Change Quote by Will Durant

“Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.”

— Will Durant

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

Man, not the earth, makes civilization.

— Ariel Durant

The more clearly the immensely speculative nature of geological science is recognized, the easier it becomes to remodel our concepts of any inferred terrestrial…

— William Morris Davis

Who are we to say what's right for civilizations that were already thousands of years old when our own nation came into being?

— Unita Blackwell

Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience…

— Arthur Keith

No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.

— Niall Ferguson

We're changing things, in many cases in irreparable ways, and that will certainly be recorded in the geological record.

— Kenneth Lacovara

Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Geology has joined biology in lowering mankind's self-esteem. Geology suggests how mankind's existence is contingent upon the geological consent of the planet.

— George Will

You can say, like, planet Earth has an existing geology, and what we do as human beings and as architects is that we try…

— Bjarke Ingels

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

— Andy Rooney