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civilization luxury selfishness
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
civilization solitude going-out
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.
civilization stuff jingles
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
psychology interest physiotherapy
I'd always had an interest in physiotherapy and psychology. Bob Paisley
psychology important understood
Psychology is probably the most important factor in the market - and one that is least understood. David Dreman
psychology culture break
It was a culture that business is something bad - it was a leftist-oriented psychology. We have to break this. We are pro-business. Antonis Samaras
psychology movement crowds
All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology. Bernard Baruch
psychology training first-impression
I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. Billy Zane
psychology use wonderful
I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it's graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It's a wonderful thing. Barbra Streisand
psychology privilege stuck
A lot of positive psychology is stuck in being the psychology of privilege, and I reject that. Ariel Gore
psychology important chess
Psychology is the most important factor in chess. Alexander Alekhine
psychology special violence
This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence. Ben Elton
branches common truth-is
Professors in every branch of the sciences, prefer their own theories to truth: the reason is that their theories are private property, but truth is common stock.
branches
There are some branches that are closed, but as I said 90% are still open. Henry Ford
branches doe construction
The further a mathematical theory is developed, the more harmoniously and uniformly does its construction proceed, and unsuspected relations are disclosed between hitherto separated branches of the science David Hilbert
branches evil hacking striking thousands
There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. Henry David Thoreau
branches principles finals
Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery. Arthur Machen
branches center extreme parts pattern reached reflect shape zero
Yes, our tree has an interesting shape. The center branches reflect the shape of the zero curve. When extreme parts of the tree are reached the branching pattern changes to accommodate the mean reversion. John Hull
branches cases determine function government judiciary people three ultimate understand
Legislators of all people should understand that we have three branches of government, and the ultimate function of the judiciary is to determine cases under the constitution. Ken Falk
branches connecting couple grid people worked
'Vanity Fair' did this grid thing a couple years ago, connecting people who've worked together, and I had the most branches on it or whatever, because I'd worked with so-and-so and so-and-so worked with so-and-so, and I was kind of in the middle. Bill Hader
branches certain darwin drew family knew mammals undergo
All mammals undergo a certain degree of diversification. Darwin knew that. When he drew a family tree, it had many branches on it. Donald Johanson