--- title: "12 Civilization Know Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Civilization Know quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Civilization Know sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/nancy-pelosi-1267_civilization_civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-b_2666440.png" --- > [Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-be-in-jeopardy-if-the/) [Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/nancy-pelosi-1267_civilization_civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-b_2666440.png) > [“Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-without-which-civilization-as-we/) [Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_acquisitiveness_greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-wit_3067322.jpg) > [Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-heller/peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it/) [Joseph Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-heller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/joseph-heller-601_civilization_peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civ_2347111.png) > [Civilization as we know it will come to an end sometime in this century unless we can find a way to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-goodstein/civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to-an-end-sometime-in-this/) [David Goodstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-goodstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/david-goodstein-63670_century_civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to_52735.png) > [Listen, I have been educated. I have learned about Western Civilization. Do you know What the message of Western Civilization is? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-myles/listen-i-have-been-educated-i-have-learned-about-western-civilization/) [Eileen Myles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-myles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/eileen-myles-21151_civilization_listen-i-have-been-educated-i-have-learn_683717.jpg) > [Human civilization as we know it is like the Titanic headed for the iceberg, whether the iceberg be nuclear, environmental or terrorism-related.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/human-civilization-as-we-know-it-is-like-the-titanic-headed-for-the/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/marianne-williamson-90_civilization_human-civilization-as-we-know-it-is-like_1909885.png) > [I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-hurley/i-would-seriously-question-whether-anybody-is-really-foolish-enough/) [Elizabeth Hurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-hurley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/elizabeth-hurley-9936_break_i-would-seriously-question-whether-anybo_1760632.png) > [The bookshelf, like the book, has become an integral part of civilization as we know it, its presence in a home practically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-bookshelf-like-the-book-has-become-an-integral-part-of/) [Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/henry-petroski-10198_book_the-bookshelf-like-the-book-has-become-a_2361572.png) > [First, I worry about climate change. It's the only thing that I believe has the power to fundamentally end the march of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/first-i-worry-about-climate-change-it-s-the-only-thing-that-i-believe/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/william-j-clinton-302_believe_first-i-worry-about-climate-change-it-s_1147603.jpg) > [ What's at risk \[in 100 years\] if we do not take action, truly is the survival of civilization as we know it...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/what-s-at-risk-in-100-years-if-we-do-not-take-action-truly-is-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d36/al-gore-609_action_what-s-at-risk-in-100-years-if-we-do-not_538537.jpg) > [I do see that the world that we live in is collapsing to a certain extent, and civilization as we know it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-do-see-that-the-world-that-we-live-in-is-collapsing-to-a-certain/) [Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/madonna-ciccone-401_believe_i-do-see-that-the-world-that-we-live-in_1363005.jpg) > [I'm really hopeful about the future of space exploration and human spaceflight. Civilization as we know it has been defined by exploration.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-g-poindexter/i-m-really-hopeful-about-the-future-of-space-exploration-and-human/) [Alan G. Poindexter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-g-poindexter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cf/alan-g-poindexter-42322_about_i-m-really-hopeful-about-the-future-of-s_267820.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization-know/#itemlist", "name": "Civilization Know Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nancy Pelosi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-be-in-jeopardy-if-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/nancy-pelosi-1267_civilization_civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-b_2666440.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/nancy-pelosi-1267_civilization_civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-b_2666440.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e74/nancy-pelosi-1267_civilization_civilization-as-we-know-it-today-would-b_2666440.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.” — Nancy Pelosi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mokokoma Mokhonoana" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-without-which-civilization-as-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_acquisitiveness_greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-wit_3067322.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_acquisitiveness_greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-wit_3067322.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_acquisitiveness_greed-is-a-contagious-mental-illness-wit_3067322.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph Heller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-heller/peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civilization-as-we-know-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/joseph-heller-601_civilization_peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civ_2347111.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/joseph-heller-601_civilization_peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civ_2347111.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/joseph-heller-601_civilization_peace-on-earth-would-mean-the-end-of-civ_2347111.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.” — Joseph Heller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Civilization as we know it will come to an end sometime in this century unless we can find a way to live without fossil fuels.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Goodstein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-goodstein/civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to-an-end-sometime-in-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/david-goodstein-63670_century_civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to_52735.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/david-goodstein-63670_century_civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to_52735.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/david-goodstein-63670_century_civilization-as-we-know-it-will-come-to_52735.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Civilization as we know it will come to an end sometime in this century unless we can find a way to live…” — David Goodstein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Listen, I have been educated. 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