Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

Civilizations come and go; they conquer the earth and crumble into dust; but faith survives every desolation. — Will Durant
Lemon Tree is well worth seeing as a first-class artistic achievement bridging two civilizations. — Andrew Sarris
It is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization. — John F. Kennedy
If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must… — John F. Kennedy
There are indications because of new inventions, that 10, 15, or 20 nations will have a nuclear capacity, including Red China, by the end of… — John F. Kennedy
I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived… — Hugo Chavez
Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed. History is a tale of efforts that failed, or aspirations that weren’t realized . So, as… — Henry A. Kissinger
If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of… — Mike Huckabee
Democracy with its semi-civilization sincerely cherishes junk. The artists power should be spiritual. But the power of the majority is material. When these worlds meet… — Paul Klee
In my considered opinion, the profit to be made by permanent settlement in space is nothing less than the survival of industrial civilization, and therefore… — Poul Anderson
If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method… — Clifford D. Simak
Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta. — Brian Aldiss
Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized. — Alfred North Whitehead
An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing. — Paula Gunn Allen
Human history, like all great movements, was cyclical, and returned to the point of beginning. The idea of indefinite progress in a right line was… — Edward Bellamy
Unless we stop the degradation of our oceans, marine ecological systems will begin collapsing and when enough of them fail, the oceans will die. And… — Paul Watson
I represent a party which does not yet exist: the party Revolution-Civilization. This party will make the twentieth century. There will issue from it first… — Victor Hugo
Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became… — L. Frank Baum
What do I consider a teacher should be? One who breathes life into knowledge so that it takes new form in progress and civilization. — Helen Keller
All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves we were all self-employed . . . finding our food, feeding ourselves. That’s where… — Muhammad Yunus
The values of this Western civilization under the leadership of America have been destroyed. Those awesome symbolic towers that speak of liberty, human rights, and… — Osama bin Laden
Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony. The sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzying speed. The… — Guillaume Apollinaire
It is a profoundly erroneous truism, repeated by all copy books and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate the… — Alfred North Whitehead
SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people with no sauces has one thousand vices; a people with one sauce has… — Ambrose Bierce
Some people die before their time so that others can live. It's a cornerstone of civilization. — John Malkovich

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