Damaging Quotes

183 quotes by 165 authors

At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we… — David Cameron
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself — Jimmy Carter
We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women, but translates her every step… — Margaret Mead
Even strong as they are today, rich countries should have no illusion: nobody is safe in aworld of injustices.War will never bring security.War can only… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
The most damaging phrase in the language is: `It's always been done that way.' — Grace Hopper
Child development: Most damaging course of action is attempting to keep children from experience or protect them from pain, for it is this time that… — Leo Buscaglia
The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect… — George W. Bush
[Science] dissipates errors born of ignorance about our true relations with nature, errors the more damaging in that the social order should rest only on… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme. — Roy Hattersley
We must recognize what in our accepted tradition is damaging to our fate and dignity-and shape our lives accordingly. — Albert Einstein
Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and they from their parents. It is in our hands whether our children and… — Richard Branson
Unless a price can be put on carbon emissions that is high enough to force power companies and manufacturers to reduce their fossil-fuel use, there… — Rajendra K. Pachauri
I used to think that prizes were damaging and divisive, until I got one. And now they seem sort of meaningful and real. — Bill Nighy
Dice Rules is one of the most appalling movies I have ever seen. It could not be more damaging to the career of Andrew Dice… — Roger Ebert
In a company where tech decisions were still ultracentralized, the repercussions of a distracted CEO had to be damaging. — Paul Allen
Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in… — Ward Connerly
I learned not to go in the sun early on in my career. A tan lasts for a week or two before it fades, and… — Heidi Klum
It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage.… — Andrew Solomon
Who will say with confidence that sexual abuse is more permanently damaging to children than threatening them with the eternal and unquenchable fires of hell? — Richard Dawkins
Parliamentary committees are becoming more independent, tactics are becoming more sophisticated, and industries that don't want to be bushwhacked by some damaging legislative amendment will… — John Ibbitson

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