Birth Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Birth: The first and direst of all disasters.

— Ambrose Bierce

BIRTH, n. The first and direst of all disasters. As to the nature of it there appears to be no uniformity. Castor and Pollux…

— Ambrose Bierce

My understanding is that we are generally a very philanthropic and compassionate people - that when there are disasters in the world, individual citizens…

— Mark Rylance

“It's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine.”

— Anonymous

When you see natural disasters caught on film you realize how well they had been imagined by Hollywood for such a long time. It's…

— Jared Harris

The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.

— Ted Danson

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

In addition to surviving the Forrestal, McCain has survived three other plane disasters, including being shot down over enemy territory.

— John Dickerson

So there you have it: Nature is a rotten mess. But that's only the beginning. If you take your eyes off it for one…

— Lee Goldberg

“The reality is people have always died in large numbers in natural disasters such as avalanches, earthquakes, and tornadoes.”

— Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

The fact that disasters have the power to bring us all together probably explains why weddings are so popular.

— Anonymous

“Being along with the Nature your soul is stronger than all disasters.”

— Esat Durak