Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing is none of my business' and 'What I am doing… — George Will
A man-made thing that produces pleasure (and criticism) by somehow taping into the order of the universe is beautiful. Making beautiful things makes our lives… — Tucker Viemeister
I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other planets,… — Patrick Stewart
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place… — Lytton Strachey
It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions. — Julia Child
For the first time in its history, Western Civilization is in danger of being destroyed internally by a corrupt, criminal ruling cabal which is centered… — Carroll Quigley
The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual… — Alexander Fraser Tytler
This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were… — Thor Heyerdahl
The sum of the whole matter is this - our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually. — Woodrow Wilson
History's villains are more easily recognized in retrospect. In an article published in 1935 and reprinted in 1937, Winston Churchill expressed a curious ambivalence towards… — Winston Churchill
BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think that we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to be something from the man… — Ambrose Bierce
May it not also be that the cause of civilization itself will be defended by the skill and devotion of a few thousand airmen? There… — Winston Churchill
Unlike most heritages, Western civilization is not primarily a geographical place or a genetic bloodline. It is a state of mind. No matter where on… — Unknown Author
Reading, writing, teaching, learning, are all activities aimed at introducing civilizations to each other. — Carlos Fuentes
In a dying civilization, political prestige is the reward not of the shrewdest diagnostician, but of the man with the best bedside manner. — Eric Ambler
I love this word decadence, all shimmering in purple and gold. It suggests the subtle thoughts of ultimate civilization, a high literary culture, a soul… — Paul Verlaine
Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the [Book of Mormon] to expose and combat the… — Ezra Taft Benson
The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with… — Pope John Paul II
I encourage all of you to discover ever more fully in the Eucharist, the sacrament of Christ's sacrificial love, the inspiration and strength needed to… — Pope Benedict XVI
What we are confronted with now is a growing perception that if we desire a certain type of civilization and culture we must exterminate the… — George Bernard Shaw
All the art of the past rises up before me, the art of all ages and all civilizations, everything becomes simultaneous, as if space had… — Alberto Giacometti
Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate. — Nancy Pelosi
The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required —… — Al Gore
The spiritual sense of our place in nature... can be traced to the origins of human civilization... The last vestige of organized goddess worship was… — Al Gore
Christianity is the very root and foundation of Western civilization. — Dinesh D'Souza

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