Destructive Quotes

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People still do not understand that a live fish is more valuable than a dead one, and that destructive fishing techniques are taking a wrecking… — Sylvia Earle
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… — Dalai Lama
We unavoidably stand in so many unholy places and are subjected to so much that is vulgar, profane, and destructive of the Spirit of the… — James E. Faust
The idea of going to school and getting a job is the most destructive one in your brain. — Robert Kiyosaki
Elephants are not human, of course. They are something much more ancient and primordial, living on a different plane of existence. Long before we arrived… — Alex Shoumatoff
Be virtuous in thought and in deed. God has planted in you, for a purpose, a divine urge which may be easily subverted to evil… — Gordon B. Hinckley
A computer can be a useful and indispensable tool. But if we allow it to devour our time with vain, unproductive, and sometimes destructive pursuits,… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The great redemptive religion which has always been known as Christianity is battling against a totally diverse type of religious belief, which is only the… — John Gresham Machen
The insatiable need for heartless power and ruthless control is the telltale sign of an uninitiated man - the most irresponsible, incompetent and destructive force… — Michael Leunig
We live in a culture of destructive transparency. — Tina Brown
What is new is the multiplying reach and volume of the Internet, concentrating the toxicity of destructive emotions and circulating them in the political bloodstream… — Tina Brown
Giving teenagers some inspiration, a single role model and an opportunity to be part of something bigger at a critical point in their lives can… — Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises man above the… — Elie Ducommun
Black holes are pretty scary when you ponder them. They seem nihilistic, infinitely destructive on an inconceivable scale, notwithstanding the ideas of Hawking radiation. — James Marsh
The thing the Buddhists and the Sufis have in common is a belief that religious certainties are destructive. — Luke Rhinehart
Those who believe that they have absolute truth and the only moral system are destructive both to themselves and to those whom they try to… — Luke Rhinehart
We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable… — Adam Hamilton
A majority of Americans want redemption for racism - for our terrible, destructive racist past - and so see a vote for Obama as redemptive. — Gloria Steinem
Parallel parking is desirable for two reasons: parked cars create a physical barrier and psychological buffer that protects pedestrians on the sidewalk from moving vehicles;… — James Howard Kunstler
Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading. — John O'Toole

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