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Extinguish Quotes

What fades when harm is done.

Extinguish quotes here address a hard truth: destructive acts, including terrorism, ultimately hollow out the people who commit them. One speaker separates civil resistance from indiscriminate violence while another links prosecution to prevention. Read more in our Crime quotes.

Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.

Quotes by A. E. Housman

Teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with ten or eleven years of experience as human beings. It is, I think, a magical time -...

Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

I hate all the terrorists in the world, whatever the purpose of their struggle. However, I support every active civil revolt against any occupation, and Israel, too, is among the despicable occupiers. Such revolt is both more just and more...

Quotes by Yossi Sarid

The terrible thing about terrorism is that ultimately it destroys those who practice it. Slowly but surely, as they try to extinguish life in others, the light within them dies.

Quotes by Terry Waite

Ambition Quotes

Russia gave us the mission to destroy terrorism and extinguish it in the North Caucasus, and results have already been achieved.

Quotes by Ramzan Kadyrov

You don't extinguish fire by adding more fire, you need water.

Quotes by Pope Shenouda III

It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.

Quotes by John Ashcroft

When it comes down to it, the reason that science fiction endures is that it is, at its core, an optimistic genre. What it says at the end of the day is that there is a tomorrow, we do go...

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

Quotes by Gaylord Nelson

Childhood Quotes

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main theme running through these extinguish quotes?
Most describe how violent or destructive acts damage the people who carry them out, not just their victims. The tone stays reflective rather than sensational.
Do these quotes distinguish resistance from terrorism?
Yes, one speaker separates support for civil revolt against occupation from outright condemnation of terrorism regardless of its stated purpose. It's a nuanced position rather than a blanket judgment.
Is there a quote about how terrorism affects the people behind it?
One line states that trying to extinguish life in others slowly extinguishes the light within the person doing it. It frames violence as self-destructive over time.
What does prosecution have to do with these quotes?
One speaker notes that waiting to prosecute offenders after the fact doesn't help, especially when an offender intends to die during the act itself. It raises a real challenge in preventing certain crimes.
Where can I read more about consequence and crime?
Our Crime quotes cover consequence more broadly, while Ambition quotes explore what drives people toward extreme action.

These reflections work as sober commentary rather than easy answers to violence and its aftermath. Explore related themes in Ambition quotes or see how loss is framed in Day quotes.