Civilized are not those who never make mistakes – civilized are those who learn from their mistakes instead of trying to justify them.

The more we humanize the society, the more we will become humans.

Holistic hysteria and healthy wholeness are two different things. The former belongs in the stone-age, the latter in a civilized society.

To know whether one is civilized, one must ask three questions. Is one accountable? Is one reasonable? Is one indivisible?

Suits don't make people civilized, if they did, US Capitol would be the most civilized place on earth.

What is the point of having a civilization, if we do not practice being civilized!

To slaughter people, either in mind or in action, in the name of tribe is valor of the stone age, to love a stranger as our own family is valor of a civilized society.

When we loosen the knots of our identity in celebration of humanity, we not only become stronger as a people, but also our own identity expands beyond our wildest imagination.

The civilized human stands firm on their conviction and says, I don't obey no etiquette, I don't obey no norm - whatever is civilized is born of me, whatever is human is born of me.