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civilization luxury selfishness
A semi-civilized state of society, equally removed from the extremes of barbarity and of refinement, seems to be that particular meridian under which all the reciprocities and gratuities of hospitality do most readily flourish and abound. For it so happens that the ease, the luxury, and the abundance of the highest state of civilization, are as productive of selfishness, as the difficulties, the privations, and the sterilities of he lowest. Charles Caleb Colton
civilization saws ends
I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street? Alan Bennett
civilization solitude going-out
Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying distractions and beats us down by destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might drink and renew our strength before going out to face the world again. Aiden Wilson Tozer
civilization doubt moral
I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it.
civilized example expect message send society strong
We want to send a very strong message ... this is not what we expect out of civilized society, ... We're going to make an example of somebody. John Wilson
civilization stuff jingles
Freedom!- is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling re: what the stuff actually is. David Mitchell
civilization creating alternatives
It's a difficult business, creating a new, alternative civilization. David Graeber
civilization climate-change humans
More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization. David Suzuki
civilization age generations
Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Cesare Pavese
concerned enter formal interest though work
Even though what I do does enter the market, it doesn't interest me. I am exclusively concerned with the formal qualities of my work. It is about the need and the right to self-expression. Louise Bourgeois
concern detention human raises rights serious tantamount
The possibility of preventative detention raises serious concern that such detention may be tantamount to derogation of the country's human rights obligations under international law. Hina Jilani
concern people positive sign
The positive sign is there's more of a concern for others, as well as self, than people think.
concerns conditions consistent drought forecasts increases moderate parts plains severe southern summer weather yield
The persistence of moderate to severe drought conditions in parts of Illinois, Iowa, and much of the southern Plains increases concerns about yield potential. As usual, forecasts of summer weather conditions are not consistent at this time.
concerned people speaks understood voted yes
The people who voted yes understood the issue, and that is really what we are concerned about. I think it speaks for itself.
concerned conference high internet level managers people risks stocks taking trade understanding
The people who own Internet stocks are taking on a very high level of risk. Myself and most of the other managers at the conference are concerned about people who own and trade those stocks not understanding the risks they're taking.
concern couple declare economy gearing hot months optimistic phase together
The only concern I do have is I'd like to see a couple more months (of data) put together here before we declare this torrid, hot economy as into another phase of gearing down. I'm not as optimistic yet that we have slowed everything.
concern good playing
The only concern I have is how is he playing right now, and he's playing pretty good. So, I feel good about that. Mike Sherman
concerned consumer couple days economy hurting interest investors oil outlook past rates rebound related seeing start stocks
We are seeing a pullback on stocks because many investors are concerned with the outlook for interest rates and with the economy at the start of 2006. The rebound in oil in the past couple of days is also hurting some stocks, especially the ones related to consumer spending, such as retailers. Subodh Kumar
expression games people
The fools standpoint is that all social institutions are games. He sees the whole world as game playing. That's why, when people take their games seriously and take on stern and pious expressions, the fool gets the giggles because he knows that it is all a game. Alan Watts
expression freedom-of-speech given
I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control.
expression who-i-am kind
Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do. David Sanborn
expression dies
That'll be the day when I die. Buddy Holly
expression spirituality achieve
Work, which is considered an expression of a person’s value, also becomes a part of one’s spirituality and achieves the higher aim of the Supreme Good Brunello Cucinelli
expression worry soul
But they need to worry and betray time with urgencies false and otherwise, purely anxious and whiny, their souls really won't be at peace unless they can latch to an established and proven worry and having once found it they assume facial expressions to fit and go with it, which is, you see, unhappiness, and all the time it all flies by them and they know it and that too worries them no end. Jack Kerouac
expresses imagination picture produce
When you think something, you think in picture. You don't think a thought in words. You think a picture that expresses your thought. Working with this picture will produce it into your experience.
express great honest instead people personal records trying
I need to let people know who I am and instead of just trying to make great records, just be honest and make it more personal and make it more passionate, to make records with emotion and not be afraid to express that.
