Civilization Quotes

2122 Civilization quotes by 1210 unique authors

When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink. — Daniel Suarez
The family is the engine that drives civilization. Throughout history, those cultures that have failed to found their rules and attitudes of society on the… — Jeremiah Denton
A useful analogy is to see traditional societies as relying on instantaneous (or minimally delayed) and constantly replenished solar income, while modern civilization is withdrawing… — Vaclav Smil
The provision of health care facilities must be accepted as a social responsibility. It is not that an individual who has the misfortune to be… — Unknown Author
All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and the ancestral wealth… — Subcomandante Marcos
For all that we have done, as a civilization, as individuals, the universe is not stable, and nor is any single thing within it. Stars… — Richard K. Morgan
From the beginning, this culture - civilization - has been a culture of occupation. — Derrick Jensen
Civilization is not and can never be sustainable. — Derrick Jensen
I think most of us secretly know – and those of us at the radical middle are inclined to say – that without such concepts… — Mark Satin
Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them. — Carlisle Floyd
The light of Christ illuminates the laboratory, his speech is the fount of communication, he makes possible the study of humans in all their interactions,… — Mark Noll
At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up… — Whittaker Chambers
For in this century, within the next decades, will be decided for generations whether all mankind is to become Communist, whether the whole world is… — Whittaker Chambers
Men's souls are crooked and unsound things, not good materials out of which to build friendships, families, households, cities, civilizations. But good or no, these… — John C. Wright
Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground, what’s… — Tim Krabbe
Ideas about a person's place in society, his role, lifestyle, and ego qualities will lose their hold as the cohesive forces in society disintegrate. Subculture… — Peter J. Carroll
He who writes well runs the civilization. Everyone else does the grunt work. — Unknown Author
Artificial Intelligence leaves no doubt that it wants its audiences to enter a realm of pure fantasy when it identifies one of the last remaining… — Godfried Danneels
Civilizations rise and fall on confidence. America had figured out a way to borrow money to manufacture it. — Ron Suskind
Printing up extra money - with no backing - used to be the sort of thing only counterfeiters did. Now it is done by the… — Bill Bonner
In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring… — James Henry Hammond
It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization. — M. L. Stedman
We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We are… — Laurence Gonzales
As long as you have war, police, prisons, crime, you are in the early stages of civilization. — Jacque Fresco
All civilizations at some time have fallen into this total terror, when the mystery of life was a kind of panic only to be assuaged… — Laurie Lee

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