#liza

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#also #barbarism #being #brutalized #characterized

The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

#came #challenging #could #difficult #fact

Certainly from the rehearsal process with Elizabeth I think it was very clear. Well let me start again. We were initially supposed to be more combative. ↗

— Jennifer Beals

#certainly #clear #combative #elizabeth #elizabeth i

A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#civilization #endeavor #expression #finding #human

Personality and socialization aren't the same thing. ↗

— Steven Pinker

#same #socialization #thing

People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money. ↗

— Lakhdar Brahimi

#globalization #money #now #only #people

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#balance #certain #civilization #civilized #civilized man

I don't think massification and globalization and all those other 'izations' are necessarily hostile to regionalism. ↗