Becoming Quote by Arthur Keith

A civilization is complicated, in the first place, because it is dynamic; that is, it is constantly changing in the passage of time, until…

— Carroll Quigley

As civilization grows more complex, it is simultaneously becoming increasingly interrelated. We are converging upon ourselves, and this is forcing us to relate.

— Anodea Judith

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

— Andy Rooney

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind

— Tennessee Williams

If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one…

— Sting

There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.

— Roger Zelazny

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.

— Octavia Butler

Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term 'we' or 'us' and at the same…

— Howie Winter

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.…

— Anonymous

Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a…

— Henry Miller