If we believe in the rebirth of our civilization... then clearly this renaissance must begin in the chambers of our own hearts...… — Georg Feuerstein Copy Share Image
Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization. — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
“We could not be fulfilled if we weren't inauthentic some of the time—inauthentic, that is, in relation to such things as our… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Spiritual activity, education, civilization, culture, the idea are all vague, indefinite concepts, under the banner of which it is quite convenient to… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The US has developed two coordinate governing classes: the one, called 'business,' building cities, manufacturing and distributing goods, and holding complete and… — Thurman Arnold Copy Share Image
When any civilization is dust and ashes," he said, "art is all that's left over. Images, words, music. Imaginative structures. Meaning—human meaning,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
To each eye, perhaps, the outlines of a great civilization present a different picture. In the wide ocean upon which we venture,… — Jacob Burckhardt Copy Share Image
Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice. — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
Liberty is the condition of progress. Without Liberty, there remains only barbarism. Without Liberty, there can be no civilization. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind. — George Wald Copy Share Image
The triangle of truisms, of father, mother and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
In all of Western civilization, there have been societies that celebrating the homosexuality, the ancient Greeks. But they, in fact, protected the… — Ken Blackwell Copy Share Image
“Odd, don't you think? I have seen war, and invasions and riots. I have heard of massacres and brutalities beyond imagining, and… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
I want to say unequivocally that while I cherish every person who comes from anywhere, who comes here legally and seeks to… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on the gruesome glory of war. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The library connects us with the insight and… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Increasingly constructive doubt is the sign of advancing civilization. We must put question marks along many of our inherited legal dogmas, since… — Jerome Frank Copy Share Image
Without adventure all civilization is full of decay. Adventure rarely reaches its predetermined end. Columbus never reached China. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
It is clear that the future of freedom and peace depend on the actions of America. This nation is freedom's home, and… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The African tribesman, with his complete contempt for truth and his emphasis on brutality and savagery for others but not for himself,… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
