149 Quotes About Civility

The great culture shapers today are the entertainment and marketing industries—from the shows we watch, to the music we listen to, to the lifestyle shaping advertisements. However, these industries are accountable to no one, except their shareholders.

I believe in civility. But it is not a requirement of civility to pretend there is no war.

A talent for forgetting is necessary to maintain civility.

When civility is illusory, war is inevitable.

Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life.

Civility and etiquette, gentlemen, are all important.

Una "persona" hace lo que debe, cuando debe y donde debe. Una "bestia" hace lo que le da la gana, cuando le da la gana y donde le da la gana.

....a crucial measure of our success in life is the way we treat one another every day of our lives.

In my entire time in Washington, I treated everyone with respect, with civility.