Civilized Quotes


Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar; it is vulgar because people are similar in their prurient interests and sharply differentiated in their civilized concerns. George Gilder Civilized 237
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society. Mark Skousen Civilized 90
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. Earl Warren Civilized 88
A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Suzanne Vega Civilized 86
Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the World will suffice for me in the future. Mary Cassatt Civilized 79
When your whole system, your whole civilized system goes down, this is pretty much what you get left with. We have no communications, no running water, no electricity, no real help. Kathleen Blanco Civilized 59
I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man. George Meredith Civilized 58
Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country. Tony Randall Civilized 40
France is the only nation in which astoundingly small numbers of civilized patrons reside. Gustave Courbet Civilized 39
I like things that are civilized. Martha Plimpton Civilized 27

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