Destructive Quotes

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Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the work of a… — Pema Chodron
There are three ways of securing a society that shall be stable as regards population. The first is that of birth control, the second that… — Bertrand Russell
A human being in a neurotic state might very well be compared to a bewitched person, for people caught in a neurosis are apt to… — Marie-Louise von Franz
Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the… — Marcus Buckingham
Evil's just destructive? Then storms are evil, if it's that simple. And we have fire, and there there's hail. Underwriters lump it all under 'Acts… — Thomas Harris
These often unsung heroes understand...that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. Individuals ...are taking on these… — Kofi Annan
A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take… — Richard Russo
I'm amazed that I can sit down, put a guitar in my hands and start playing kind of free style, and it will be four… — John Rzeznik
Faith in anything, be it positive or negative, produces results. Putting faith in fear generates destructive results, beginning with the disintegration of our ability to… — Caroline Myss
There emanates from superlatives a destructive force. — Elias Canetti
The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them — John Ashcroft
I'm a very emotional person, a person of real extremes, and that's often destructive both to myself and others. — Freddie Mercury
I was so obsessed and consumed with my grievances that I could not get away from myself and think things out in the light. I… — Anzia Yezierska
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. — BrenÃ© Brown
There are, and always have been, destructive pseudo-scientific notions linked to race and religion; these are the most widespread and damaging. Hopefully, educated people can… — Martin Gardner
We, the elders, have been patiently waiting until the last moment before quantum transformation. The destructive one-fourth must be eliminated from the social body. — Barbara Marx Hubbard
This act is as horrible as killing a cancer cell. It must be done for the sake of the future of the whole. So be… — Barbara Marx Hubbard
The destructive one-fourth must be eliminated from the social body. — Barbara Marx Hubbard
It is an art in itself to compose a starting team, finding the balance between creative players and those with destructive powers, and between defence,… — Rinus Michels
Sometimes seeming happy can be self-destructive even when you're sane. — Brandi Carlile

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