Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
You may be right that people say: You know what, we had Obama. He was inexperienced. The guy had great rhetoric, sounded… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
I've never been able to keep track of an umbrella, but then my dad gave me this fancy umbrella. It was in… — Cristin Milioti Copy Share Image
“Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and agonies of the soul, but all the time his most tormenting tragedy has… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
There are better mothers than disaster. A native land is the best of all mothers. We American Jews have a native land… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
The game shapes you. I played for 20 years at all levels, apart from the Premier League. I had a disaster at… — Sean Dyche Copy Share Image
“The Unthinkable is not a book about disaster recovery; it’s about what happens in the midst—before the police and firefighters arrive, before… — Amanda Ripley Copy Share Image
When disaster strikes, our prime objective is to save the maximum number of people. As the person heading the government, my duty… — Pinarayi Vijayan Copy Share Image
For those who believe that ecological disaster will somehow be averted, it must also be clear that, over the next decade or… — Stuart L. Hart Copy Share Image
Everything okay?" Cam asked, placing his hand on my lower back. Concern pinched his brows. "Yes." I dropped my cell back into… — J. Lynn Copy Share Image
The tears are invisible. I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love… — Brian May Copy Share Image
Chávez inadvertently made the US drug war tactics look good. Quite a feat, given the disaster which is the drug war. After… — Rory Carroll Copy Share Image
Drugs are a tragedy for addicts. But criminalizing their use converts that tragedy into a disaster for society, for users and non-users… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
We all remember the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. What is less… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The fact is, Japan's whaling is illegal, so just because there is a natural disaster in Japan is no reason for us… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
The US and Europe are committing suicide in different ways. In Europe it's austerity in the midst of recession and that's guaranteed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In times of disaster, basic connectivity is a form of aid that connects people to the resources critical for survival and enables… — Tae Yoo Copy Share Image
I'd announced when I was 13 that I wanted to go to New York instead of college - that was quite a… — Ann Reinking Copy Share Image
Prior to his takeover of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini was camping near Paris, giving daily news conferences to a fawning international press corps… — Alexander Haig Copy Share Image
It's Obama's bad luck that he got elected just as the mayhem of the foreclosures, the banking collapse, and the General Motors… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
We're the bridge across forever, arching above the sea, adventuring for our pleasure, living mysteries for the fun of it, choosing disasters… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
The modern woman is the curse of the universe. A disaster, that's what. She thinks that before her arrival on the scene… — Adela Rogers St. Johns Copy Share Image
How impossible it is for us to imagine ourselves victims of disaster. We suffer for the poor people who were thrown into… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
For the personality, bankruptcy or failure may be a disaster. For the soul, it may be grist for its strangely joyful mill,… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
They found out about him in July and stayed angry all through August. They tried to kill him in September. It was… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
For some people, it's best for their mental health to know they have the gene for Huntington's and some time in the… — Leroy Hood Copy Share Image
We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditional way of life. We brought the diseases and the alcohol. We committed the… — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
The problem of racial difference in America - and in modern life more broadly - is always presented as an economic, political,… — Thomas Chatterton Williams Copy Share Image
We need to fix the military, help veterans, our inner cities are a disaster, you get shot walking to the store. We… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
To live with the conscious knowledge of the shadow of uncertainty, with the knowledge that disaster or tragedy could strike at any… — Peter Abrahams Copy Share Image
The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has changed greatly since fossilized life began on Earth nearly 600 million years ago. In fact,… — Greg Benson 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
You never think you're on the verge of disaster while you're looking over the edge yourself. It's your friends and family who… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
If there's horrible flooding in Pakistan or a horrible heat wave in Texas, we're no longer able to call it an act… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
We might have new issues involving information technology for example, or new questions arising out of the war on terror, or new… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton was the one pressing the hardest for bombing, and look at what happened. They not only destroyed the country, but… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in elegance. Ever since I first came to France many years ago to do the Chambre Syndicale course,… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
