannot conceivably grasp? Can I be said to be in the relation of "belief," in any usual sense of...

The Illusion of Technique: A Search for Meaning in a Technological Civilization

I held Angie Luna in that room for hours, and I remember the different times we made love like epochs in a civilization, each movement and every touch, apex upon abyss. In the luxury of our bed, we tried every position and every angle. I explored the...

The Last Tortilla: and Other Stories

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.

Tony Blair

It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.

M. Russell Ballard

Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing.

Ridley Scott

I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing.

Tracey Gold