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Destruction Quotes

Sometimes ruin and renewal share the same root.

This collection covers destruction in different registers, from complex financial instruments once labeled dangerous to formal government statements on disarmament policy, see Creation quotes.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Pablo Picasso

It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction.

Quotes by Oliver Tambo

Natural erosion had reduced the critical barrier islands in the Gulf, the result of the destruction of some 300,000 acres of wetlands. This amounted to 30 miles of marshlands.

Quotes by Mortimer Zuckerman

The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.

Quotes by Mikhail Bakunin

Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab terror groups are committed to the destruction of Israel, a position supported by millions in the Muslim world.

Quotes by Mike Gallagher

Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section of Beirut, the northern border has been absolutely quiet.

Quotes by Martin Van Creveld

Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates.

Quotes by Marquis de Sade

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

Quotes by Madeleine Albright

The immediate impact of British imperial free-trading was often the collapse of local indigenous industries which were in no position to compete, and a consequent destruction of livelihoods and communities.

Quotes by Linda Colley

Fear is a destruction of creativity.

Quotes by Jon M. Chu

When we're talking about technology that involves weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, there has to be an element of preemption.

Quotes by John Sununu

Americans were told repeatedly by President Bush and Vice President Cheney that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. None were ever found.

Quotes by John Olver

To be quite honest with you, a lot of people don't realize that Nikki Sixx and I did Brides of Destruction after the lawsuit.

Quotes by John Corabi

The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of a mass destruction - WMD - were presented with a certainty that was not justified.

Quotes by John Chilcot

War is the science of destruction.

Quotes by John Abbott

As horrific as this impact has been on my constituents, it is only a small part of the overwhelming destruction covering 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast.

Quotes by Jo Bonner

To eat is to appropriate by destruction.

Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

We were told by the president that we had no alternative but to go into Iraq because of the threat that Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction posed, but to date, these weapons have not been found.

Quotes by Jay Rockefeller

He who fears is literally delivered to destruction.

Quotes by Howard Thurman

Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

Quotes by Howard Berman

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Destruction quotes collection cover?
It spans different registers of the word, from complex financial instruments once called dangerous to formal statements on national security and disarmament policy.
Are these quotes politically charged?
They reference historical security policy in neutral, factual terms without naming any political party or advocating a position.
Is every quote here somber?
Not entirely. One striking line pairs destruction with the ecstasy of new life instead, offering a more philosophical contrast.
Why do people search for quotes about destruction?
They're often looking for language around risk, warning, or large-scale consequence, whether in finance, policy, or nature.
Where can I find a more constructive counterpart?
See Creation quotes for lines focused on building rather than tearing down.

One striking line pairs the idea of ruin with the ecstasy of new life instead. Read Development quotes for the more constructive counterpart.