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Life is atrocious, we know. But precisely because I expect little of the human condition, man's periods of felicity, his partial progress,… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
You could argue that Barack Obama faced in '08 a situation as bad as any president since the Great Depression. What Obama… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
I first came into the labor force in 1941 when the minimum wage was 40 cents an hour, and that was my… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Training was very extensive, and we dealt with many recoveries from emergencies, and fortunately, participating and observing and existing through the reality… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Lets make it known that we don't want to give away our beautiful homeland to corporate interests. It is our right as… — Grimes Copy Share Image
Two thousand scientists, in a hundred countries, engaged in the most elaborate, well organized scientific collaboration in the history of humankind, have… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
When you wake up each morning, you can choose to be happy or choose to be sad. Unless some terrible catastrophe has… — Lynda Resnick Copy Share Image
There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
That was for instance the case in Mocambique a couple of years ago, during the flooding catastrophe. Instead of co-ordinating assistance properly,… — Anna Lindh Copy Share Image
I think 99% of climate scientists would agree that we need to reduce emissions as quickly as possible, and then begin removing… — Margaret D. Klein Copy Share Image
The catastrophe of the tragic hero thus becomes the catastrophe of the fifth-century man; all his furious energy and intellectual daring drive… — Robert Fagles Copy Share Image
I am closer to the pacifist side, in that I think that the British response to German aggression, which was to try… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus, we are drifting toward catastrophe beyond conception. We shall… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The refugees are not only going to be a demand on the country's resources, but also the refugees raise the possibility that… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
Education is a slow-moving but powerful force. It may not be fast enough or strong enough to save us from catastrophe, but… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
There's no growth. If China has a GDP of 7 percent, it's like a national catastrophe. We're down at 1 percent. And… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Bolivia is in the lead internationally in talking about the threat of environmental catastrophe. It's generally true where there are indigenous populations,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One day, Annabel saw the sun and moon in the sky at the same time. The sight filled her with a terror… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
“Because I don’t care what anyone says or how often or winningly they say it: no one will ever, ever be able… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
Our population is growing rapidly because of our good health policy. When I came into office, there were 14 million Ugandans, today… — Yoweri Museveni Copy Share Image
The media that's having this hysterical reaction to James Mattis retiring is the same media in many cases, the same politicians in… — Stephen Miller Copy Share Image
The 20th century saw far greater catastrophes than September 11th, as bad as it was, and they didn't render literature or art… — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations. In my judgment success… — Eduard Bernstein Copy Share Image
I looked at it [revolver] as if it reminded me of a crime I had committed with an irrepressible smile such as… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you'll find in 'Mindfulness.' Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
I’ve never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it’s much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that’s… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
Never think that wars are irrational catastrophes: they happen when wrong ways of thinking and living bring about intolerable situations ... the… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
There are few treasures of more lasting worth than the experiences of a way of life that is in itself wholly satisfying.… — Eric Shipton Copy Share Image
If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Even leaving aside government policy, whole industries are already making expensive changes around the perceived need to 'go green.' Al Gore and… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
“Rabaul was a catastrophe entirely of Australia's own making. There were no extenuating circumstances in the form of foreign commands softening the… — Michael Veitch Copy Share Image
As for the role of France and Germany: French politics is often more self-confident then German politics due to the catastrophe in… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
Look, look, Jeb [Bush] said we were safe with my brother. We were safe. Well, the World Trade Center just fell down!… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
Since the time of the cavemen, man has glorified himself, has made himself divine, and his monstrous vanity has caused human catastrophe.… — Hans Arp Copy Share Image
The use of a mere dozen nuclear weapons ... would be a human catastrophe without parallel. ... Because so few weapons can… — Jonathan Schell Copy Share Image
Every once in a while I feel despair over the fate of the planet. If you've been following climate science, you know… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
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