Civic Values Quotes

#1. It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.

Alexander McCall Smith

#2. Our noblest hopes grow teeth and pursue us like tigers.

John Gardner

#3. Not only does neoliberalism undermine both civic education and public values and confuse education with training, it also treats knowledge as a product, promoting a neoliberal logic that views schools as malls, students as consumers, and faculty as entrepreneurs.

Henry Giroux

#4. A noble birth and fortune, though they make not a bad man good, yet they are a real advantage to a worthy one and place his virtues in a fairer light.

George Lillo

#5. We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines through British history. Our commitment to fairness, fair play and civic duty.

Gordon Brown

#6. The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one's life - to avoid becoming so diminished or dissipated or subjugated that who you are becomes disconnected from who you were or who you want to be.

Atul Gawande

#7. When they are among us cats are angels

George Sand

#8. The law has been perverted by the influence of two entirely different causes: stupid greed and false philanthropy. Let us speak of the first.

Frederic Bastiat

#9. One of the reasons so many people are suffering from stress is not that they are doing stressful things but that they allow so little time for silence.

John O'Donohue

#10. I've always wanted to make a record.

Taylor Momsen

#11. To Jane Jacob's three traditional urban values of civic space, human scale and diversity, the current environmental imperative adds two more: conservation and regionalism.

Peter Calthorpe

#12. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter? I can.

Anthony Bourdain

#13. For Aristotle, friendship in its highest form has a political or civic dimension. We love our friends not just because we like each other or are useful to each other, but because we share the same values and ideals for our society, and come together to advance those ideals.

Jules Evans

#14. The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic and community values follows.

Josh Fox

#15. Since the 1970s, we have witnessed the forces of market fundamentalism strip education of its public values, critical content, and civic responsibilities as part of its broader goal of creating new subjects wedded to consumerism, risk-free relationships, and the destruction of the social state.

Henry Giroux

#16. Predictions of failure have never stopped those whose ambitions are driven by their unwavering vision.

Nabil N. Jamal

#17. Dr August, there is no greater isolation a man may experience than to be lonely in a crowd. He may nod, and smile, and say the right thing, but even by this pretence his soul is pushed further away from the kinship of men.

Claire North

#18. I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.

David Blunkett

#19. Polo is like playing golf with a saddle, and there are a lot of moving parts.

Joel Edgerton

#20. I'm a man full of doubts and I doubt that will change.

Atticus

#21. Touring definitely helps sell albums. Things have changed. I've noticed now more than ever when you market an album, get radio play/video play etc. it helps sell albums but it helps get more shows.

Classified

#22. Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.

Thomas Ehrlich

#23. If you think you are going to win, you'll lose. Moreover, if you think you are going to lose, you'll lose.

Toshihiko Seko

#24. But the task of science fiction is not to predict the future. Rather, it contemplates possible futures.

Anonymous