I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes… — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Copy Share Image
It is like most other ancient books - a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly - all written by… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity… — Francine du Plessix Gray Copy Share Image
During all the first part of the Middle Ages, no other people made as important a contribution to human progress as did… — Philip Khuri Hitti Copy Share Image
The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
You have a lot to learn, young man. Philosophy. Theology. Literature. Poetry. Drama. History. Archeology. Anthropology. Mythology. Music. These are your tools… — John Logan Copy Share Image
There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after… — Helen Rowland Copy Share Image
Just as the law in civilized countries assumes that the voice of conscience tells everybody, "Thou shalt not kill," even though man's… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
In the second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
It's easy for me to go back to being a kid. You know how kids can be like savages before they get… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
Elie Wiesel has for years served as the moral compass of the civilized world. For many of us, including me, he has… — Hershel Shanks Copy Share Image
I'm also alternative because of Canada - there's something romantic about being Canadian. We're a relatively unpopulated, somewhat civilized, and clean and… — K. D. Lang Copy Share Image
Secret Societies have existed among all peoples, savage and civilized, since the beginning of recorded history... It is beyond question that the… — Manly Hall Copy Share Image
In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle. — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
You may be a geek. You may have geek written all over you. You should aim to be the geek they will… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
In all ages, through all the varied experience of individuals and nations, knowledge has been the power which has civilized, elevated and… — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
Though we love to think that we are civilized & developed than that of people lived centuries ago. In reality, the world… — Abu Sufyan ibn Harb Copy Share Image
The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles' lips, - the… — John Strachan Copy Share Image
“Humanity is not a word my friend. It is a symbol – a symbol of hope – a symbol of wisdom –… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The willingness to trust others even when you know you may be taken advantage of is the cornerstone of becoming civilized. — Orlando Aloysius Battista Copy Share Image
[Walt] Whitman and [humanist educator John] Dewey tried to substitute hope for knowledge. They wanted to put shared utopian dreams - dreams… — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
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