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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
terrorism success-and-failure frustrating
It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves. Bruce Schneier
terrorism peru wells
The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru. Alberto Fujimori
terrorism demon angels-and-demons
Death is only a byproduct of terrorism. Dan Brown
terrorism term
We're not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don't negotiate about terrorism. It's is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn't anything to negotiate. Condoleezza Rice
terrorism expensive
Terrorism is actually a very expensive business. Loretta Napoleoni
terrorism
You're always going to have terrorism. Abdallah II of Jordan
terrorism nations
Our nation was horrified, but it's not going to be terrorized. George W. Bush
terrorism nations
Terrorism against our nation will not stand.
terrorism committed commit
I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism. Feisal Abdul Rauf
planets concern right-now
Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet. Edward James Olmos
planets cooperatives
Nothing can survive on the planet unless it is a cooperative part of larger global life. Barry Commoner
planets
Greg Ostertag is one of the top centers on this planet! Bill Walton
planets ifs
We batter this planet as if we had someplace else to go. Ann Druyan
planets plan-b plans
We usually say there is always a ‘Plan B,’ but there is no ‘Planet B’. Jan Eliasson
planets collectives humans
To me, inner and outer are so strongly linked that any collective change that happens within human beings, within the human psyche, inevitably will be reflected externally in what happens on the whole planet. Eckhart Tolle
planets activism living-on
Activism is my rent for living on the planet. Alice Walker
planets
You come to the planet with nothing and you leave with nothing, so youd better do some good while you are here. Alex Van Halen
planets music-is behinds
When you leave the planet, you leave music behind.