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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
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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
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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.
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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
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It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization. David Graeber
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More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization. David Suzuki
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Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Cesare Pavese
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They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature. Camille Paglia
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We always are trying to increase service. We have a great relationship with Alaska and Horizon. They operate great service for us. Brian Kulpin
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Historically, Alaska is a place that has attracted those fed up with conventionality. Bill O'Reilly
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I've always heard that heli-skiing in Alaska is amazing. I would love to be able to do that at some point in my life. Lindsey Vonn
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We're expecting at least 160 people this year. This is a life-changing experience for them ... some have never been on a plane, never been in a hotel or near the water. They come as far as Alaska and Hawaii to get here.
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My stories are Alaska stories, and they need to be told in Alaska. Evergreen Films is located in Alaska; the company does amazing work, and I am thrilled at the prospect of working together. Dana Stabenow
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I would be ecstatic if the very first writer to step foot in a Storyknife cabin was an Alaska Native woman writer.
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Most people go to the Caribbean, but Alaska is also a prime summer market. Europe also attracts some families, but the Caribbean is the biggest.
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We have balance in the recruiting class, and we have quality. We've gone from Alaska to the Bahamas. It's been quite a varied class. Larry Coker
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We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that. Lisa Murkowski
airports percent
Out of all the airports that are out there only about 5 percent have commercial service. Chris Brown
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All the shopping malls and restaurants and airports are riddled with low-fidelity loudspeakers, which apparently have developed the ability to reproduce by themselves; these are all connected to a special programming service called Music That Nobody Really Likes, and you cannot get away from it. Dave Barry
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...Hell, which as every frequent traveler knows, is in Concourse D of O'Hare Airport.
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I feel in my bones that Lady Gaga is a true strident feminist and good for my soul - but how do I square this with the fact that she's constantly walking around in her bra and pants, even at, like, airports and stuff, where even nudists wear a fleece and linen drawstring trousers? Caitlin Moran
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All human life can be found in an airport. David Walliams
airports over-you lasts
Oh my God, Kennedy Airport - what a mess - all over you with those dopey security questions. 'Did you receive any gifts from any unknown persons?' Buddy, the last thing I got from an unknown person was in the 80's. Carol Leifer
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I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I'll be at the airport. Charles M. Schulz
airports wonder sometimes
Sometimes I'm dragging my ass out to the airport at 8 a.m. on a Saturday and I'm wondering why I'm doing this, but once I walk on stage I know why...because I'm addicted. Bill Maher
airports play people
Except in a few cases like Music for Airports, which was a very clear case of noticing a niche [and] saying, "Okay, there's this situation in which people always play music, and nobody has written music for that situation so I'm going to." So, that was a very clear example of spotting a niche and working for it. I have done that occasionally. Brian Eno