Destroy

"True rebels after all, are as rare as true lovers,and in both cases, to mistake a fever for passion can destroy one's life."

"There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman"

"The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself."

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being."

"Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life."

"Hate destroys the hater."

"Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world."

"The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests."

"When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you."

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

"Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed."