Civility Quote by Stephen L. Carter

“It is an utter violation of good breeding and training to speak or to behave in a way that disrespects, embarrasses, or otherwise denigrates…

— Maureen Lang

“You don't understand. Speaking, talking--language, that is--represents the most orderly, civilized, and rational expression of human nature. All this foul-mouthed cussing is a gap…

— Graham Joyce

“Some speak of the savagery of beasts. I will ever prefer that to the thoughtless contempt some men have toward animals.”

— Robin Hobb

“When people look most vicious, what you are seeing is not their animal side. It is the savagery that only humans can muster.”

— Robin Hobb

“Speak to meat eaters the way you would speak to a wild animal: softly and without any sudden movements.”

— Carol J. Adams

“Gentle and kindly creatures don’t put up much resistance and, though they may not reveal much of themselves, they have no idea of how…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“I tried to talk like them, cursing and cussing, mutilating the English language into a slang that I could barely stand nor understand.”

— Carol Wambui Ngabura

“It is unfortunate that when you want to make some people feel like human beings, they begin to take you as an animal.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“There is nothing more substantial to place against the cruelty of the world than language.”

— Colum McCann

“Violence should never be the answer. Aye, in a perfect world. But sometimes animals don't understand anything but their own language.”

— Samantha Young

“Just because I’m not pushing you up against walls and humping you like a fucking animal doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the view. You…

— Harper Sloan

“Even though you bear it unwillingly and are indignant, restrain yourself and let no inappropriate words pass your lips at which the weak might…

— J.D. Nelson