Civilization Quote by John Boyd Orr

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

— John Boyd Orr

I'm sure civilizations will still evolve through play, or rather as play, since that seems to be a fundamental mechanism of our humanity.

— Diane Ackerman

Civilization is just a slow process of learning to be kind

— Tennessee Williams

Civilization must be based on life. We should never forget that human life was created in and for millions of centuries, was nourished by…

— Charles Lindbergh

Civilizations evolve over time, and most scholars of civilization, including people like Carol Quigley, argue that they go through periods of warring states, and…

— Samuel P. Huntington

We think we can play a small part in the evolution of culture.

— Miguel McKelvey

Unfortunately, the optimistic view that "classical civilization" handed down certain fundamental works that managed to include the knowledge contained in the lost writings has…

— Lucio Russo

As long as there are prisons, police, armies, navies; we are not civilized. When the Earth joins together and uses the Earth intelligently, that…

— Jacque Fresco

Civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and go to pieces if…

— Arnold J. Toynbee

To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization, but this is a narrow view.

— Bertrand Russell

Well, one of the things I should tell you is that if you look at the very long sweep of history what you see…

— Paul Romer

It is clear that every civilization undergoes a process of historical change. We can see that a civilization comes into existence, passes through a…

— Carroll Quigley