In solitude the mind gains strength, and learns to lean upon herself; in the world it seeks or accepts of a few… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
I hold to the idea that civility, understood as the willingness to engage in public discourse, is the first virtue of citizens. — Mark Kingwell Copy Share Image
The civility of the world has reached that pitch that their more moral genius is becoming indispensable, and the quality of this… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Fear is not at the heart of Christianity nor of our nation. The very essence of Christian faith lies in forgiveness. Christians… — Cory Bernardi Copy Share Image
But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think nonviolence and the mediation of conflict by means of respecting civility must be promoted. But being the kind of beings… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
Being aloof, gruff, or stern never got anyone anywhere. Who wants to be treated like that? Certainly not you. And surely not… — Wayne D. Dosick Copy Share Image
Besides the general infusion of wit to heighten civility, the direct splendor of intellectual power is ever welcome in fine society, as… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Technology and production can be great benefactors of man, but they are mindless instruments, and if undirected they careen along with a… — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
Let’s not forget that American democracy started with ‘We the People’ agreeing to work hard to create ‘a more perfect union.’ We’ve… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Wine to me is something that brings people together. Wine does promote conversation and promote civility, but it's also fascinating. It's the… — Robert M. Parker, Jr Copy Share Image
I hope for an America where we can all contend freely and vigorously, but where we will treasure and guard those standards… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
Baptists have long upheld the ideal of a free church in a free state. And from the beginning, they believed that forcing… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble, and neither will speaking… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The will to be polite, to maintain civility and normalcy, is fearfully strong. I wonder sometimes how much evil is permitted to… — Alix E. Harrow Copy Share Image
“The system wears a mask of civility, yet will quickly reveal its true nature in the form of magnificently-purposed violence when needed.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Seattle is not an overly friendly city. It is a civil city, but not altogether friendly. People from outside mistake the civility… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
It had long been established in the Civil Worlds that public business was to be transparent, and personal business opaque; but it… — Ken MacLeod Copy Share Image
God Almighty first planted a Garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment to the… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
The issue that a political campaign would make a human life into - you know - a political football, is unsettling. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Keep your own secret, and get out other people's. Keep your own temper, and artfully warm other people's. Counterwork your rivalswith diligence… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. — George McGovern Copy Share Image
