Religious discord has lost her sting; the cumbrous weapons of theological warfare are antiquated: the field of politics supplies the alchymists of… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
We went into Iraq because Saddam Hussein refused to account for his weapons of mass destruction, consistently violated UN resolutions and in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The value of biodiversity is that it makes our ecosystems more resilient, which is a prerequisite for stable societies; its wanton destruction… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
The President of Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and the West and has even denied the holocaust took place.… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
I always knew that we were going to be successful and accomplish and succeed at our dreams. There was never a doubt… — Steven Adler Copy Share Image
In exactly the same way, ... scatter your body, your feeling, your perception, your predispositions, your discriminative consciousness, break them up, knock… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
This [9/11 event] was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it. Note that there was no claim for these… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
Dresden? There is not such a place any longer." "I want to point out, that besides Essen, we never actually considered any… — Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet Copy Share Image
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One of the ultimate ironies of eternity is that the adversary, who is miserable precisely because he has no physical body, invites… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
All of these riots around the globe are endangering the world. And mobs are always dangerous, destructive things that end society. Liberal… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The claim that democracy and efficiency are contradictory is nonsense. That's evident in the history of democracy itself, because it is only… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
Abraham Zogoiby covered his face that night in August 1939 because he had been assailed by fear, [...] a sudden apprehension that… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The simple fact is that the world is not paying for the services the forests provide. At the moment, they are worth… — Prince Charles Copy Share Image
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I don't actually have cable. I watch TV, but only shows that I buy on DVD. As a result my TV rage… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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He loved the extensive vaults where you could hear the night birds and the sea breeze; he loved the craggy ruins bound… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
The politics of personal destruction, the politics of division, the politics of fear, it's all there. It helps you to define the… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
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But so far, you know who's been violating the nuclear nonproliferation pact day and night? Those who signed it. Iran, Iraq, Libya… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
It's easy for people in an air-conditioned room to continue with the policies of destruction of Mother Earth. We need instead to… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Would not the sight of a single enemy airplane be enough to induce a formidable panic? Normal life would be unable to… — Giulio Douhet Copy Share Image
I've had, what, two years? Probably five good years. Before that I had twenty years of uncertainty and suffering and ego destruction… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
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I believe until fairly recently our destructions of nature were more or less unwitting -- the by-products, so to speak, of our… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The French had an obvious financial interest in Iraq. That's been documented. They were involved financially in Iraq and in some cases,… — Curt Weldon Copy Share Image
People ask me all the time, 'What keeps you up at night?' And I say, 'Spicy People ask me all the time,… — Dutch Ruppersberger Copy Share Image
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Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most senseless acts of destruction were left well… — John Blair Copy Share Image
The need always to lie and always to avoid the truth stripped everyone of what Custine called 'the two greatest gifts of… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
History is strewn with the wrecks of nations which have gained a little progressiveness at the cost of a great deal of… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Many of the artifacts of my house had become potential devices for my own destruction: the attic rafters (and an outside maple… — William Styron Copy Share Image
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Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I curse you," it said. "All who love you will die. Their love will be their destruction. It may take moments, it… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Delicious foods are drugs that will inflame the gut and rot the bones, but there is no harm if one eats moderately.… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
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![“This [9/11 event] was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it. Note that there was no claim for these attacks. There were no demands. There were no statements. It was a silent piece of terror. This was part of nothing.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/801/edward-said-6412_bloody_this-9-11-event-was-bloody-minded-destru_2143651.jpg)
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