Quotes about demolish (16 Quotes)


    He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

    The tests of life are to make, not break us. Trouble may demolish a man's business but build up his character. The blow at the outward man may be the greatest blessing to the inner man. If God, then, puts or permits anything hard in our lives, be sure that the real peril, the real trouble, is that we shall lose if we flinch or rebel.

    Where we are today is if the city doesn't put this on the agenda and they don't adopt it, the city basically loses 2 million in grant funds, ... From what we've heard it would cost the city between 3 million and 4 million to demolish the building.

    We think there's probably 300 to 400 homes somewhere in that average that may want us to demolish their house, so we'll work with those folks to do just that.



    Mathematics may be likened to a large rock whose interior composition we wish to examine. The older mathematicians appear as persevering stone cutters slowly attempting to demolish the rock from the outside with hammer and chisel. The later mathematicians resemble expert miners who seek vulnerable veins, drill into these strategic places, and then blast the rock apart with well placed internal charges.

    It has come to our attention that some of our mutual aid firefighters, in their enthusiasm to assist the New Orleans Fire Department, used a piece of equipment called the strong arm to demolish a storm-damaged building, ... They were unaware of the proper procedures and the 'chain of command' necessary to accomplish this task. Steps have been taken by the New Orleans Fire Department to ensure that this will not happen again.


    Downtown Now's funds to demolish the bridge were to have come from a combination of grants and private donations. I only have the funds for a limited period of time, ... Things have to move forward. People expect their money to be used and not (kept) sitting in a bank somewhere.


    The lots next door have sold for 330,000 and 360,000. But back in 1996 when we bought our place, this cost us just 85,000 and we live on our Social Security. The cost of the condo we were in was going up, and the insurance money was running out. It took us 11 months before we could find someone to demolish the old house, remove the debris, arrange financing, and find a contractor to start construction on our new house.

    We are not running away from the preliminary investigation. We are facing the charges and we are ready to answer and demolish their false charges.


    We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.


    I want to say here in Moscow that if Israel declares readiness and shows commitment to withdraw from the lands occupied in 1968, ensure the return of refugees, dismantle Jewish settlements, demolish the demarcation wall, and release prisoners, our movement will make steps toward peace.



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