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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.
civilized example expect message send society strong
We want to send a very strong message ... this is not what we expect out of civilized society, ... We're going to make an example of somebody. John Wilson
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
community administration cop
Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration. Alan Mollohan
community crime
Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime. Alan Autry
community church doe
I contend that whatever does not raise the moral standard of the church or community has been a revival from God.
community productive
We want them to be productive in the community,
community immigrant support though
We want to support our community even though we are not illegal, but we come from an immigrant community.
community high involved jfk kids love remember school
We want to show our kids that we love them, we care, and we want to get involved in their lives. One thing we want everyone to remember is this is not a JFK or high school problem. This is a community problem. Jim Knight
community able helpful
It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community... David Allen
community feelings enjoy
I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community. Dave Gahan
community needs levels
The current system is organized around financial values over life values. We need to shift that locus of power down to the community level because the financial markets recognize only money and thereby only financial values. David Korten
elected extremely football hoping last pay played talk team year
We were an extremely young football team last year and played some freshmen, and we were hoping that would pay off. But we elected to just not talk a whole lot about last year.
elected former officials relationships
As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they have with their children. Ronnie Musgrove
elected officials sure willpower
Make sure you have the willpower of your elected officials and the people.
elected eye iowa
If I am elected president, keep an eye on the tarmac, because I'll be back, because Iowa in 2017 will not be fly-over country. It will be fly-to country. Ted Cruz
elected freedom government media needs news
Freedom of the news media must be subordinated to the overriding needs of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government. Lee Kuan Yew
elected enjoyed government nature people stay understand
I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government. Ed Koch
elected people sure
I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care.
elected favor grew members might parliament rare telephones wealthy
When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to allocate 15 telephone lines as a favor to those they deemed worthy. If you were lucky enough to be a wealthy businessman or an influential journalist, or a doctor or something, you might have a telephone. Shashi Tharoor
elected finally remember secure seemed somebody subject
Somebody finally had the intelligent idea to remember that Harper isn't elected yet. That seemed to secure everybody. They quieted down and the subject hasn't come up again. Just that one shot.
groups camps
I have never believed in being part of any one group or camp. Akshay Kumar
groups care littles
In my own little way, I feel like I'm part of a group of writers who care deeply about pushing the essay forward. David Shields
groups local seeing shift sponsors state structured supported
We are seeing a shift from well-organized, local groups supported by state sponsors to more far-flung and loosely structured webs of terror,
groups key names solid stocks
There are some groups of stocks that always key off of one another. The solid names are the solid areas.
groups sometimes individual
Of all the groups that sometimes claim to own your life, family is the hardest to defend your individual sovereignty from. L. Neil Smith
groups money people pick stakes whenever
Whenever there's money involved, they pick groups of people to test. The stakes are higher.
groups join money motivated motivation possible raise rights surprise suspicious wanting
Ultimately, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a way for two different groups to raise as much money as possible and then join forces. We are suspicious of their motivation because we know they are motivated by wanting to take away the rights of our families.
groups incentives
We're going after the incentives market, and we're going to be going after the smaller, upscale groups business.
groups iraq mass saddam terrorists war whom
So to recap: we may or may not be going to war with Iraq because Saddam may or may not have weapons of mass destruction, which he may or may not use, or pass to other terrorists groups with whom he may or may not have links. Rory Bremner
idly national people sit
This will be a national march, ... At our count, there have been 130 people killed around the nation by these Taser guns. We will not sit idly by and not say anything about it.
idly loses might throw worth
He that idly loses 5 s. worth of time, loses 5 s. & might as prudently throw 5 s. in the River. Benjamin Franklin
initiative robbery bank-robbery
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank. Bertolt Brecht
initiative
Never relinquish the initiative. Charles de Gaulle
initiative legal longer meaning plain ruling talk
The plain legal meaning of (the) ruling is that Kirby Wilbur and I can no longer talk about Initiative 912,
initiative matter
this was not a matter for any international initiative or intervention. Jaswant Singh
initiative terrorist faith-based
The 9/11 terrorist attack was a faith-based initiative. Dan Barker
initiative owners period pick property reasonable seen treats
We want this initiative to be seen as reasonable and fair. Our initiative treats all property owners the same, and we wanted to pick a reasonable period of time.
