Destruction Quotes

1562 Destruction quotes by 1091 unique authors

So long as men desire to live together, no man may initiate the use of physical force against others. . . . When a man… — Ayn Rand
Love is more afraid of change than destruction. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Young horses who cannot bear the whip or spur find life hard. At every smart they start forward and rush to their destruction, and when… — Selma LagerlÃ¶f
You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destruction's path, When life sickens more than disease And boldness is the root of… — Boris Pasternak
What kind of victory is it when someone is left defeated? What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether… — Mahatma Gandhi
Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought! Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder! Strike… — Helen Keller
One cannot avoid a certain feeling of disgust, when one observes the actions of man displayed on the great stage of the world. Wisdom is… — Immanuel Kant
The postmodern reply to the modern consists of recognizing that the past, since it cannot really be destroyed, because its destruction leads to silence, must… — Umberto Eco
I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is… — Bertrand Russell
[Only by] the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs; or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in… — Desiderius Erasmus
Thus we conclude, that the strata both primary and secondary, both those of ancient and those of more recent origin, have had their materials furnished… — John Playfair
On one level my sense of despair had been dispelled by therapy, yet on another it had not been replaced by either the desire for… — Anthony Loyd
Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors. — Juvenal
If only nature is real and if, in nature, only desire and destruction are legitimate, then, in that all humanity does not suffice to assuage… — Albert Camus
Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires. — Nicolas Winding Refn
Inflexibility is the worst human failing. You can learn to check impetuosity, overcome fear with confidence and laziness with discipline. But for rigidity of mind,… — Anton Myrer
One of the challenges you will face is finding a job in our depressed economy, ... In fact, the chances of finding a job are… — Will Ferrell
Yes, I think lots of people are eager to obtain weapons of mass destruction. But there's no evidence that he (Hussein) has weapons of mass… — Janeane Garofalo
If Iraq's weapons are weapons of mass destruction, surely ours are weapons of growth and nurturing. — Greg Proops
Greatness lives on the edge of destruction — Will Smith
The peoples of many countries are being taxed to the point of poverty and starvation... to enable governments to engage in a mad race in… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
All this could be part of a plan. There is no way an atheist can prove it’s not. But it’s some plan, isn't it? With… — Christopher Hitchens
We and you ought not to pull on the ends of a rope which you have tied the knots of war. Because the more the… — Nikita Khrushchev
There's a real sense of fighting and destruction in our DNA that we don't get in touch with. — Joel Edgerton
I find it impossible to subscribe to a philosophy that believes that the destruction of human life is a legitimate solution to a problem that… — Patricia Heaton

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