So, in the physical world mankind are prone to seek an explanation of uncommon phenomena only, while the ordinary changes of nature,… — Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps Copy Share Image
The only way of enduring one disaster after the next is to love the very idea of disaster: if we succeed, there… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
He who accepts life for what it is and never allows himself to be overwhelmed by it does not need to seek… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“I am crying for more and more disasters, for bigger calamities, for grander failures. I want the whole world to be out… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I think Winston Churchill is an appallingly bad politician, and always has been, that he hung onto power long after he should… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
I'll never have a tattoo - I just don't like them, and when you're old they can look a disaster. As for… — Rafael Nadal Copy Share Image
Japan hosts more forward-deployed U.S. troops than any other country and serves as home port for our only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. In… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
After disasters, reproductive healthcare falls by the wayside. Yet babies continue to be born. When all infrastructure falls apart, when the hospitals… — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
I left small businesses a little while ago and they were all complaining that Obamacare is putting them out of business. Not… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
What is pretty in nature is confined to the thin skin of the globe upon which we huddle. Scratch that skin, and… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
If you over plan New Year's Eve it's going to be a disaster so you have to be alive to changes. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
There is certainly a longstanding idea within western culture that civilization is only a thin veneer. As soon as something happens, say… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
We live in a world of constant juxtaposition between joy that's possible and pain that's all too common. We hope for love… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Finally if I had a pot that needed decoration, I would hand it to Alix [MacKenzie] and I would say, "Can you… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
When some incident has shattered the career you’ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustn’t think… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Not all introductions worked well. Rabbits were an unmitigated environmental disaster. Unchecked by any natural predator, they bred at a staggering rate… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
I'm just one gigantic ball of rancid fear and self-consciousness. I'm entirely fueled by fear, so the fact that I knew it… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
Billions of taxpayers' money has been wasted in bad deals. The London Underground modernisation, personally negotiated by one of Gordon Brown's team,… — Vince Cable Copy Share Image
“The lamp tipped over, nailing Kane in the head. Sabin shook his head. The man was a walking disaster Literally. Whenever Kane… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
It's clear the media, of course, always gives you the bad news. And people who rely on the media, like Mr. Trump,… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
Homeowners and business owners across the country agreed to pay premiums, communities agreed to adopt building codes to mitigate flood dangers, and… — Bob Ney Copy Share Image
Running into a pole is a drag, but never being allowed to run into a pole is a disaster. — Daniel Kish Copy Share Image
I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though,… — Zhang Ziyi Copy Share Image
Compulsory sports for those who by temperament or physique do not qualify may be a disaster. . . . The repercussions may… — John Money Copy Share Image