initiative instead november ought personally petition standing start voting
On the levy, I personally feel it ought to be a November levy and it ought to be done by initiative petition instead of us standing up here voting for it. You have to get 363 signatures to start the process.
initiative taken teacher
No other teacher has ever taken that kind of initiative with Kevin.
initiative people position sales simply tax
I find it interesting that some people would position the sales tax initiative with this. It's simply not true.
jewish-values vision important
The vision I would like to see here is the entrenching of the Jewish and the Zionist state...I very much favour democracy, but when there is a contradiction between democratic and Jewish values, the Jewish and Zionist values are more important. Avigdor Lieberman
jewish onstage terrified willie york
I was terrified, terrified in 'Songwriter,' because there I was, New York Jewish girl, singing country-western onstage with Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. I mean, forget it. I was so terrified. Lesley Ann Warren
jewish ourselves regard social standing worthy
It is not wealth, it is not station, it is not social standing and ambition which can make us worthy of the Jewish name, of the Jewish heritage. To be worthy of them, we must live up to and with them. We must regard ourselves their custodians. Louis D. Brandeis
jewish jews since
Jews have been in Egypt since Biblical times, and Alexandria had once been, at least partially, a Jewish city. Meir Kahane
jewish love people
I was always a little unsteady in my self-belief. Then there was the Jewish thing. I love being Jewish, I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don't look it. Lauren Bacall
jewish record track
I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community. Anita Diament
jewish main
We had a Jewish school; we had a Jewish club. My father was a main donor. My mother was on the committee of the school.
jewish preserve realized
I realized that we have to do everything we can to preserve the Jewish race. I'm very proud of it, and I think it's wonderful.
jewish liked music people sort stopping weddings
People were sort of stopping having the traditional Jewish music in weddings and ceremonies. And I kind of liked that stuff.
majority please
You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority. Chick Hearn
major musical players
When the Domaine Musical started up, I wasn't part of it. They were the major players in contemporary music at that time, braodcasting old and new composers' work. And I wasn't one of them. Luc Ferrari
majority purpose shoulders
With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
major plans
We have no plans for any major shakeup at this point,
major whether
We were at a crossroads, whether we were going to have to doze it in or do some major repairs.
major
The Cosby years were a major part of my life, but it is the past; I don't really concentrate on it. Lisa Bonet
majority notebooks robert time
Was there ever a time when the majority was right? Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A Robert A. Heinlein
major resource
With the major resource stocks, the fundamentals still look very attractive.
majority played round train year
Yeah, I played the majority of the year, but that's just like training. You train all year round anyway, so it's the same thing.
message ok orleans running send
We want to send the message that New Orleans is up and running and it's OK to come back. Bill Taylor
message send sharp strong suspension talks temporary
We want to send a very strong and sharp message to the Palestinians, and the temporary suspension of talks is that message. Mark Regev
messages willing commanders
I am more willing to come out when I get my message from my commander. David Koresh
messages beats audience
If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit. Casey Kasem
messages beats music-is
But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.
messages dramatic persuasive
We can be dramatic, even theatrical; we can be persuasive; but the message we are telling must be true. Edwin Land
message peace people understand
We want people to understand our message is one of peace and not one of hate.
message putting respond responsibility rests seemed
Ultimately, the responsibility rests with the drivers, and they seemed to respond to the message we were putting out.
messages rich certain
Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others. Brian Eno
officials courses public-officials
The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack. Dave Freudenthal
officials
The tolerant liberal suddenly becomes very intolerant when their official religion is challenged. Ann Coulter
officials
Our panel of 22 officials are here for the meeting. I think we are on the right track.
