Political Civility Quotes

#1. Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together, debate the common good and call American democracy back to its highest values amid our differences.

Parker Palmer

#2. Look back over your life. What have you consistently done well? What have you loved to do? Stand at the intersection of your affections and successes and find your uniqueness.

Max Lucado

#3. What's in the box? Not a severed head - again - I trust?" It seemed too small for that, fortunately. Cordelia's gray eyes glinted. "Now, now, Oliver. Bring home one dismembered body part, once, mind you, once, and people get twitchy about checking your luggage ever after.

Lois McMaster Bujold

#4. The civilities of the great are never thrown away.

Samuel Johnson

#5. Goodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil.

Julius Lester

#6. I might make an investment and lose some money, but that's something I can recover from.

Ronda Rousey

#7. Enjoying the view?

Jodi Ellen Malpas

#8. Treating people fairly and with civility is not a bad thing ... It would be good for our country if political leaders actually took that to heart.

Jeb Bush

#9. While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time to restore civility in Congress. It's time for action where action is needed - all politics aside.

Nick Lampson

#10. We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs.

James McGreevey

#11. The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you.

Isaac Asimov

#12. Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#13. In simplicity, there is freedom - freedom to do less and enjoy more.

Katrina Kenison

#14. The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

Edward Brooke

#15. Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil.

Richard Dreyfuss

#16. There was a time, early on in my career, when it was very important for me to be liked by everyone. It meant that I was musically less honest with myself.

Joshua Bell

#17. I no longer drink nearly as much as I used to but, still, my motto is Sine coffea nihil sum. Without coffee, I'm nothing.

Sarah Vowell

#18. It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, "Great, I get to remake my song."

Andrew Bird

#19. The last time anyone did anything wrong in this town, Hades's men found those responsible and dragged them back here in chains. You would have to be insane to actively want to piss that man off." "Insane or very sure of yourself," I said.

Steve McHugh