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> [I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ferrara/i-think-we-all-carry-the-seeds-of-our-own-destruction-you-really-have/)

[Adam Ferrara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ferrara/)

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> [“The destructive impulse with respect to nature all too often has psychological causes that go beyond the greed for material resource or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pogue-harrison/the-destructive-impulse-with-respect-to-nature-all-too-often-has/)

[Robert Pogue Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pogue-harrison/)

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> [I don't think of sex as a self-destructive impulse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-gunn/i-don-t-think-of-sex-as-a-self-destructive-impulse/)

[Thom Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-gunn/)

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> [“Death drives every creative and destructive impulse we have as human beings. The closer we come to understanding it, the closer we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-doughty/death-drives-every-creative-and-destructive-impulse-we-have-as-human/)

[Caitlin Doughty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-doughty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c92/caitlin-doughty-12025_death_death-drives-every-creative-and-destruct_1368984.jpg)

> [A living creature develops a destructive impulse when it wants to destroy a source of danger... The original motive is not pleasure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilhelm-reich/a-living-creature-develops-a-destructive-impulse-when-it-wants-to/)

[Wilhelm Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilhelm-reich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/wilhelm-reich-2565_anxiety_a-living-creature-develops-a-destructive_2019507.jpg)

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