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A semi-civilized state of society, equally removed from the extremes of barbarity and of refinement, seems to be that particular meridian under which all the reciprocities and gratuities of hospitality do most readily flourish and abound. For it so happens that the ease, the luxury, and the abundance of the highest state of civilization, are as productive of selfishness, as the difficulties, the privations, and the sterilities of he lowest. Charles Caleb Colton
civilization saws ends
I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street? Alan Bennett
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Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again. Aiden Wilson Tozer
civilization doubt moral
I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.
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Freedom!- is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling re: what the stuff actually is. David Mitchell
civilization creating alternatives
It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization. David Graeber
civilization climate-change humans
More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization. David Suzuki
civilization age generations
Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Cesare Pavese
civilization savages fragility
They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature. Camille Paglia
experts
I'm not a marriage expert, quite clearly. Cathy Freeman
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We respect not only professors and experts but also technologists who have their own inventions, Wen Jiabao
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When we are on the set, there are always experts there to choreograph the moves and improve your form so you look good for the camera. Thuy Trang
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When all the experts and forecasts agree, something else is going to happen Bob Farrell
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Whenever you're looking at something like this, it's important to get as many experts in the field to help you. Carol Sanders
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I look at myself more as a storyteller than a screenwriter, as pretentious as that may sound, but that's what really attracts me to TED Talks. For me, the really effective ones are being presented by expert storytellers. Damon Lindelof
experts finance personal-finance
I don't really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do. Ben Stein
experts want
I'm not an expert, but I want to be. Ben Nicholson
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We heard much higher numbers today of the stimulus package from our two experts than I anticipated we would hear. In other words, if you're going to do something, it better be something significant enough to get the job done.
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The personal and informational connections made possible through computing and communications technology are becoming ever more critical to economic, educational and social progress,
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We are losing students because they are becoming discouraged. It's hard to keep their interest when they don't have the facilities to practice. Bill Ward
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We are seeing a lot of non-traditional investors in commodities, such as mutual funds and pension funds, becoming interested in commodities such as platinum because they want to diversify their portfolios.
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We strongly support efforts to make shellfish safe for consumers, but irradiation clearly is not the answer. The FDA is just throwing one problem on top of another - and this is becoming an illogical pattern.
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We started building back slowly and becoming that team we were before Christmas again, the No. 1 team in the nation. This weekend, especially, there was no doubt in our dressing room. We had no doubt. We knew it was ours for the taking, it was our tournament to lose.
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Where it used to be kind of the most fun of all the majors, it's becoming the hardest one now. Over four days of competition, it's going to narrow the field dramatically. You will be doing good to break par on the back nine. Ernie Els
becoming bit worlds
There are things that I will always shoot, but now that the modeling and acting worlds are becoming very close, you can do a little bit of one and more of the other. Liya Kebede
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As humanity goes online, it's becoming an extremely advanced, large-scale processing unit. Luis von Ahn
becoming music teacher
I started out as a music teacher; I never planned on becoming an actress. Li Bingbing