Nobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about. — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
When I was young I used to read about the decline of Western civilization, and I decided it was something I would… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Ram, ass, and horse, my Kyrnos, we look over With care, and seek good stock for good to cover; And yet the… — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
If younger adults turn away from smoking, the industry will decline, just as a population which does not give birth will eventually… — R. J. Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Overall, it seems that we have to accept that Western civilization will decline. It is, essentially, inevitable.” — Bruce Charlton Copy Share Image
When under the influence of certain (or some) reasons (or causes) (alcohol, war, etc - added Spir here) the low instincts are… — African Spir Copy Share Image
The honour of physical decline is waiting, and you have to get used to that reality. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In a virtuous government, and more especially in times like these, public offices are what they should be - burdens to those… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Don't blame yourself for the declines, because one day you will credit yourself for the increases. — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
The sluggish economy is creating a situation where the young people in Japan cannot cherish their desires or have prospects for their… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
The Doxology ... that testimonial to the Platonic Trinity, which divided the Roman Empire into at least eighteen quarreling sects, none of… — Ruth Hurmence Green Copy Share Image
Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not. — Edwin Newman Copy Share Image
Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man. Excellence in any art or profession is attained… — Theodore Martin Copy Share Image
One of the enduring lessons of history is that whenever an empire becomes insular to 'protect' itself, intellectual decline and cultural intolerance… — Irshad Manji Copy Share Image
The decline of witch-belief was . . . entirely the product of religious skepticism. . . . The Catholic Church did not… — S. T. Joshi Copy Share Image
For no one, in our long decline,So dusty, spiteful and divided,Had quite such pleasant friends as mine,Or loved them half as much… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
The steep decline in America's image and standing after 9/11 is a direct reflection of global distaste for the instruments of American… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
Like many of my friends in the Pakistani diaspora - and many of my friends in Pakistan itself, for that matter -… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
When a daffadill I see, Hanging down his head towards me, Guess I may, what I must be: First, I shall decline… — Robert Herrick Copy Share Image
Once Europe's colonial empires were sent into deep decline, thanks to World War II, America became globalization's primary replicating force, integrating Asia… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
The decline of violence is a fractal phenomenon. You can see it over millennia, over centuries, over decades and over years. — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
World War II was really unusual, because America was in the Great Depression before. So the war did help the US economy… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void. — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands,… — Penelope Spheeris Copy Share Image
