Catastrophic Quotes

118 Catastrophic quotes by 109 unique authors

You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan. — Nick Cave
It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime… — Steven Johnson
We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad - amazing breakthroughs, such as a… — Steven Johnson
We must not stay as we are, doing always what was done last time, or we shall stick in the mud. Yet neither must we… — George Bernard Shaw
Sedimentation in the past has often been very rapid indeed and very spasmodic. This may be called the "Phenomenon of the Catastrophic Nature of the… — D. V. Ager
If you do the things that Britain needs to do - namely, withdraw from NATO, get rid of the bomb, and stop being aligned with… — David Hare
It used to be said of a man who had suffered a catastrophic setback in his line of work that he had been handed his… — Kurt Vonnegut
Sooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire… — Michio Kaku
The economic impact of illegal immigration on taxpayers is catastrophic. — Ric Keller
People need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you're covered and there's… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend… — Malcolm Turnbull
It is never smart, even in a strong democracy, to declare some debate off limits. In a weakening democracy it is catastrophic. — Naomi Wolf
I saw the Light,saw the myriad spirits flying loose up the Tunnel towards the celestial blaze, the Tunnel perfectly round and widening as they rose… — Anne Rice
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you… — Lois McMaster Bujold
Adam is crying and somewhere inside of me I am crying, too, because I'm feeling things at last. I'm feeling not just the physical pain,… — Gayle Forman
Sometimes something catastrophic can occur in a split second that changes a person's life forever; other times one minor incident can lead to another and… — Jeannette Walls
If poets often commit suicide, it is not because their poems are bad but because they are good. Whoever heard of a bad poet committing… — Walker Percy
Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of evolutionary… — Greg Graffin
Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No one wants to… — Henry Rollins
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but… — Tom Wolfe
Boxing is a glorious sport to watch and boxers are incredible, heroic athletes, but it's also, to be honest, a stupid game to play. Even… — Jay-Z
I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do. — Melina Marchetta
What scares me? I kind of believe in ghosts. I believe they can wander around, so that scares me. But the stuff that really scares… — Annabeth Gish
I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse… — Amin Maalouf
Obamacare is going to destroy the elderly by denying care, by even perhaps denying treatment to people who are in catastrophic circumstances. — Rafael Cruz

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