Degradation Quotes

188 Degradation quotes by 165 unique authors

A little weeping, a little wheedling, a little self-degradation, a little careful use of our advantages, and then some man will say .Come, be my… — Olive Schreiner
A foolish picture I live in disgust, degradation being eaten by lust. — Ozzy Osbourne
[Coleridge] selected an instance of what was called the sublime, in DARWIN, who imagined the creation of the universe to have taken place in a… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
It saddens me to see the reality-television shows that are getting so much fanfare that are a celebration of stupidity and the degradation of women.… — Prabal Gurung
In my stories, I controlled what happened in a way I couldn't in real life. My characters lived through the horror and degradation of the… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The degradation to which you subject others comes back, sooner or later, to haunt you, — Ken Follett
Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in… — Vladimir Putin
Make war not on terrorism but on ignorance, on sickness and on environmental degradation. — Kurt Vonnegut
Nothing in our society-with the exception of violence and fear-has been more effective in keeping women in their place than the degradation of the menstrual… — Christiane Northrup
So many sins against the poor cry out to high heaven! One of the most deadly sins is to deprive the laborer of his hire.… — Dorothy Day
I have heard painters acknowledge, though in that acknowledgment no degradation of themselves was intended, that they could do better without nature than with her;… — Joshua Reynolds
We must begin by acknowledging that there is a complete absence of two things in Indian Society. One of these is equality. On the social… — B R Ambedkar
Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity… — Gifford Pinchot
If the world suffers from mental deterioration or from moral degradation, then something goes wrong at the very root of civilization or culture. Even though… — Jawaharlal Nehru
What the new fertilizer technology has accomplished for the farmer is clear: more crop can be produced on less acreage than before. Since the cost… — Barry Commoner
I had great memories of growing up in a working class estate. I remember it being sunny all the time. So we're putting that on… — Ricky Gervais
As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation. — Madonna Ciccone
Peace should be understood in a human way - in a broad social, political and economic way. Peace is threatened by unjust economic, social and… — Muhammad Yunus
To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling at the end… — Christian Nestell Bovee
The great have private feelings of their own, to which the interests of humanity and justice must curtsy. Their interests are so far from being… — William Hazlitt
Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a… — Andrew Cuomo
My background is degradation and sloth, mostly. — Larry David
Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with… — Beth Ditto
Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the… — Sylvia Earle

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