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Corrosive Quotes

Damage that builds quietly until it can't be ignored.

These corrosive quotes treat decay as gradual, whether it's economic inequality undermining growth or hatred poisoning a person's judgment over time. Our Against collection pairs well with this resistance theme.

Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest.

Quotes by Winnie Byanyima

I have written about cultural dislocation, and I understand the corrosive effect of diminished expectations.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate.

Quotes by Ralph Steadman

Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.

Quotes by Liu Xiaobo

Able Quotes

I personally believe that the iPod is a frankly corrosive device because it encourages you to surround yourself with your favorites. The whole idea of a playlist is to surround yourself with your favorite things, and the interesting thing is...

Quotes by Hugh Laurie

Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought.

Quotes by Eugenio Montale

Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it.

Quotes by Edward Norton

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position.

Quotes by Denise Mina

About Quotes

We're now segregating our schools based on economics; we're segregating our schools based on where a child's parents live. And it has the same corrosive effect of destroying people's opportunity as racial segregation did.

Quotes by David Boies

In many respects a teenage girl's home is more important to her than at any time since she was a small child. She also needs emotional support and protection from the most corrosive cultural forces that seek to exploit her...

Quotes by Caitlin Flanagan

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these corrosive quotes describe?
They describe slow, damaging forces, including economic inequality, hatred, cultural dislocation, and even personal technology habits that erode something over time.
How is inequality described as corrosive?
One quote argues it undermines economic growth, worsens poverty, and sparks social unrest, treating inequality as a force that erodes stability rather than a single event.
Why is hatred called corrosive in this collection?
One quote claims hatred corrodes a person's wisdom and conscience, and can even poison a nation's spirit if left Accepted as normal.
Is technology treated as corrosive here?
Yes, one quote criticizes the iPod specifically for encouraging users to surround themselves only with favorites, narrowing exposure rather than broadening it.
Does this topic connect to cultural dislocation?
Yes, one quote reflects on writing about cultural dislocation and understanding how diminished expectations can have a slow, corrosive effect on people over time.

One line even calls a favorite piece of technology corrosive for how it narrows your world, a claim worth weighing About as much as you're willing to Accept it.