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"New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you."
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"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization."
"A civilization is built upon the edifice of genuine human minds, not the primitive and deluded minds of barbarian apes, who in most cases read one book of opinions written hundreds or thousands of years ago and think that they have factual answers to all the questions in the world."
"Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-- they cannot work and their civilization collapses."
"Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder."
"Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights."
"It ain't technology that enhances the civilization..but the way mankind perceives nature from all standpoints."
"In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters."
"The collective consciousness of mankind defines the existence and sustainability of this civilization."
"Civilization in its present form hasn't got long."
"What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea."
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"Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton."
"Don't forget it's daylight savings time. You spring forward, then you fall back. It's like Robert Downey Jr. getting out of bed."
"President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger."
"People say New Yorkers can't get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine."
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