John Carpenter

When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to be a certain age, you have to admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film - a courage for which you are not prepared in the rest of life. It is very hard and very destructive. But we do it because we love it.

American Director

Judd Apatow

My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it. That's how I became a writer. But when you have kids, suddenly you have to be part of things. It leads almost to a breakdown because your whole defense mechanism is now really destructive.

Jesse Williams

The truth we are teaching is that every contribution in the history of the planet came from blonde people. It's not true, and it's destructive, and people are getting killed long term as a result. People don't believe that we deserve it.

American Actor

Stephen Hawking

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

English Physicist

Coretta Scott King

You cannot have peaceful means - peaceful means will have to be used to bring about peaceful ends. If you use destructive means, you're going to bring about destructive ends.

American Activist

Alan Watts

Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe.

English Philosopher

Albert Einstein

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

German Physicist

Ingmar Bergman

Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons.

Swedish Director

Henri Nouwen

A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive.

Dutch Clergyman

Isabelle Adjani

French Actress

Emphasizes the physical harm or damage to objects, animals, or people.

Physical Impact

Used to describe actions or events with serious and potentially irreversible impacts.

Severity

Carries a negative emotional tone, suggesting disapproval or concern.

Emotional Tone

Often found in contexts of argument or conflict where someone is being put down.

Interpersonal Conflict

Can affect the morale of a person or group by eroding confidence and self-esteem.

Impact on Morale

While not physical, this type of destructive behavior can cause emotional pain.

Emotional Hurt

 can also enable us to prevent them. By learning about past extinction events, recognizing what is happening today as environments change, and using this knowledge to lessen our effect on other species, we can transform humanity's impact on the world from something as destructive as a massive asteroid

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 to reduce fuels in order to keep the more dangerous wildfires at bay. They may be frightening and destructive forces of nature, but wildfires are also vital to the existence of healthy boreal forest ecosystems. By coming to terms with that, we can protect ourselves from their more damaging effects

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 From there, engineers and military inventors created all kinds of destructive weapons. From bombs to guns to cannons, gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel

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 and they look a lot like these microbial tubules we also study impact craters these are observed on every planetary body in the solar system and they're created when an asteroid or comet hits the planet or a moon they have a very destructive reputation but they actually

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 Promises of large, life-altering amounts of income are also suspect. And finally, a legitimate multi-level marketing business shouldn’t require members to pay for the opportunity to sell a product or service. Pyramid schemes can be incredibly destructive to individuals,

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 because I can't help but see in our public discourse so many of the same destructive impulses that ruled my former church. We celebrate tolerance and diversity more than at any other time in memory, and still we grow more and more divided. We want good things --

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 the perfect setting for wildfires. While they can be destructive, and sometimes even deadly for humans, wildfires do play an important role in nature. They can help a forest by removing harmful insects

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 while volcanoes are some of the most destructive forces of nature they have also helped make life on earth possible volcanic ash provides nutrients to nearby soil making the land fertile

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 you have to be willing to let go, to accept that it's over. Otherwise, your mind will feed on your hope and set you back. Hope can be incredibly destructive when your heart is broken.

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 why he was so destructive in the past and we see the power of that gravitational field today in its influence on the closest of Jupiter's largest moons IO

Destructive

Causing damage or harm.

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Intended to criticize or belittle.

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