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«Any child born into the hugely consumptionist way of life so common in the industrial world will have an impact that is, on average, many times more destructive than that of a child born in the developing world»
«Faith is courage; it is creative while despair is always destructive.»
Author: David S. Muzzey | About: Faith | Keywords: creative, despair, destructive
«Great anger is more destructive than the sword»
Author: Indian Proverb | About: Anger | Keywords: destructive, sword, The Sword
«I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.»
«In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100% dedication, you won't be able to do this.»
«Creative powers can just as easily turn out to be destructive. It rests solely with the moral personality whether they apply themselves to good things or to bad. And if this is lacking, no teacher can supply it or take its place.»
«America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.»
«Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive»
«Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment withoutwhich it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly toabolish liberty, which is essential to political life, becauseit nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilationof air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts tofire its destructive agency.»
«Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.»

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