#ruin

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. ↗

— George Orwell

#about #actual #cities #civilization #continuity

I was called fat and ugly in the press almost my entire life. I understand that being judged by others comes with the territory, but it broke my heart and ruined my self-esteem. ↗

— Kelly Osbourne

#being #being judged #broke #called #comes

The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this. ↗

— Rafael Palmeiro

#happened #life #me #my life #ruined

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#admirable #amazing #because #been #go

The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin,' in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same. ↗

— John Thorn

#grow #heroes #old #our #ruin

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#most #praise #rather #ruined #saved

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind. ↗

— John Tillotson

#great #ignorance #mankind #ruin #two

My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn't want to ruin their happiness - even if that happiness is ignorance. ↗

— Katy Perry

#because #changed #disagree #even #happiness

Success tempts many to their ruin. ↗

— Phaedrus

#ruin #success #tempts #their

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#career #college #going #i #movie