Among friends one has the privilege of saying nothing; the civility consists in the assumption that one's silence will be civilly understood.… — Allen Tate Copy Share Image
If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just… — Dale Carnegie 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
The great thing about civility is that it does not require you to agree with or approve of anything. You don't even… — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
If we want to live freely and privately in the interconnected world of the twenty-first century - and surely we do -… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
No one will give you change. You have to work for it. You have to earn it not by screaming, but by… — Haifaa al-Mansour 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
“We hear a great deal about the rudeness of the ris- ing generation. I am an oldster myself and might be expected… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mitchell Sanders was right. For the common soldier, at least, war has the feel-the spiritual texture-of a great ghostly fog, thick and… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, write: Civility is claiming and caring for one’s identity, needs, and beliefs without degrading someone else’s in… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
Even here in America, we felt the cool, refreshing breeze of freedom when Nelson Mandela took the seat of Presidency in his… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Ultimately, 'how's it going?' is the most futile and the most profound of questions. To answer it precisely, one would have to… — Pascal Bruckner Copy Share Image
Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation. He recounts… — Lyndon B. Johnson 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'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid… — Kyrsten Sinema 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
L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling was recorded on tape making racist comments. He now has been banned from the league for life.… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
Let's all commit ourselves to the basic civility of minding our own business. Failing that, let's go back to a time when… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
“Civility must be a natural thing; all the rest is considered etiquette. The path of moksha [ultimate liberation] means there must be… — Dada Bhagwan 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
Speak out, educate, do not be intimidated by the apologists, and do not let extreme racism be mainstreamed. Hopefully there will come… — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
When people complain of the decay of manners they have in mind not the impudent abbreviations of the crowd, but the decline… — Robert Wilson Lynd Copy Share Image
The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Recently in Washington, unfortunately, we have seen examples of the wrong kind of leadership -- when politicians choose scorched earth over common… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Most adults would not dream of belittling, humiliating, or bullying (verbally or physically) another adult. But many of the same adults think… — Laurence Steinberg Copy Share Image
If the reason I give is a good one, you will act upon it. If it is a bad one I cannot… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Almost every man we meet requires some civility; requires to be humored; - he has some fame, some talent, some whim of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A common civility to an impertinent fellow, often draws upon one a great many unforeseen troubles; and if one doth not take… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Looking to the future, the words uncertain and scared near the top but hopeful and optimistic prevail and beneath the division one… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
“All he asked of her was basic civility and an ounce of propriety, but she was like one of her sea creatures,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'Playboy' operated with a patina of civility that granted the average man a presumption of pleasure that went one way - his.… — Wesley Morris Copy Share Image
“Be a person that others will look for your posts daily because they know you will encourage them. Be the positive one… — John Patrick Hickey Copy Share Image
The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate… — John Irving Copy Share Image
As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
![“Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, write: Civility is claiming and caring for one’s identity, needs, and beliefs without degrading someone else’s in the process….[Civility] is about disagreeing without disrespect, seeking common ground as a starting point for dialogue about differences, listening…” quote by Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/bren-brown-280_common-ground_cassandra-dahnke-and-tomas-spath-write-c_737343.jpg)
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