Destroying Quotes

568 Destroying quotes by 459 unique authors

Fire and ice, somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him. — Stephenie Meyer
[A]ny species that exempts itself from the rules of competition ends up destroying the community in order to support its own expansion. — Daniel Quinn
You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live. … You are… — Daniel Quinn
..the struggle to end sexist oppression that focuses on destroying the cultural basis for such domination strengthens other liberation struggles. Individuals who fight for the… — Bell Hooks
This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived… — Christopher Pike
Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there were… — Frederick Buechner
The sons of York will destroy each other, one brother destroying another, uncles devouring nephews, fathers beheading sons. They are a house which has to… — Philippa Gregory
Can't you just thank me and get over it?" "Thank you." I waited, fuming and expectant. "You're not going to let it go, are you?"… — Stephenie Meyer
Original sin is not only the violation of a positive command … but … attempts … to abolish fatherhood, destroying its rays which permeate the… — Pope John Paul II
When you have made evil the means of survival, do not expect men to remain good. Do not expect them to stay moral and lose… — Ayn Rand
Love transforms and love cures;but,sometimes,love builds deadly traps and can end up destroying a person who had resolved to give him or herself completely.What is… — Paulo Coelho
Left alone, human beings are a plague. They multiply relentlessly, consuming every resource, destroying everything they touch. — Scott Westerfeld
Typographical laziness was slowly destroying our culture, according to Lexa and her pals. Inexactitude was death. — Scott Westerfeld
I meet you. I remember you. Who are you? You’re destroying me. You’re good for me. How could I know this city was tailor-made for… — Marguerite Duras
Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path… — Paulo Coelho
My greatest enemies are Women and the Sea. These things I hate. Women because they are weak and stupid and live in the shadow of… — Iain Banks
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering. — Tom Waits
Recklessness is almost a man's revenge on his woman. He feels he is not valued so he will risk destroying himself to deprive her altogether. — D. H. Lawrence
This whole effort to rebuild and stabilize a countryside is not without its disappointments and mistakes... What matter though these temporary growing pains when one… — Aldo Leopold
You can't run away from home without destroying somebody's world. — Neil Gaiman
We're not destroying the world because we're clumsy. We're destroying the world because we are, in a very literal and deliberate way, at war with… — Daniel Quinn
The concept of portraying evil and then destroying it - I know this is considered mainstream, but I think it is rotten. This idea that… — Hayao Miyazaki
Hey, rock dude, are you destroying the house? Causing mayhem? Who’s a ferocious gargoyle? Stoney’s a ferocious gargoyle. — Devon Monk
I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is… — George Bernard Shaw
The point is not for women simply to take power out of men’s hands, since that wouldn’t change anything about the world. It’s a question… — Simone de Beauvoir

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