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It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out in that sense - if I checked out somewhere that was luxurious and within hailing distance of civilization.

~Derek Jacobi

Topics: Check Checked Civilization Could Distance Hard Life Luxurious Me Only Out Sense Somewhere Too Within

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No matter what we call it, poison is still poison, death is still death, and industrial civilization is still causing the greatest mass extinction in the history of the planet.

~Derrick Jensen

Topics: Call Causing Civilization Death Extinction Greatest History Industrial Mass Matter Planet Poison Still The History Of

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Civilization can never be sustainable.

~Derrick Jensen

Topics: Civilization Never Sustainable

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People say 'what do you mean' when you talk about 'bringing down civilization.' What I really mean is depriving the rich of the ability to steal from the poor and depriving the powerful of the ability to destroy the planet. That's what I really mean.

~Derrick Jensen

Topics: Ability About Bringing Civilization Depriving Destroy Down Mean People People Say Planet Poor Powerful Really Rich Say Steal Talk You

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Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization, I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.'

~Dian Fossey

Topics: Almost Altruistic Always Any Appalled Back Civilization Get Little Me Nature Very

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We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state of humanity.

~Diane Paulus

Topics: Anymore Art Civilization Computer Games Humanity Nobody Sit State Technology Will

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Christianity is the very root and foundation of Western civilization.

~Dinesh D'Souza

Topics: Christianity Civilization Foundation Root Very Western Western Civilization

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You can't leave civilization behind entirely.

~Dirk Benedict

Topics: Behind Civilization Entirely Leave You

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From a distance, the American political system is a remarkable success. We have accomplished the peaceful transfer of power for more than two hundred years, and that's unmatched by any civilization in human history. Up close, our political system still has all the ugliness and bad actors that you might suspect.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Accomplished Actor American Any Bad Civilization Close Distance History Human Human History Hundred Hundred Years Might More Our Peaceful Political Political System Power Remarkable Still Success Suspect System Than Transfer Two Ugliness Up Years You

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Treating an age group as a demographic requires coming up with something that's common to every single one of them. Right?... So it's reductionist in that it reduces an entire segment of civilization down to one person with one habit.

~Douglas Rushkoff

Topics: Age Civilization Coming Common Demographic Down Entire Every Group Habit Person Requires Right Segment Single Something Them Treating Up

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