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188 Civilisation quotes by 166 unique authors

Human beings have a need, generally, to destroy things. The Freudian principle of civilisation is correct. There's always, always a difference between the family image… — Rachel Cusk
Imagine a civilisation that's way in advance of us wants to communicate with us, and assist us in our development. The information we provide to… — Paul Davies
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and… — Terry Eagleton
Men and women do not easily submit to a power that does not weave itself into the texture of their daily existence - one reason… — Terry Eagleton
We are a pluralist civilisation because we allow mosques to be built in our countries, and we are not going to stop simply because Christian… — Umberto Eco
The world is not going into concentric blocs of power. It is actually going into a diffusion of power with more centres of decision-making than… — William Hague
Civilisations have been destroyed many times, and this civilisation is no different. It can be destroyed. We can think of time in terms of millions… — Nhat Hanh
You accept that this civilisation could be abolished and life will begin later on after a few thousand years because that is something that has… — Nhat Hanh
It seems like every year Hollywood makes an attempt to retell the Manson story, and I just couldn't be less interested in it. It's not… — John Hawkes
My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilisation, to get rid… — Christopher Hitchens
Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the symbol of the… — Friedensreich Hundertwasser
History can show you that it was one pile of bad stuff after another. It can also show you that there's been tremendous progress in… — Tony Judt
The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him… — David Mamet
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge,… — David Mitchell
I'm considered homophobic and crazy about these things and old fashioned. But I think that the family - father, mother, children - is fundamental to… — Rupert Murdoch
The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by… — Elon Musk
No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values. — Tariq Ramadan
The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in… — Nikola Tesla
This is indeed a clash of civilisations, not between Islam and Christendom but between reason and superstition. — Polly Toynbee
Civilization has given us enormous successes: going to the moon, technology. But then this is the civilisation that took us to debt, environmental crisis, every… — Muhammad Yunus
What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present… — Nawal El Saadawi
So here we have it. The equivocating distinction between civilisation and savagery, between the "massacre of innocent people" or, if you like, "a clash of… — Arundhati Roy
The holy law of Jesus Christ governs our civilisation, but it does not yet permeate it. — Victor Hugo
Our shouting is louder than our actions, Our swords are taller than us, This is our tragedy. In short We wear the cape of civilisation… — Nizar Qabbani
I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt… — Mahatma Gandhi

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