Degradation Quotes

188 Degradation quotes by 165 unique authors

We have a situation where we are rich really as a world overall, and yet we have the capacity to destroy ourselves, either through nuclear… — Tony Blair
The American elite is almost beyond redemption. . . . Moral relativism has set in so deeply that the gilded classes have become incapable of… — Charles Dickens
The people who, during the election, were so wise, so moral, so perfect, now have no tendencies whatever; or if they have any, they are… — Frederic Bastiat
The horror of wedlock, the most appalling, the most loathsome of all the bonds humankind has devised for its own discomfort and degradation. — Marquis de Sade
Unless we stop the degradation of our oceans, marine ecological systems will begin collapsing and when enough of them fail, the oceans will die. And… — Paul Watson
The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they,… — Wangari Maathai
Ireland, as distinct from her people, is nothing to me; and the man who is bubbling over with love and enthusiasm for "Ireland," and can… — James Connolly
Poverty doesn't bring unhappiness; it brings degradation. — George Bernard Shaw
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the… — Sylvia Earle
The degradation of the sense of symbol in modern society is one of its many signs of spiritual decay. — Thomas Merton
Violence is the ultimate human degradation. — Ramsey Clark
Why do people think that we’re degraded when we’re examining positions of degradation, or examining the cycle of our own degradation? — Chris Kraus
Our life is always deeper than we know, is always more divine than it seems, and hence we are able to survive degradations and despairs… — William James
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, Marcus Garvey fought for African national and racial equality. — Kwame Nkrumah
The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the discrepancies between life… — Vissarion Belinsky
In nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced. — Barry Commoner
One of the reasons that women are kept in a state of economic degradation- because that's what it is for most women- is because that… — Andrea Dworkin
People say you need to be strong, smart, and lucky to survive hard times, war, a natural disaster, or physical torture. But I say emotional… — Lisa See
And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability. — Rick Larsen
Christians must go beyond criticizing the degradation of American culture, roll up their sleeves, and get to work on positive solutions. The only way to… — Nancy Pearcey
Pornography as propaganda, according to feminist analysis, represents women as objects who love to be abused, and teaches men practices of degradation and abuse to… — Sheila Jeffreys
The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation of writing skills… — Unknown Author
Land degradation did not start with chemical agriculture. But chemical agriculture offered new tools for annihilation. — Joel Salatin
It's clear that agriculture, done right, is the best means the world has today to simultaneously tackle food security, poverty and environmental degradation. — Irene Rosenfeld
War is a blessing compared with national degradation. — Andrew Jackson

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