expressed fully future literacy matter power scientific topics until voter
You have not fully expressed your power as a voter until you have scientific literacy in topics that matter for future political issues. Neil deGrasse Tyson
host angle shows
I don't host a show and go, 'Have you got my best angle?' Cat Deeley
host paint photograph
No, I do a bunch of things to entertain myself. I paint, I make music, I take photographs. Charlie Hunnam
hostile nail rip south
When we go to South Africa, it is going to be pretty hostile there. They are going to rip into us and try to nail us down. Shane Warne
host gallery copies
History, it is easily perceived, is a picture-gallery containing a host of copies and very few originals. Alexis de Tocqueville
host portland program weekly
From 2001-2008, I was the host and a writer for the WB's weekly television program 'Weddings Portland Style.'
host mentors people plain success
Not just my parents, but teachers, friends, mentors - a host of people are to be thanked for any success I have had, and a whole lot of just plain luck. Ellen McLaughlin
host shows talk-shows
You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host. Dan Abrams
host looking playing team worried
We're looking good, but it's a new season. We're worried about playing the host team on the first day.
host percent stay web
We host Web pages?businesses, ... We have to stay up. We go down, and so does 2 percent of the Internet.
marriage stars wife
My wife, the star I steer by. David McCullough
marriage party talking
As you get older; you've probably noticed that you tend to forget things. You'll be talking with somebody at a party, and you'll know that you know this person, but no matter how hard you try, you can't remember his or her name. This can be very embarassing, especially if he or she turns out to be your spouse. Dave Barry
marriage remains engines
Marriage remains the most efficient engine of disenchantment yet invented. Caitlin Flanagan
marriage want married
When I'm married I want to be single, and when I'm single I want to be married. Cary Grant
marriage mass potential terrorism weapons
The potential marriage of weapons of mass destruction with terrorism is everyone's nightmare. Condoleezza Rice
marriage men village
As a walled town is more worthier than a village, so is the forehead of a married man more honorable than the bare brow of a bachelor. William Shakespeare
marriage carnival-rides carnivals
Marriage isn't a carnival ride. Aisha Tyler
marriage kids grandchildren
I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much. Bob Newhart
marriage rocks long
A marriage is like a long trip in a tiny row boat: if one passenger starts to rock the boat, the other has to steady it, otherwise, they will go to the bottom together. David Reuben
particular terms thinking
When you think of al-Qaeda, you are not thinking of al-Qaeda in terms of one particular country, or one particular organization. Sibel Edmonds
particular
As I said before, there are often disagreements as to what a particular set of facts mean. That is not at all unusual, and one shouldn't read into it more than is there. Robert Mueller
particular remember several
She has been in here several times before but that particular day I don't remember her. Samuel L. Jackson
particular sundance
So many features at Sundance seemed to be powered more on the director's need to be a director than any particular story. Jill Soloway
particular
I don't follow any particular periodical anymore. I use Twitter as my customized news feed.
particular
'Moby-Dick' has a remarkable way of resonating with whatever is going on in the world at that particular moment. Nathaniel Philbrick
particular
The writers and actors on 'Friends' were notoriously particular about what made it onto the air.
particular people
Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas. Aaron Patzer
particular share terrorists
Today's terrorists do not share a particular ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background. Bennie Thompson
regard
She had been dying so long that I had almost come to regard her as immortal. Thomas Nelson Page
regardless whatever
Regardless of whatever I do, I know what my purpose is: to make a difference in people's lives. Tim Tebow
regardless
Singing is my passion, regardless of anything else that I've ever done. That's the one thing that no one can ever take away from me is my voice, and that is what I really want to do. Alex Newell
regard security sites statement
Most sites that are doing e-commerce should have some kind of security statement with regard to how your transactions are secured.
regarding
I'm not going to pre-empt anything regarding how my career's going to go because I'm always prepared for the worst. Dominic Cooper
regardless whether
No one should be doing this to another person, regardless of whether they're students.
regardless
I didn't want to get better any more just because I was out of the rotation. I wanted to get better regardless of where I was.
regard consequence
Do nothing without regard to the consequences. Aesop
regardless supposed
Regardless of any deviations, it was clear I was supposed to end up in math and physics. Edward Witten