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Damages Quotes

Damage rarely announces itself all at once. These damages quotes gather reflections on how harm accumulates quietly, whether through religious division, the slow wear of time, or decisions made for narrow gain rather than the common good. Some lines speak to personal injury, others to institutions and shared systems, but all point to the same idea: damage, once done, tends to outlast the moment that caused it, and reckoning with it honestly is the first step toward repair.

Every kind of damage described here, from personal loss to political overreach, shares a common thread: consequences that outlive their causes. Weighing decisions carefully matters, since the cost of damages rarely lands only on the one who caused them.

I think people are tired of religion and how it divides and damages people. You can name it whatever you want, Islam or Christianity, but if you have a system in which God is distant and angry all the time,...

Quotes by William P. Young

The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can't be outsourced, and spur economic growth - all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should...

Quotes by Tom Steyer

Celebrity damages private life.

Quotes by Tim Berners-Lee

Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

Being Quotes

Relativism should be confronted where it damages fundamental human rights, because we're not relativists if we believe that the human being should be at the centre of society and the rights of every human being should be respected.

Quotes by Rocco Buttiglione

Why not put a tax on carbon emissions. It would raise a lot of money, it would reduce the environmental damages in the future, it would solve so many problems, and it would be a much more constructive thing to...

Quotes by Robert F. Engle

War damages men - and Syria is no different.

Quotes by Paul Wood

Poverty damages the educational potential of children, whether through stress or poor diet, while overcrowded, poor-quality housing has the same impact too.

Quotes by Owen Jones

When you're in a marriage, you can't leave just because you're arguing all the time. But it does stuff to you that you don't realise at first. It damages you, and you start thinking the worst of people.

Quotes by Oliver Sykes

Children Quotes

There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

I don't have a problem with the Centre sanctioning funds to any state. However, when this is done for narrow political considerations, it damages the federal fabric mandated by the Constitution.

Quotes by Naveen Patnaik

The power organisation of Israel gives what they can to fight me, to cause me some harm, damages in health, mind, and they succeed little bit, but I survived and I am now free, but it was very hard -...

Quotes by Mordechai Vanunu

The biggest problem in Italy is work. And out-of-control immigration damages the labor market because Italians can't compete with illegal workers who are being exploited. So to restore dignity to work, we must control immigration.

Quotes by Matteo Salvini

The high price of health care in this country is a serious issue that demands serious attention. Putting limits on damages have little or no effect on skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates.

Quotes by Mary Landrieu

Growth Quotes

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Mahatma Gandhi

A huge dollar bill is the most accurate way to teach children the real motto of the United States: In the Almighty Dollar We Trust... Until the average American realizes that capitalism damages her livelihood while augmenting the livelihoods of...

Quotes by Kyrsten Sinema

Every breath we take as human beings damages the planet.

Quotes by Kevin McCloud

I do not send their Lordships the particulars of our losses and damages by this, as it would take me much time; and I am willing none should be lost in letting them know an event of such consequence.

Quotes by John Byng

Obama wants to take the individual small business tax to 44 percent, and the corporate rate - he says - down to 28 percent or whatever. But that really damages the small businesses. And it doesn't make us competitive. You...

Quotes by Grover Norquist

Health Quotes

Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs.

Quotes by Grover Norquist

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of damage do these quotes talk about?
The collection spans several kinds of harm, including how religious division damages people, how time and injustice wear on individuals, and how narrow political decisions damage shared institutions like a country's federal structure.
Are these quotes only about physical harm?
No. Most of the quotes here describe damage in a broader sense, covering emotional and social harm from division, the slow toll of time and injustice, and structural harm to systems of government, rather than physical injury alone.
Do any of the quotes connect damage to bigger causes like the environment?
Yes, one quote frames avoiding significant damage as a reason to pursue clean energy like wind and solar, tying the idea of damage to the broader argument for economic growth without the costs of pollution.
Can these quotes apply to relationships as well as institutions?
Absolutely. The theme of damages works on both a personal level, such as the damage caused by division or injustice between people, and a structural level, such as damage done to shared institutions or public trust.
Where can I find related quotes about staying well despite setbacks?
Our Health collection is a natural companion, since dealing with damage well often starts with protecting your own wellbeing first.

Whether the subject is a divided community or a strained relationship, repair starts with acknowledgment. Pair this collection with quotes on Growth and Health for a fuller picture of recovery.