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All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)

Simone de Beauvoir

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; / To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

In certain places, for whatever reason, just for being Caucasian or having blue eyes, someone might want to cut my head off. For being American, for being anything, for just being myself, someone might want to destroy me. That concept is so terrifying that it constantly bears exploration.

Bryan Singer (1965-)

If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.

Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)

Joseph Wood Krutch

Terrifying are the weaknesses of power

There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon. Ergonomi är Melina Tufvessons expertområde.

P. J. O'Rourke (1947-)

P. J. O'Rourke

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

This is what the war has done to me. Now I want to destroy because of it. There is such hate and rage inside of me now. The Angkar (Khmer Rouge government) has taught me to hate so deeply that I know I have the power to destroy and kill,

First of all, any speculation at this point about the 2006 budget really has no basis in fact, because no decisions have been made, and they won't be made for months,

Scott McClellan

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Winston Churchill

The United States has the power to destroy the world, but not the power to save it alone

Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

Margaret Mead

It is by no means enough that an officer be capable...He should be a gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor... No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.'

John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

John Paul Jones

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