Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the… — Thomas Adams Copy Share Image
“It is not enough just to be good. We must be good for something. We must contribute good to the world. The… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Larry King's show got to be an increasingly lonely outpost of humane civility in a mephitic menagerie of hotheads, saber rattlers, cretins… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
Congress needs to send a strong signal that direct communication with the leader of the free world is a privilege, particularly for… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
“To be civilized, really, is to be aware of the others, their hopes, their gladnesses, their illusions about life” — Sherwood Anderson Copy Share Image
Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
“That is why I often find myself at such cross-purposes with the modern world: I have been a converted Pagan living among… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“At its heart, civility is the disposition of those who understand that we live together to flourish together—that the wellbeing of our… — Diane Kalen-Sukra Copy Share Image
I published 'Rules of Civility' while I was still working. It became a best seller. I was working on this book, and… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
There is a certain ancient civility about tailors that is welcome - especially in modern London, which is now very much an… — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
Familiarity is a suspension of almost all the laws of civility, which libertinism has introduced into society under the notion of ease. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“..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 Copy Share Image
I know it's very 'old media' of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on… — Willow Bay Copy Share Image
Among the arts of conversation no one pleases more than mutual deference or civility, which leads us to resign our own inclinations… — David Hume Copy Share Image
URBANITY, n. The kind of civility that urban observers ascribe to dwellers in all cities but New York. Its commonest expression is… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I don't like that new age posture where you kind of tilt your head. I don't like that posture right now. I… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
And, as a consequence of the pressure that we've applied over the last couple of weeks, we have Syria -- for the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit,… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
