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The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely ruinous to the novel, the most anarchical of all forms of literature. ↗

— George Orwell

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Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

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The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important. ↗

— Brooke Shields

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Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup that Reagan continued. Mr. Obama would be forced back into a war on terror if terrorist groups pull off enough damaging or frightening attacks to force this issue to the fore. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

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In certain ways it is incredibly damaging considering the stuff I did before certainly wasn't for kids. ↗

— Jhonen Vasquez

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We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us. ↗

— Vernon Howard

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The reality in Iraq is that we are creating new terrorists and severely damaging the public impression of the United States in the Muslim world. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

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In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme. ↗

— Roy Hattersley

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Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

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It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them. ↗

— Cardinal De Retz

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