officials turned
The officials I was with, I don't know if they were unaware, but they didn't say anything to me. The whole thing turned into what did I see and what did I know. Mark Spitz
officials public
I don't like to see public officials attacked,
rights words-of-wisdom dull
I'm awful dull, but I hope I've beat out something nigh the rights of this at last. And so GOD bless you, dear old Pip, old chap, GOD bless you! Charles Dickens
rights people enemy
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to assume that their president, hostile to the principles that formed the nation and determined to act with malice toward its inhabitants by suppressing their rights and enabling its enemies to prosper in their attempts to destroy it, must be confronted, a rational response for the nation is to encumber itself no more with such a president and reject his authority and the acolytes who carry out his wishes. David Shapiro
rights liberty virtue
You have to have wisdom and knowledge as well as virtue to preserve your rights and liberties. David McCullough
rights giving world
In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of 'the Haves' over the human rights of 'the Have Nots' is inevitably called into serious question.
rights people democracy
In the EU you have half a billion people who share a common belief in democracy, in rights, in the kind of economic life we want. Catherine Ashton
rights differences issues
Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences. Madeleine Albright
rights controversial-topics law
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs. Ai Weiwei
rights liberty
Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
rights mass-destruction support
We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. Bob Menendez
running men roots
It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths, as to root out old errors; for there is this paradox in men, they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is old.
running vices common
When all run by common consent into vice, none appear to do so.
running moving views
When all moves equally (says Pascal), nothing seems to move as in a vessel under sail; and when all run by common consent into vice, none appear to do so. He that stops first, views as from a fixed point the horrible extravagance that transports the rest.
running men hands
Some men are very entertaining for a first interview, but after that they are exhausted, and run out; on a second meeting we shall find them flat and monotonous; like hand-organs, we have heard all their tunes.
running eye two
He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.
running pain boys
I took a good deal o' pains with his eddication, sir; let him run in the streets when he was very young, and shift for hisself. It's the only way to make a boy sharp, sir.
running church-bells religion
Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell. Charles Studd
running europe usa
My gut feeling is that SF as we know it today is actually a heavily propagandized field that grew out of a specific set of cultural trends running in the USA and Europe between 1918 and 1950, during the post-imperial modernization period. Charles Stross
running wall real
Humans are not as unsophisticated as mulch wrigglers, they can see the writing on the wall. Is it any surprise, that among the ones who look outward, the real debate is not over whether to run, but over how far and how fast?
send
We want to send Carl out on top. Aaron Gray
sending sure
We're making sure that we're sending the right message. Jerry Gonzalez
send
I eat so much mayonnaise they were going to send me to the Mayo Clinic. Tom Robbins
send time
Most of the time you send Rad back out there. But this isn't most of the time any more. Ron Gardenhire
send
Most of the time, you'd send (Radke) back out there, but this isn't 'most of the time' anymore.
send
Yes, I will send that in. I feel like that one was obvious. Joe Gibbs
sending surface work
Sending Minerva to the surface did not work.
sending sounds
Sending in the commandos sounds very hip, but it isn't the whole solution. Sunita Narain
sending silly start stupid
Sending him back out there, that's a little silly to try to do something stupid with a man's career. We haven't done that to him all year, and we weren't going to start today.
situation tough
We're in a tough situation right now. We'll find out what we're made of. Gary Williams
situation time
We're in a situation where time is of the essence, Herman Edwards
situation strong
We're in a situation now where you have to play it out and fortunately we have very strong contingency plans.
sitting done news
The only thing I'd ever done with news was to read copy sitting at the microphone in the studio. Ed Bradley
sitting scripts film
I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script. Deepa Mehta
situation our-lives
There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives. Deborah Norville
sitting cows tvs
If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow. Celia Cruz
situation
Forgiveness doesn't make the situation OK, it makes you OK. Beth Moore
sit tendency
When we get a lead, we have a tendency to sit back.
