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164 Civic quotes by 138 unique authors

Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's… — Zaha Hadid
I have written on numerous occasions that there is no distinction in the American Muslim community between peaceful Muslims and jihadists. While Americans prefer to imagine… — Robert Spencer
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines through… — Gordon Brown
The Declaration of Independence summarizes the civic principles of American life. It agrees with this biblical perspective when it affirms that we are all created… — Alan Keyes
What excites and interests the looker-on at life, what the romances and the statues celebrate, and the grim civic monuments remind us of, is the… — William James
Ladies, we must remind ourselves that the weapon of the vote will be for us, just as it is for man, the only means of… — Unknown Author
I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is… — Daniel Libeskind
It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. — Bruce Schneier
Naive optimism and pervasive pessimism are both to be avoided, therefore. It's not an easy balance to maintain, to be asked to work away in… — Neal A. Maxwell
Material objectives consume too much of our attention. The struggle for what we need or for more than we need exhausts our time and energy.… — Marion D. Hanks
Truthfulness under oath is, by now, a matter of our civic religion, our relation to our fellow citizens rather than our relation to a nonhuman… — Richard Rorty
The American people have entered upon the mightiest civic struggle known to their history. ... The Golden Rule is rejected by the heads of all the… — James B. Weaver
Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous difference in our… — Robert D. Putnam
We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic… — Allen Weinstein
Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership. — Robert D. Putnam
A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more efficient than barter.… — Robert D. Putnam
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a… — Vartan Gregorian
Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation… — Thomas Ehrlich
Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. — Charles W. Pickering
We know these men are professionals whose services are up for bid and whose bags are packed, and yet we call them our own and… — John Thorn
The reason the government sells the census as your ticket to getting goodies - rather than as your civic duty - is that distributing goodies… — Tom G. Palmer
The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs on… — Mark Slouka
The public realm in America has two roles: it is the dwelling place of our civilization and our civic life, and it is the physical… — James Howard Kunstler
I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career. — George Takei

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