Absence Quote by Richard Dreyfuss

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent…

— Mahatma Gandhi

John Stuart Mill, in his wonderful 1859 book On Liberty, talks about civility. And this is why you should always be concerned about calls…

— Greg Lukianoff

Civility is the natural state for people who know how limited their own individual powers are and know, too, that they need the conversation.

— David Brooks

Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.

— George W. Bush

We were wrong when we defined 'civility' as saying the wrong things the right way.

— Karine Jean-Pierre

Civility is not something we should simply talk about one day and forget the next. It is a principle we should practice 365 days…

— Mike Johnson

Civility is a work of the imagination, for it is through the imagination that we render others sufficiently like ourselves for them to become…

— Benjamin Barber

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

— Joshua Lederberg

Some people don’t respond to civility.

— James Ellroy

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

— Jim Leach

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld