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Damage Quotes

On harm, scale, and what gets left broken.

These lines measure damage at very different scales: an athlete pushing a training program hard enough to wear it out, an agency reportedly weakened from within, and a broader warning that technology lets fewer people cause more harm than ever. See related ideas in Destruction quotes.

When my coach gives me a program, I damage it.

Quotes by Yohan Blake

No NSA director did as much damage to the agency as Gen. Michael V. Hayden.

Quotes by William Binney

The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.

Quotes by Sam Donaldson

I will not be collateral damage in a presidential campaign, nor will I be a woman bullied by Hillary Clinton.

Quotes by Pam Bondi

Damaged Quotes

Higher levels of technology allow fewer people to do more damage.

Quotes by Nick Sagan

I have sun damage. I cover it up with make-up.

Quotes by Marie Helvin

Wars breed unfairness, just as they breed collateral damage.

Quotes by Lawrence Kudlow

I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage.

Quotes by Kevin Mitnick

The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.

Quotes by Jose Maria Aznar

Damages Quotes

The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.

Quotes by John Gilmore

The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.

Quotes by John Gilmour

If we continue to print new paychecks at the rate we've been adding them, that mitigates a lot of the damage of higher gasoline prices.

Quotes by Jerry A. Webman

I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done.

Quotes by Jayson Blair

All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

Damaging Quotes

I have not suffered any nerve damage, nor have I received any treatment for nerve damage.

Quotes by Calvin Johnson

It's easier to fix damage than it is to create it.

Quotes by Brian Lamb

Ageing is, simply and clearly, the accumulation of damage in the body. That's all that ageing is.

Quotes by Aubrey de Grey

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.

Quotes by Andrew Cuomo

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of damage do these quotes cover?
The range is wide, physical wear from intense training, damage attributed to leadership within an intelligence agency, and a broader claim that advancing technology lets fewer people inflict greater harm.
What's the geopolitical quote about, and how is it presented?
One sample argues that harm to Israel amounts to harm to the West more broadly. It's included as one speaker's stated viewpoint on international relations, not as an endorsed position of this page.
Why does technology come up in a damage-themed collection?
One quote warns that higher levels of technology let fewer people do more damage, a concern about scale and capability rather than any specific event or actor.
Is there a personal, non-political example here?
Yes, one athlete describes 'damaging' a coach's training program simply by pushing hard through it, a much lighter, physical sense of the word.
Where can I read more on related themes?
Destruction and Damaged quotes both explore adjacent ideas about harm and its aftermath.

One sample frames harm to Israel as harm to the West more broadly, offered here as one commentator's geopolitical perspective rather than a settled fact. For related language, browse Damaging and Damages quotes.