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civilization history moral nice record
K is for Kenghis Khan. He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere. Harlan Ellison
civilization local pillar
I was a glassy-eyed undergraduate. It was a pillar of local civilization. Stewart Brand
civilization lasts analysis
In the last analysis civilization is based upon the food supply. Will Durant
civilization long achievement
what about Christianity? Are we right in the face of so long a record of its poverty in international achievement, to keep invoking it as a standard, almost synonymous with civilization? Rose Macaulay
civilization people empathy
The purpose of civilization and growth is to be able to reach out and empathize with other people... For me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy. Roger Ebert
civilization lessons lost
The greatest advances in human civilization have come when we recovered what we had lost: when we learned the lessons of history. Winston Churchill
civilization enemy slavery
The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends. William Walker
civilization prosperity nations
There is nothing that sets a nation back as far in civilization as prosperity. Will Rogers
civilization taught-us use
Civilization has taught us to eat with a fork, but even now if nobody is around we use our fingers.
taught-us opinion remember
I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either. Jonathan Swift
taught-us evil religion
Religion taught us to return good for evil. Mahatma Gandhi
taught-us justice sublime
Christ , in the parable of the vine dressers, has taught us a sublime lesson of justice, by showing that to the things which are not our own, we can have no just claim. James F. Cooper
taught-us profound problem
Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems. Nelson Mandela
taught-us life-is this-life
If anything in this life is certain...if history has taught us anything, it's that you cn kill anyone. Mario Puzo
taught-us common-sense culture
The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it, only in it, only confronting it - aliens. Alan Watts
taught-us people swim
I'm glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: black people can't swim. Carlos Mencia
taught-us parent hopeful
My parents, who grew up in terror and dealt with segregation and humiliation, nonetheless taught us to be hopeful and open and loving and not hateful toward anyone. Bryan Stevenson
taught-us holocaust lessons
The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us. Ariel Sharon
use moral debate
The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. Richard Holloway
use
Keep your love, I have no use for it anymore. Richelle Mead
use-it-or-lose-it perspective use
Perspective: use it or lose it. Richard Bach
use results endeavor
I will say only that all a writer has to work with is the material he has gathered as the result of his own endeavor and observations, and he cannot be denied the right to use it. Condemn, but not deny. Truman Capote
used bummed-out
I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I`m just going to fly them out and let them hang. It`s all good. Travis Barker
use needs architecture
Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand. Toyo Ito
useless
A writer who is afraid to overreach himself is as useless as a general who is afraid to be wrong. Raymond Chandler
used
I used to throw things out, saying, 'This isn't great.' It didn't occur to me that it didn't have to be great. William Saroyan
use
Use your power gently. William Nicholson