Destructive Quotes

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Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to… — Thomas Jefferson
Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. Both… — Toni Morrison
Good teachers don't approach a child of this age with overzealousness or with destructive conscientiousness. They're not drill-masters in the military or floor managers in… — Jonathan Kozol
To reverse the effects of civilization would destroy the dreams of a lot of people. There's no way around it. We can talk all we… — Derrick Jensen
â€¦being an atheist required discipline very like that of being Catholic. One could never yield to the idea of a supernatural authority, no matter how… — Anne Rice
The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room; only one activity: clearing away ... The destructive character is young and cheerful. For destroying rejuvenates… — Walter Benjamin
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the… — Dalai Lama
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for… — William Blake
How can both Nics, the loving and considerate and generous one, and the self-obsessed and self-destructive one, be the same person? — David Sheff
That is the challenge Companion. To take what has happened to you and learn from it. Nothing is quite so destructive as pity, especially self-pity.… — Robin Hobb
No wonder so many sermons are devoted exclusively to "spiritual" subjects. If one is living by the tithes of history's most destructive economy, then the… — Wendell Berry
Human beings are so destructive. I sometimes think we're a kind of plague, that will scrub the earth clean. We destroy things so well that… — Michael Crichton
A person cannot coast along in old destructive habits year after year and accept whatever comes along. A person must stand up on her own… — Garrison Keillor
Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an artificial, destructive, and very limited… — Flannery O'Connor
Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and… — Annie Dillard
When you're at peace with yourself and love your self, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive. — Wayne Dyer
Hatred. Something almost as physical as walls, pianos, or nurses. She could almost touch the destructive energy leaking out of her body. She allowed the… — Paulo Coelho
I suddenly realized. The zebra. It is not something outside of us. The zebra is something inside of us. Our fears. Our own self-destructive nature.… — Garth Stein
Just how destructive does a culinary preference have to be before we decide to eat something else? If contributing to the suffering of billions of… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to oneâ€™s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then… — Audre Lorde

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