“Civilization tries to persuade us we are going towards something, a distant goal. We have forgotten that our only goal is to live, to live each and every day, and that if we live each and every day, our true goal is achieved.” IfsInspirationalTryingPurposeGoalAchieveCivilizationAchievementAimEverydayForgottenLive LifeAccomplishmentLiving My LifeLive Life HappyOne Life To LiveLifetime Achievement Author:Jean Giono
“To spread healthy ideas among even the lowest classes of people, to remove men from the influence of prejudice and passion, to make reason the arbiter and supreme guide of public opinion; that is the essential goal of the sciences; that is how science will contribute to the advancement of civilization, and that is what deserves protection of governments who want to insure the stability of their power.” PeopleMenWantIdeasReasonGovernmentPassionGoalOpinionClassInfluenceCivilizationHealthyEssentialsDeservePrejudiceSpreadProtectionGuidesSupremeRemoveStabilityLowestPublic OpinionAdvancementArbiter Author:Georges Cuvier
“The stamping out of the artist is one of the blind goals of every civilization. When a civilization becomes so standardized that the individual can no longer make an imprint on it, then that civilization is dying. The mass mind has taken over and another set of national glories is heading for history's scrap heap.” MindArtArtistIndividualGoalTakenDyingCivilizationMassGloryBlindHeadingsScrap Author:Elie Faure
“In a culture that gives men irresponsible power and women powerless responsibility, the advancement of civilization cannot be a serious goal.” MenGivingCultureGoalResponsibilitySeriousCivilizationInequalityPowerlessAdvancementIrresponsible Book:American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie Source: American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie
“The only argument this president needs to persuade Americans is that sacking Saddam is necessary for the security of America and the West, of civilization as we know it. All those other goals are nice, worthy even, but irrelevant to the job immediately at hand.” KnowsNeedsWarHandsJobsAmericaGoalPresidentNiceSecurityCivilizationArgumentWestWorthyIrrelevantSaddamKnow It AllSacking Author:Wesley Pruden