Destruction Quotes

1562 Destruction quotes by 1091 unique authors

I would not be comfortable appearing in a country where they have permitted the destruction of such beautiful and intelligent animals. — Olivia Newton-John
Sensing us, the trees tremble in their sleep, The living leaves recoil before our fires, Baring to us war-charred and broken branches, And seeing theirs,… — Kathleen Raine
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available… — Thomas A. Edison
A time will come when the science of destruction shall bend before the arts of peace; when the genius which multiplies our powers, which creates… — Francois Arago
It's upsetting to me that so many people think of themselves as environmentalists and still eat meat and dairy products. I think it's something people… — Emily Deschanel
The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war. — Carl von Clausewitz
I call on all scientists in all countries to cease and desist from work creating, developing, improving and manufacturing further nuclear weapons - and, for… — Hans Bethe
Our nuclear free status is a statement of our belief that we and our fellow human beings can build the institutions which will one day… — David Lange
The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to… — Barack Obama
This is our message - killing is wrong. Mass killing is wrong. Threatening mass destruction is a denial of our own humanity and is suicidal.… — Unknown Author
Extensive violations of human rights (torture, forced reduction of living standards for much of the population, police-sponsored death squads, destruction of representative institutions or of… — Noam Chomsky
That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and a terrifying prospect of rapid and almost limitless development in… — Cordell Hull
Now therefore, that my mind is free from all cares, and that I have obtained for myself assured leisure in peaceful solitude, I shall apply… — Rene Descartes
The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy. — Paddy Ashdown
For me it's really important that the work here displays an aesthetic of decay along with the sunken boat with the broken ceramic pieces. They… — Cai Guo-Qiang
NDCC is an admirable job of amassing information to prove that communism is socialism and socialism (a plot to enslave the world) is not a… — Dan Smoot
But what began in 1941 was a process of destruction not planned in advance, not organized centrally by any agency. There was no blueprint and… — Raul Hilberg
Ka is a wheel; its one purpose is to turn. The spin of ka always brings us back to the same place, to face and… — Unknown Author
Certain women because of their female power and seductiveness could bring destruction to a family. — Margaret Way
The quickest path to self-destruction is to push away the people you love. — Cassia Leo
Not only the priceless heritage of our fathers, of our seamen, of our Empire builders is being thrown away in a war that serves no… — John Amery
Death destroys the body, as the scaffolding is destroyed after the building is up and finished. And he whose building is up rejoices at the… — Leo Tolstoy
I think that's the beauty of live music - creating from the destruction. — Jon Foreman
Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism? — Frederic Bastiat
It is merely a metaphor to call competition competitive war, or simply, war. The function of battle is destruction; of competition, construction. — Ludwig von Mises

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