Destruction Quotes

1562 Destruction quotes by 1091 unique authors

Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced… — A. R. Ammons
To me it seems as plain as can be that the Bible declares that all the wicked will God destroy; again, that those who, during… — Charles Taze Russell
The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting;… — Neil Sheehan
It is my contention that an agent ideal to the use of the scientific militarist, for both the air raid and the long distance bombardment… — Unknown Author
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not… — Bill Watterson
Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison,… — John Owen
The president of the United States and the secretary of defense would not assert as plainly and bluntly as they have that Iraq has weapons… — Ari Fleischer
The privileged have regularly invited their own destruction with their greed. — John Kenneth Galbraith
With destruction comes renovation. — Wally Lamb
What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any other means-either completely… — Carl von Clausewitz
I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do… — Sam Houston
Unfortunately, it is all too often true that suppressors to a creative action must be removed before construction and creation takes place. Any person very… — L. Ron Hubbard
Unethical conduct is actually the conduct of destruction and fear; lies are told because one is afraid of the consequences should one tell the truth;… — L. Ron Hubbard
Situations emerge in the process of creative destruction in which many firms may have to perish that nevertheless would be able to live on vigorously… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus. — Donella Meadows
In nature, there is less death and destruction than death and transmutation. — Edwin Way Teale
The overwhelming pressure of mechanization evident in the newspaper and the magazine, has led to the creation of vast monopolies of communication. Their entrenched positions… — Harold Innis
The most appropriate type of daily life for me was a day-by-day world destruction; peace was the most difficult and abnormal state to live in. — Yukio Mishima
History gets thicker as it approaches recent times: more people, more events, and more books written about them. More evidence is preserved, often, one is… — A J P Taylor
When, during the Second World War, the island of Malta came through three terrible years of bombardment and destruction, it was rightly awarded the George… — Andrew Roberts
Defy the crowd. The crowd isn’t always wise. It can also lead you down a path of silliness, sub-optimal choices, and downright destruction. Enchantment is… — Guy Kawasaki
The voice I had accepted as Divine Guidance was actually the voice of my ego leading me right into destruction. — Iyanla Vanzant
China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations — Fred Thompson
Self-centeredness will bring on the destruction of our world. National pride separates people. All people need the same thing. When you really get down to… — Jacque Fresco
Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes. — Emanuel Swedenborg

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