Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

Many governments, as well as representatives of civil society around the world, have urged her to reconsider,

Doc Hastings

Logan was talking about the Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 Americans. He wanted to provide Civil War veterans with a day to pay respects to their fellow soldiers who did not live to see the end of the war, without losing a day's pay.

LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The distinguishing device of civilization and enlightenment.

Chris Dodd

I think the winner tonight was the American public. This was a very good debate, civil debate. I know it probably lacked the fireworks that some would have wanted, but I thought it was a very competent explanation of the two points of view,

Walter Isaacson

I think the McCain and Lieberman talk about the need for civility in public discourse is right at the core of our mission,

Mahmoud Abbas

It is a requirement to ensure that the withdrawal will take place in a civilized manner so that we can show the world we deserve our freedom and independence.

I think there must be great concern that this will descend into a spiral of violence and potentially into civil war.

Giulio Tremonti

Just as for three years I've been saying he's not suited (for the job), I also don't share the position of many -- too many -- jackals who some time ago were praising him and now are the first to condemn him. That doesn't seem civilized to me.

I think it's pretty ridiculous that they're trying to enforce these ridiculous new laws. They're trying to take away our civil rights guaranteed to us by the United States Constitution.

It gives very wide powers to civil servants, thanks to deliberately vague phrasing.

It is not very often that rallies of the size we are talking about take place in Washington. This will be a major initiative and will send a very important message to our elected officials and diplomats that the Jewish community and other faith-based organizations and civil rights groups will not sit idly by this time with this genocide. Time is really running out, so it is important to galvanize and to send a strong message.

It is not our intention to violate people's civil rights. Our intentions are noble -- to save people's lives.

Frederick Chiluba

It is important to state that the Zambian Constitution guarantees that the High Court of Zambia has unlimited and original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law and such jurisdiction and powers as has may be conferred by the constitution or any other law.

Todd Akin

It is not about civil rights or the rights of same-sex couples. Same-sex couples are free to live as they choose.

I think it's important we have protest, and civil disobedience is a great American tradition, but we need to do it in a constructive manner, and we need to do it on a non-school day if you're a student.

David Blunkett

respecting our fundamental civil liberties and ensuring that they are not exploited.

Martin Freeman

Please God, I'll never be in a war zone, but everything I sort of know about people who come back is that it's a hard transition to make. I mean, even if you've not been in a war, even if you've just been in the Forces, you come back and probably have more fights in civilian life.

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson

Rebuilding power stations doesn't offset people's concerns about so much violence and the possibility for civil war as time goes by. The slaughter of one Iraqi by another Iraqi is just head-turning.

David Scott

Part of my drive was guilt. I felt if I did not demonstrate my feelings toward nonviolence and civil rights, I would always regret it.

Mike Smith

Our Office of Civil Rights must respond to that complaint and look to determine whether or not the fact that there is a single-sex school violates the rights of people of the other gender,

Stewart Brand

I was a glassy-eyed undergraduate. It was a pillar of local civilization.

Christopher Dodd

is a normal procedure in any court in this country, civil or criminal in this country. So this is not a deal, not some truncated proposal that is being made here. It's pretty standard procedures in any trial proceedings and I would urge my colleagues not go give up on this idea.

Aharon Appelfeld

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.

Joschka Fischer

We need a lot of civilian monitors but they must be protected,

We need a civilian commitment in Iraq equal to our military one.

Carl Sagan

I would be very ashamed of my civilization if we did not try to find out if there is life in outer space.

Carl Sagan

In the vastness of the Cosmos there must be other civilizations far older and more advanced than ours.

Carl Sagan

For all I know we may be visited by a different extraterrestrial civilization every second Tuesday, but there's no support for this appealing idea. The extraordinary claims are not supported by extraordinary evidence.

Carl Sagan

Any civilization that doesn't develop space travel dies.

Antoine Rivarol

Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.

Bertrand Russell

As a lover of truth, the national propaganda of all the belligerent nations sickened me. As a lover of civilization, the return to barbarism appalled me.

Bertrand Russell

Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilization than it is among savages. And the subjection is always reinforced by morality.