Civility Quotes · Page 3

“A sweetened poison may go down more easily but will kill you just as surely.”

— Jamie Arpin-Ricci

“Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility”

— Jane Austen

Civility is only a passenger - not a driver - on the information superhighway.

— Don Rittner

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

— Benjamin Franklin

Civility is the art and act of caring for others.

— Deborah King

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

— Joshua Lederberg

In my entire time in Washington, I treated everyone with respect, with civility.

— Ted Cruz

“Civility. How can we expect it if we don't give it?”

— Louise Penny

“[D]espite the patina of civility coating most of modern society, underneath it is a thick layer of savagery.”

— Gene Doucette

“Civility is not what we do because we agree with one another. It is what we do because we belong to one…

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

It is so much easier to extol the virtues of civility than to talk civilly about the virtues we need to uphold.

— Amitai Etzioni

“Civility is not a specific code of behavior as much as it is a call to unrelenting preemptive thought, and steady effort…

— John R. Dallas Jr

“Be wary of those propagating too much about liberty, ideology, and civility; they just might be oppressors in the making.”

— Aniruddha Sastikar

“Virtue became less the harsh and martial self-sacrifice of antiquity and more the modern willingness to get along with others for the…

— Gordon S. Wood

The issue that a political campaign would make a human life into - you know - a political football, is unsettling.

— John Hickenlooper

I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life.

— Malala Yousafzai

Is it civility for Barack Obama to continually lie, to promise the same things he's promised us last year and the year…

— Rush Limbaugh

The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by…

— Lord Chesterfield

I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating…

— Steven Weber

Recently in Washington, unfortunately, we have seen examples of the wrong kind of leadership -- when politicians choose scorched earth over common…

— Hillary Clinton

While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time…

— Nick Lampson

Most adults would not dream of belittling, humiliating, or bullying (verbally or physically) another adult. But many of the same adults think…

— Laurence Steinberg

In solitude the mind gains strength, and learns to lean upon herself; in the world it seeks or accepts of a few…

— Laurence Sterne

Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together,…

— Parker Palmer

There is nothing that we can properly call our own but our time, and yet everybody fools us out of it who…

— Seneca the Younger

“..civility took root at Wikipedia. It grew into a social norm...But sometimes, even the toughest social norms aren’t enough. We found there…

— Jimmy Wales

They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight.…

— Jane Austen

America is just so weird in what they think is right and wrong. Like, I was watching 'Breaking Bad' the other day,…

— Miley Cyrus

I've been thinking so much about how grateful I am to cover the court because the constraints of calm and civility are…

— Dahlia Lithwick

“For too long we have been the playthings of massive corporations, whose sole aim is to convert our world into a gargantuan…

— Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood

The need for civility in society has never been more important. The foundation of kindness and civility begins in our homes. It…

— Quentin L. Cook

“The Dandy is the highest form of existence attainable by the human form. His life is exclusively dedicated to dressing exquisitely, parading…

— Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

— Miguel de Cervantes

The civilities of the great are never thrown away.

— Samuel Johnson

Cruelty hardens and degrades, kindness reforms and ennobles.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

If one wants to be called a queen, one should act with civility and grace.

— Jinkx Monsoon

Don't talk to me about civility when you're separating families at the border.

— Mazie Hirono

“Never in England were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness.”

— C.J. Sansom

“Civility and etiquette, gentlemen, are all important.”

— Hal Duncan

Martha Stewart contributes more to our civility than the Baptist Church.

— Dave Hickey