size computer downloads
It's not the size of the hard drive that counts, it's how you download it. Chris Cooper
size problem sometimes
Sometimes our breakthrough begins when we refuse to be impressed with the size of our problem. Bill Johnson
size hindenburg comedy
I have yet to see one of those Comedy Central shows with multiple standup comics that doesn't include someone the size of the Hindenburg. Dick Cavett
size mechanic
I overcame size with mechanics. Edwin Moses
size easier bigger
Size is definitely relative. If you're bigger, they can see you easier. Chan Gailey
size
Eve wasn't a size 6 and neither am I. Delta Burke
size planets increase
Mainly because as women's education increases all around the planet, we find that family size tends to drop. Jane Goodall
size underestimate problem
Never underestimate the size and scope of my problems. Ashleigh Brilliant
size bodybuilder
Bodybuilders' cocks are the same size as everyone else's. Arnold Schwarzenegger
strong jobs men
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring eternally, but to no purpose, and is in constant motion without getting on a job; like a turnstile, he is in everybody's way, but stops nobody; he talks a great deal, but says very little; looks into everything but sees nothing; and has a hundred irons in the fire, but very few of them are hot, and with those few that are, he only burns his fingers.
strong mind haste
Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
strong party reason
He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong.
strong hands monsters
The mob is a monster, with the hands of Briareus, but the head of Polyphemus,--strong to execute, but blind to perceive.
strong advice desire
When we feel a strong desire to thrust our advice upon others, it is usually because we suspect their weakness; but we ought rather to suspect our own.
strong passion may
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.
strong men thinking
Men of strong minds and who think for themselves, should not be discouraged on finding occasionally that some of their best ideas have been anticipated by former writers; they will neither anathematize others nor despair themselves. They will rather go on discovering things before discovered, until they are rewarded with a land hitherto unknown, an empire indisputably their own, both right of conquest and of discovery.
strong circles errors
Unity of opinion is indeed a glorious and desirable thing, and its circle cannot be too strong and extended, if the centre be truth; but if the centre be error, the greater the circumference, the greater the evil.
strong two mind
No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.
talking judging mind
It has been well observed that the tongue discovers the state of the mind no less than that of the body; but in either case, before the philosopher or the physician can judge, the patient must open his mouth.
talking world human-nature
There are prating coxcombs in the world who would rather talk than listen, although Shakespeare himself were the orator, and human nature the theme!
talking people realizing
People often say to me, 'I understand what you are talking about intellectually, but I don't really feel it, I don't realize it,' and I am apt to reply, 'I wonder whether you do understand it intellectually, because if you did you would also feel it.' Alan Watts
talking listening ordinary
We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. This now moment, in which I'm talking and you're listening, is eternity.
talking topics los-angeles
If you spend any time in Los Angeles, there's only one topic of conversation. Alan Rickman
talking bored actors
What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.
talking people signing
I genuinely like the people I meet at signings or the bits of public talking that I do. Alan Moore
talking today economy
I don't know where the stock market is going, but I will say this, that if it continues higher, this will do more to stimulate the economy than anything we've been talking about today or anything anybody else was talking about. Alan Greenspan
talking way communicate
It was repugnant, but it was the only way to communicate. Alain Resnais
time son boys
A boy's story is the best that is ever told.
time fool calendars
Tomorrow! It is a period nowhere to be found in all the registers of time, unless, perchance, in the fool's calendar.
time all-things
Time is the measurer of all things, but is itself immeasurable, and the grand discloser of all things, but is itself undisclosed.
time retreat tides
Time ... advances like the slowest tide, but retreats like the swiftest torrent.
time two black
Time,- that black and narrow isthmus between two eternities.
time looks one-thing
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
time world overcoming
Time is the most subtle yet the most insatiable of depredators, and by appearing to take nothing is permitted to take all; nor can it be satisfied until it has stolen the world from us, and us from the world. It constantly flies, yet overcomes all things by flight; and although it is the present ally, it will be the future conqueror of death.
time journey men
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.
time opportunity enemy
Time, the cradle of hope.... Wisdom walks before it, opportunity with it, and repentance behind it: he that has made it his friend will have little to fear from his enemies, but he that has made it his enemy will have little to hope from his friends.