Destructive

Famous quotes containing the word destructive:

“The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

“[U]nless a woman is held, by man, safe within the bounds of belief, she becomes inevitably a destructive force.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)

“It seems to me that we have to draw the line in sibling rivalry whenever rivalry goes out of bounds into destructive behavior of a physical or verbal kind. The principle needs to be this: Whatever the reasons for your feelings you will have to find civilized solutions.”
—Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)