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title: "1 Form Power Quotes By Michael G. Manning"
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> [“ability to destroy is the least form of power, though it is the first form that any power will take. Even an infant is able to destroy things, weak though it may be. Using your talent to build, to create,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/ability-to-destroy-is-the-least-form-of-power-though-it-is-the-first/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

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## More by Michael G. Manning

> [“What name do you use then, for two people who help each other?” “Why are they helping each other?” “Simply to be kind, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/what-name-do-you-use-then-for-two-people-who-help-each-other-why-are/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“I’m starting to think Mordecai bound you to someone’s grandmother instead of the earth, because that’s what you’re starting to sound like!” barked Harold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/i-m-starting-to-think-mordecai-bound-you-to-someone-s-grandmother/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“If other furniture items could see his actions that day, and if that same furniture then had dreams… well they’d have been horrific nightmares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/if-other-furniture-items-could-see-his-actions-that-day-and-if-that/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“ability to destroy is the least form of power, though it is the first form that any power will take. Even an infant is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/ability-to-destroy-is-the-least-form-of-power-though-it-is-the-first/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“The key word is shouldn’t,” he said grimly. “It isn’t a word I like to hear when it comes to battle. That word has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/the-key-word-is-shouldn-t-he-said-grimly-it-isn-t-a-word-i-like-to/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“Quite a bit of his swearing was pure nautical genius.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/quite-a-bit-of-his-swearing-was-pure-nautical-genius/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

> [“Stupid never dies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-manning/stupid-never-dies/)

[Michael G. Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-manning/)

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