The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes. Simone Weil French Philosopher More Simone Weil Quotes 3
It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction. Oliver Tambo South African Politician More Oliver Tambo Quotes 1
Alfred Nobel's discoveries are characteristic; powerful explosives can help men perform admirable tasks. They are also a means to terrible destruction in the hands of the great criminals who lead peoples to war. Pierre Curie French Scientist More Pierre Curie Quotes 1
We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction. Dennis Kucinich American Politician More Dennis Kucinich Quotes 1
Teamwork - A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction. Larry Kersten American Sociologist More Larry Kersten Quotes 1
The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel. John Boehner American Politician More John Boehner Quotes 1
A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge English Poet More Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quotes 0
I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale. Jo Bonner American Politician More Jo Bonner Quotes 0
A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space. Joseph Conrad Polish Novelist More Joseph Conrad Quotes 0
I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying. Rachel Corrie American Activist More Rachel Corrie Quotes 0
What good is a writer if he can't destroy literature? And us... what good are we if we don't help as much as we can in that destruction? Julio Cortazar Argentinian Writer More Julio Cortazar Quotes 0
We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away. Kevin Costner American Actor More Kevin Costner Quotes 0
Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement. Barbara Boxer American Politician More Barbara Boxer Quotes 0
So to recap: we may or may not be going to war with Iraq because Saddam may or may not have weapons of mass destruction, which he may or may not use, or pass to other terrorists groups with whom he may or may not have links. Rory Bremner British Comedian More Rory Bremner Quotes 0
Through the wholesale destruction of the representatives of a class that from the beginning of history had been the directing and creative force in civilization, a process began which was almost mechanical. Ralph A. Cram More Ralph A. Cram Quotes 0
This involves the destruction of human life in the name of scientific research. Missouri's basic moral compass is to err on the side of protecting human life. Missouri isn't California, and voters here won't support this. Larry Weber More Larry Weber Quotes 0
All my humor is based upon destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing on the breadline right in back of J. Edgar Hoover. Lenny Bruce American Comedian More Lenny Bruce Quotes 0
We don't think that the death and destruction to the U.S. service people and to the Iraqi people can be justified in any way. We mark this date, and this particular number, because it does represent, we believe, an indication of just how wrong the U.S. policy in Iraq is, just how far off course this administration has taken us. And we basically see this as an opportunity to say to the people of this country, to say to the Bush administration and the Congress that these are too many of our young people who have died in this war. Leslie Cagan More Leslie Cagan Quotes 0
The drugs clearly aren't stopping the destruction of brain tissue. M. Thompson More M. Thompson Quotes 0
Hussein has... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. Madeline Albright More Madeline Albright Quotes 0
[On Sunday morning, following the destruction of the water line, the Rev. Tom Jimison of Central United Methodist Church in Spencer furiously preached in favor of the strikers. He prayed for railroad employees and their families and asked God to lead management to resolve the issue soon. At the end of the service, as chords of] Amazing Grace ... Your soul had a better chance of going to heaven if you grew up with your feet under a union table at mealtime. Main Street More Main Street Quotes 0
Like the rest of the country, we have watched in complete disbelief the devastating reports of death and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. Mary Lyons More Mary Lyons Quotes 0
You hear and read of the destruction, see pictures, ... very devastating ... to come and see row after row of blackened, destroyed homes. Mary Robinson Irish President More Mary Robinson Quotes 0
[The hearings also came in the wake of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, with significant numbers of the National Guard of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama deployed in Iraq.] It is time we looked after our own backyard, ... We cannot do this as long as we continue to make Iraq the fifty-first state. Max Cleland More Max Cleland Quotes 0
I am shocked that something like this is happening on American soil and there's still this much destruction here six months later. I'm shocked that so much of this landscape looks exactly like what I saw in Iraq. Michael Blake More Michael Blake Quotes 0