Quotes about civilization
civilization space race
In my considered opinion, the profit to be made by permanent settlement in space is nothing less than the survival of industrial civilization, and therefore the survival of nearly the entire human race, along with such amenities as peace, freedom, enough to eat, and the chance to reach a high age in good health. Poul Anderson
civilization sublime baroque-music
Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is called baroque? Pierre Schaeffer
civilization renaissance certain
The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out of barbarity, a renaissance.
civilization may matter
No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible. Niall Ferguson
civilization may west
The West may collapse very suddenly. Complex civilizations do that, because they operate, most of the time, on the edge of chaos.
civilization america our-world
A calculated, malignant, devastating evil has arisen in our world, ... Civilization cannot ignore the wrongs that have been done. America will not tolerate their being repeated. Justice has a new mission, a new calling against an old evil. John Ashcroft
civilization ignorant would-be
If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible. Honore de Balzac
civilization looks different
It is commonly said and known that each civilization has its own religion. Now my claim is that if we look deeper, the different civilizations were brought into being by the different revelations. Huston Smith
civilization bears ancestry
It has been estimated that one third of our Western civilization bears the mark of its Jewish ancestry.
civilization alien-life astronaut
I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization. Gene Cernan
civilization way threat
Okay, so what we really have to recognize and own as Americans is that our way of being is itself perhaps the greatest threat to the continuation of civilization. Jerry Brown
civilization body limits
All of us confront limits of body, talent, temperament. But that is not all. We are, all of us, also constrained by our time, our place, our civilization. Jeane Kirkpatrick
civilization quality individual
Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces. Frank Herbert
civilization doe popularity
Just as liberalism is the main force that drives conservatism and maintains its popularity in some quarters, conservatism is the reason liberalism continues to enjoy the traction that it does in our poor civilization. L. Neil Smith
civilization improvement enormous
Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof. P. J. O'Rourke
civilization government culture
The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible. Oscar Wilde
civilization giving comfort
Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.
civilization progress gone
Each little thing that we do passes into the great machine of life which may grind our virtues to powder and make them worthless, or transform our sins into elements of a new civilization, more marvelous and more splendid than any that has gone before.
civilization organization achievement
The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality; and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization. Herbert Croly
civilization literature may
We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization. Herbert Read
civilization slave
The slaves of developed industrial civilization are sublimated slaves. Herbert Marcuse
civilization benefits accepting
It is no longer possible to accept the benefits of civilization and at the same time deny the supernatural basis upon which it is based. Evelyn Waugh
civilization law nations
Civilization and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life. Ernst Haeckel
civilization soldier forget
Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization. Erwin Rommel
civilization should-have judging
One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.
civilization sense-of-humor
When humor go's, there go's civilization. Erma Bombeck
civilization earlier evolution formed instincts machinery main man primitive seeks suppress
Civilization seeks to suppress all those primitive instincts in man which formed the main part of the machinery of his evolution in earlier times. Arthur Keith
civilization existence free laws man process progress ruled setting society toward
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. Ayn Rand
civilization limitless
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities Mark Twain
civilization way degrees
I consider that there are different degrees of civilization and there are many different ways of expressing it. But one is civilized or is not. Flora Lewis
civilization world cradle
The cradles of civilization are the putrid sinks of the world. Henry Miller
civilization world may
It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length. Helen Keller
civilization suffering degrees
The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens.