Disaster Quote by Akong Rinpoche

For plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth,…

— John F. Kennedy

“These things happen to poor people who live in exposed areas. Society is set up in such a way that it’s the poor and…

— Don DeLillo

Climate change disasters will displace more and more. Those who are most exposed are the poorest.

— Jan Egeland

Disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, oil spills and radioactive fallout cause massive death of people, pigs, bats and birds. These disasters also…

— Paul Stamets

Greed, accident, or malice may have harmful results, but, barring something truly apocalyptic, a resilient system can absorb such results without its overall health…

— Jamais Cascio

As far as natural calamities are concerned, Odisha had a very bad reputation before 2000 when we took over the government. After that, we…

— Naveen Patnaik

We cannot prevent hurricanes or earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. But we can ensure that both people and communities are better prepared and more…

— Miroslav Lajcak

Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.

— Irwin Redlener

When disaster strikes, our prime objective is to save the maximum number of people. As the person heading the government, my duty is to…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

Epidemics, like disasters, have a way of revealing underlying truths about the societies they impact.

— Anne Applebaum

In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.

— Barack Obama