Demolish Quotes

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Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. — A. S. Byatt
People are certainly impressed by the aura of creative power which a writer may wear, but can easily demolish it with a few well-chosen questions.… — Brian Stableford
Warriors do not win victories by beating their heads against walls, but by overtaking the walls. Warriors jump over walls; they don't demolish them. — Carlos Castaneda
Nothing will change until we demolish the "we-they" mentality. We are human, and therefore all human concerns are ours. And those concerns are personal. — Sam Hamill
We seem bent upon saving the Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh, even if we have to kill them and demolish their country to do it....I… — George McGovern
He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Remember the high board at the swimming pool? After days of looking up at it you finally climbed the wet steps to the platform. From… — Richard Bach
We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that… — Alfred Jarry
We crave a world of either/or, but the Dream says, Both/and. We build a wall between our social persona and our inner selves; the Dream… — Marc Ian Barasch
You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition. — Alexander McQueen
Mathematics may be likened to a large rock whose interior composition we wish to examine. The older mathematicians appear as persevering stone cutters slowly attempting… — Howard Whitley Eves
The tests of life are to make, not break us. Trouble may demolish a man's business but build up his character. The blow at the… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Stories cannot demolish frontiers, but they can punch holes in our mental walls, and through those holes we can get a glimpse of the other… — Elif Safak
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms and rebuild a new world. The… — Henri Langlois
There must be much more going on behind the scenes. The pivotal question is this: What is behind the deep-seated hatred that these atheists nurse… — Gerard Verschuuren
What tried to demolish me, I allowed to polish me. — India.Arie
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms, and rebuild a new world. — Henri Langlois
Words are everything to me. Words can build you up and feel so good. On the flip side, words can absolutely demolish you. — Taylor Swift
You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them. — Steve Backley
Only unconditional grace can transform a hardened heart into a grateful heart. Only a free gift can demolish any notion of quid pro quo. Only… — Mark Galli

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