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Elephants are not human, of course. They are something much more ancient and primordial, living on a different plane of existence. Long before we arrived on the scene, they worked out a way of being in the world that has not fundamentally changed and is sustainable, and not predatory or destructive.

~Alex Shoumatoff

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One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Bind Bonds Collapse Destructive Happening Lead Losing Modern Modern Society Most Nightmares Our People Sense Social Society Things Together Which

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I have to be careful because there is something destructive within me, I think, and I can have a tendency to just search for the kicks. I can't really get too close to someone who's too destructive, or too dark, because then I might go down the rabbit hole myself.

~Alexander Skarsgard

Topics: Be Careful Because Careful Close Dark Destructive Down Get Go Hole Just Kicks Me Might Myself Rabbit Really Search Someone Something Tendency Then Think Too Within I Think I Can

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Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive.

~Alexis Carrel

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And I communed with many different faiths and even when I wanted to be rebellious I never did not believe in Him. I never believed the people who said God was destructive or punishing.

~Alfre Woodard

Topics: Believe Believed Destructive Did Different Even Faiths God Him Many Never People Punishing Rebellious Said Wanted Who

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We produce destructive people by the way we are treating them in childhood.

~Alice Miller

Topics: Childhood Destructive People Produce Them Treating Way

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Agriculture is the most destructive industry that we have. More than coal mining and other extractive industries.

~Allan Savory

Topics: Agriculture Coal Destructive Industries Industry Mining More Most Other Than

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I think the most destructive thing is fear: when people don't want to say what they think.

~Amanda Harlech

Topics: Destructive Fear Most People Say Thing Think Want I Think

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In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways.

~Andrew Motion

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The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive.

~Andrew Weil

Topics: Brain Centers Destructive Electronic Electronic Media In My Opinion Many Media Most Opinion Our Potentially Problems Reward World

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