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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
driven panic rebound signal strong today yesterday
The plunge yesterday was driven by panic selling, the rebound today is a strong signal for buying. Castor Pang
driven ourselves power primal urges
The hypocrisy of some is that we like to think of ourselves as sophisticated and evolved, but we're still also driven by primal urges like greed and power. Michael Leunig
driven good group level patient players younger
We know we'll have to be patient as the younger players get comfortable with this level of hockey, but this is also a pretty driven group, ... This group can do a lot of good things.
driven meanings species stupid word
There are two meanings to the word dodo. The first one is a stupid person. The other is a species that was driven to extinction.
driven good
We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next. Laura Innes
driven wrote
I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure. Kate Klise
driven eight five four front government line national next politics saying state ten top year
I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level. J. C. Watts
driven knew lead life prolific rare ready settled sitcom time turned
But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy. Eric McCormack
driven
We're a driven team. We know what we want and what we need to get it.
destruction ifs destroyed
If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth. Carl Sagan
destruction transmutation
In nature, there is less death and destruction than death and transmutation. Edwin Way Teale
destruction accepting interest
if i could be assured of your destruction, i would in the interest of the public, cheerfully accept my death. Arthur Conan Doyle
destruction havoc
Create havoc, create destruction. Dennis Rodman
destruction obsessive
I'm as obsessive with health as I was with destruction. Dave Navarro
destruction
We have to create; it is the only thing louder than destruction. Andrea Gibson
destruction ifs known
If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker. Albert Einstein
destruction
He, who can create, abhors destruction. Alphonse de Lamartine
destruction mutually-assured-destruction assured
Mutually assured destruction. Holly Black