“I cannot countenance destruction as a solution to the threat of destruction. In the long run such a victory would only bring about our own downfall. Jacen”

“We all live under the constant threat of our own annihilation. Only by the most outrageous violation of ourselves have we achieved our capacity to live in relative adjustment to a civilization apparently driven to its own destruction.”

“Don't interfere!" The Doctor silenced her angrily. "I cannot will my own destruction.”

“The destructive character knows only one watchword: make room; only one activity: clearing away ...The destructive character is young and cheerful. For destroying rejuvenates in clearing away traces of our own age ...”

“God is the Champion at bringing people from a place of destruction to a place of total victory. As they reach that place of victory they become trophies of his grace. and they are set on the display as a fragrant reminder of God's goodness.”

“We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction”