Hurricanes Quotes · Page 3

Hurricanes are evolutions way of punishing nonbelievers.

— Steve Fowler

“Half-men don’t fight like people. More like hurricanes.”

— Paolo Bacigalupi

In the center of a hurricane there is absolute peace and quiet. There is no safer place than in the center of…

— Corrie Ten Boom

Over 6 million people were evacuated from New Jersey ahead of the hurricane. And now, three of them have gone back.

— Jay Leno

With boys, you always know where you stand. Right in the path of a hurricane.

— Erma Bombeck

The outpouring of support from health professionals who want to volunteer for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts has been tremendous,

— Calvin Johnson

You are like a hurricane, there's calm in your eyes, and I'm getting blown away.

— Neil Young

Hurricanes are like women. When they come, they're wet and wild, but when they leave, they take your house and car

— Anonymous

Hurricane Sandy was one of the most vicious storm systems to hit the New York City area in nearly two centuries.

— Russel Honore

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But when life hands you hurricanes, you go surfing.

— Jon Foreman

Please don't drive drunk, okay? Seriously... But by all means, walk drunk. That looks hilarious. Everyone loves to watch someone act like…

— Amy Poehler

Blizzards, floods, volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes: They fascinate because they nakedly reveal that Mother Nature, afflicted with bipolar disorder, is as likely to…

— Dean Koontz

I think it is absolutely reprehensible to believe that any member of this House, Democrat or Republican, would want to do anything…

— David Dreier

It's a bit scary to see my book come true: the recent (if minor) LA earthquakes, Hurricane Sandy, the Boston bomber, and…

— Edan Lepucki

The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of…

— Jon Porter

Hurricane Charley is the worst natural disaster to befall our state in a dozen years, and it is unthinkable that anyone would…

— Charlie Crist

Looking at the individuals who suffered the most during the hurricane, you could see that those with underlying medical problems were at…

— Richard E. Besser

The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact…

— David Satcher

There are more than 300,000 families in the Gulf region that lost their homes and are waiting for peace of mind. The…

— Harry Connick, Jr

The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and…

— Kofi Annan

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Too many families and homes remain unnecessarily vulnerable to natural disasters like hurricanes. While mitigation will never eliminate the risk to homeowners,…

— Tom Rooney

Nature and the spirit of our ancestors are giving you loud warnings. Today you see increasing floods, more damaging hurricanes, hail storms,…

— Thomas Banyacya

History is often the tale of small moments—chance encounters or casual decisions or sheer coincidence—that seem of little consequence at the time,…

— Scott Anderson

I try and remind our viewers that climate is always in a state of flux and yes, the world has warmed over…

— Topper Shutt

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

Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,.

— Douglas Brinkley

Don't you know That lovers make the rains, Call forth the sun, Re-route hurricanes, And exorcise earthquakes for fun.

— James Kavanaugh

Traffic accidents have increased 100 percent in the city since the hurricane.

— Don Kelly

I once knew a writer who, after saying beautiful things about the sea, passed through a Pacific hurricane, and he became a…

— Joshua Slocum

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a…

— Maya Angelou

Hurricanes have killed more people worldwide in the last 50 years than any other natural cataclysm.

— Kerry Emanuel

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our nation has been put under considerable fiscal pressure.

— Paul Gillmor

As you warm the climate, you basically raise the speed limit on hurricanes

— Kerry Emanuel

I wasn't going to let a little thing like a hurricane keep me from wearing my bathing suit.

— Eva Longoria

We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. We couldn't do it, butGod did.

— Richard Baker

I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market.

— Gary Bettman

It's not that George Bush doesn't care about black people, god made hurricanes, not people who can't swim.

— Zach Braff

I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine.

— Mark Shand

Coffee takes on an almost ritualistic meaning. I learned that from being on hurricane patrol for a year in the North Atlantic.

— Nathan Lowell