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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
west spheres east
The world is a sphere, there is no East or West. Ai Weiwei
west may forget
The West is dead... you may lose a sweetheart but you won't forget her. Charles Marion Russell
westerns
What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows. James Arness
west notable should
The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised. ... Ayaan Hirsi Ali
west partnership states
We can also reassure our Palestinian partners that we understand the importance of territorial contiguity in the West Bank for a viable Palestinian state. Ariel Sharon
west feels continents
I always hope for the better for the continent and what I know comes from Africa. Living in the West we feel like we're so removed from the continent that we can somewhat shut off. Djimon Hounsou
west
Do I think the West End relies too heavily on star names? Yes, I do, and it can result in miscasting and sub-standard stuff. Not always, but occasionally. Tobias Menzies
west
We went west willingly--because we had to. Brigham Young
west wonderful raised
I have an amazing family. I was raised in a wonderful mid-west family. Jana Kramer
hunger braces famine
You can't brace yourself for famine if you've never known hunger. David Sedaris
hunger humans
Human hunger birthed the Civlize, but human hunger killed it too.
hunger law
Where there is hunger, law is not regarded;and where law is not regarded, there will be hunger. Benjamin Franklin
hunger-strike literature demand
A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands. Edwin Louis Cole
hunger feels stills
Yet there's a hunger in me still. I'm like only beginning. I feel like I still have so much to learn. Charlize Theron
hunger-strike soul world
I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul. Bobby Sands
hunger fats loses
When you get fat and lose your hunger. That is when you know the sellout has happened. Bruce Springsteen
hunger speak campus
On campuses, and when I speak to the younger intelligentsia, I am getting a hunger for the text - the authentic text for Jewish knowledge. Arthur Hertzberg
hunger eating hungry
Eat only when you feel hungry. Notice and feel your hunger. This is conscious eating. Deepak Chopra