Quotes of: Civilized-society Keyword

Scientists are the true driving force of civilization.

James Burke

George Bush doesn't represent any civilization!

George Galloway

A new civilization was not to be improvised by a single mind.

John Lothrop Motley

Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Joseph Heller

Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top.

Timothy Leary

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

Ayn Rand

When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.

Walter Lippmann

The Internet does not have a reputation as being a particularly civilized place.

Anita Borg

Christianity is the enemy of liberty and civilization.

August Bebel

Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.

Benjamin Disraeli

Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.

Will Durant

Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.

Werner Herzog

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

Bob Etheridge

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.

William Safire

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Rollo May

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.

Kamisese Mara

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Billie Jean King

We live in a kissy society.

Michael Bergin

Women have face-lifts in a society in which women without them appear to vanish from sight.

Naomi Wolf

Music is always a commentary on society.

Frank Zappa

Above all, it seems to me wrongheaded and dangerous to invoke historical assumptions about environmental practices of native peoples in order to justify treating them fairly. ... By invoking this assumption [i.e., that they were/are better environmen...

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