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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
chinese helped human jail police
We want them to see that they helped the Chinese police to jail people, human beings. Julien Pain
chinese commit ifs
If the Chinese commit cyberwarfare against us, they are going to see cyberwarfare like they have never seen before. Chris Christie
chinese guilty clinton
Hillary Clinton: putting big government spending financed by the Chinese ahead of good-paying jobs for middle-class Americans. Is she guilty or not guilty?
chinese nine tone
Cantonese, which has up to nine tones as opposed to the five in Mandarin, is much more versatile and one of the richest dialects in Chinese. David Tang
chinese culinary
Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.
chinese concern
We appreciates the Jordanian side's concern with the Chinese people.
chinese culture proud
We are proud to have things that show the Chinese culture.
chinese states united
Where is the responsibility? I think it's very clear. The pronouncements of the United States are unacceptable to the Chinese people.
chinese exchange expression filtered free global government seen shown west
The Internet has been seen in the West as the quintessential expression of the free exchange of ideas and information, untrammeled by government interference and increasingly global in reach. But the Chinese government has shown that the Internet can be successfully filtered and controlled. Martin Jacques
heritage preserve protect restore rich
We want to preserve and protect Mississippi's rich architectural and archaeological heritage as communities restore and rebuild.
heritage tour
When we went to them and told them that we want to do a heritage tour of Hong Kong, a lot of them were very skeptical, David Wong
heritage noses talent
My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough? Barbra Streisand
heritage proud my-family
I am proud of my heritage and my family. Brian Sandoval
heritage west east
The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it. Abdus Salam
heritage common creation
Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.
heritage realizing prosperity
When you realize that prosperity is your divine heritage, you should persist in claiming it. Catherine Ponder
heritage done principles
The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done. Anthony Kennedy
heritage stay-true brands
You have to stay true to your heritage; that's what your brand is about. Alice Temperley