Civilization Quotes

Small: Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta
"Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta"
Brian Aldiss, Writer
Small: The contribution of Islam to history and modern civilization is the product of the efforts of peoples of many
"The contribution of Islam to history and modern civilization is the product of the efforts of peoples of many races and tongues which came to accept its way of life"
Aly Khan, Public Servant
Small: What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the pre
"What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority"
Arthur Erickson, Architect
Small: What most people dont seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a
"What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one"
Margaret Mitchell, Novelist
Small: It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next cent
"It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring"
Samuel P. Huntington, Sociologist
Small: The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological
"The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization"
Otto Rank, Psychologist
Small: We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imaginati
"We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do"
Jacob Bronowski, Scientist
Small: I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, yo
"I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think"
Minoru Yamasaki, Architect
Small: The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhap
Mercy Otis Warren
"The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization"
Mercy Otis Warren, Playwright
Small: Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists
"Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists"
Joseph de Maistre, Diplomat
Small: The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind
"The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind"
Norman Borlaug, Scientist
Small: Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply
"Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply"
Norman Borlaug, Scientist
Small: Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top
"Civilization is unbearable, but it is less unbearable at the top"
Timothy Leary, Educator
Small: Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization
"Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization"
Charles Lindbergh, Aviator
Small: I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to
"I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve"
Charles Lindbergh, Aviator
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