Civility Quotes

127 quotes by 105 authors

It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying… — John Howard
I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives. — T.D. Jakes
All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals. — Joshua Lederberg
I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. — George McGovern
We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger… — James McGreevey
Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. — Mary Wortley Montagu
I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion. — John Podhoretz
Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason… — Eli Roth
For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush. — Karl Rove
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing. — John Tillotson
True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you… — Julian Baggini
I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. — William Penn
Southerners have many fine qualities, charm and civility among them, and a sense of the tragic.... — Dean Koontz
Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with the… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. — Benjamin Franklin
They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly… — Jane Austen
The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate when the professed… — John Irving
They parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire of never meeting again. — Jane Austen
Not keep a journal! How are your absent cousins to understand the tenor of your life in Bath without one? How are the civilities and… — Jane Austen
Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never… — E. M. Forster

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