Civilisation Quotes

188 Civilisation quotes by 166 unique authors

Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I'm very proud to be an Indian. — Shahrukh Khan
As we take stock on the morrow of victory, we shall find that nothing of real value to the human race has been destroyed. Our… — Horatio Bottomley
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the… — Baron de Montesquieu
Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would… — Susan Blackmore
We are embarking on the biggest project in human civilisation," he said. "We must ensure that the United States ... is part of such post-2012… — Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
What is the difference between a 2Â°C world and a 4Â°C world? Human civilisation! — Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
A stable climate is the most fundamental resource of all. No one has yet built a civilisation in an unstable climate — Tom Burke
It is impossible to approve in Catholic publications of a style inspired by unsound novelty which seems to deride the piety of the faithful and… — Pope Pius X
It crosses my mind that our generation may leave problems that are simply too hard for human society in the generations that follow. The structures… — Ross Garnaut
What is the use of this fuss about morality when the issue only involves a horse? The first and most difficult teaching of civilisation concerns… — Unknown Author
Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them… — Winston Churchill
I am very excited to be supporting one of the world's most visionary efforts to seek basic answers to some of the fundamental question about… — Paul Allen
Fancy cutting down all those beautiful trees...to make pulp for those bloody newspapers, and calling it civilisation. - Winston Churchill, remarking to his son during… — John Vaillant
Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak… — Harry Seidler
The crossing of space ... may do much to turn men's minds outwards and away from their present tribal squabbles. In this sense, the rocket,… — Arthur C. Clarke
Each period of a civilisation creates an art that is specific in it and which we will never see reborn. To try and revive the… — Wassily Kandinsky
All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or negative effect on… — Leon Krier
What we are witnessing now is a clash of civilisations, not just between states but within them. — Pim Fortuyn
Whether you like it or not, Paris is the beating heart of Western civilisation. It's where it all began and ended, — Alan Furst
Man made one grave mistake: in answer to vaguely reformist and humanitarian agitation he admitted women to politics and the professions. The conservatives who saw… — Germaine Greer

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