Ruin Quotes

1011 Ruin quotes by 721 unique authors

When Jerusalem is destroyed, and Jesus' people escape from the ruin just in time, that will be YHWH becoming king, bringing about the liberation of… — N. T. Wright
Men ruin themselves headlong for unworthy women. — Wilkie Collins
We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such… — Rutherford B. Hayes
Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
They are more properly ‘The Messengers of Satan to buffet us.’ No rulers are properly God’s ministers, but such as are ‘just, ruling in the… — Jonathan Mayhew
I think children are like pancakes: You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around. — Kelly Ripa
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it. — Leopold von Ranke
If things are too perfect, people are always so afraid that it's going to change, so they ruin it themselves. — Marilyn Manson
All men are not slimy warthogs. Some men are silly giraffes, some woebegone puppies, some insecure frogs. But if one is not careful, those slimy… — Cynthia Heimel
I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf. — Darrell Royal
This is a difficult balance, telling the truth: how much to share, how much to keep, which truths will wound but not ruin, which will… — Ally Condie
Extensive powers not exercised as far as was necessary have, I believe, scarcely ever failed to ruin the possessor. — George Washington
It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones. — Unknown Author
Even in such a time of madness as the late twenties, a great many man in Wall Street remained quite sane. But they also remained… — John Kenneth Galbraith
I beseech those whose piety will permit them reverently to petition, that they will pray for this union, and ask that He who buildeth up… — Sam Houston
The purpose of [a lawsuit] is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough… — L. Ron Hubbard
Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin. — Dick Costolo
Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all. — Garrett Hardin
The rational herdsman concludes that the only sensible course for him to pursue is to add another animal to his herd. And another; and another… — Garrett Hardin
There really are two Americas, one for the grifter class and one for everybody else. In everybody-else land, the world of small businesses and wage-earning… — Matt Taibbi
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life Besides, perfectionism will… — Anne Lamott
I remember the $0.05 hamburger and a $0.40-per-hour minimum wage, so I've seen a tremendous amount of inflation in my lifetime. Did it ruin the… — Charlie Munger
Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies. — S E Hinton
May our land be a land of liberty, the seat of virtue, the asylum of the oppressed, a name and a praise in the whole… — Joseph Warren
I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if… — Mary Leakey

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