Disappeared Quotes

336 Disappeared quotes by 281 unique authors

When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other… — Doris Lessing
The middle class has disappeared. We have a highway to poverty and no roads coming out. — Suze Orman
Wealthy people have not disappeared, they are just not so willing to show off their wealth. — Martin Parr
In 1967, the world health community launched a global effort to eradicate smallpox. It took a coordinated, worldwide effort, required the commitment of every government,… — Liya Kebede
If current technological processes continue without change, the environment will change, and we, the human species, will either have to mutate or even die, to… — Mikhail Gorbachev
When I read that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had disappeared - a state-of-the-art Boeing 777, said to be an incredibly safe way to travel -… — Henry Rollins
There were plenty of other hominids, but they disappeared, probably because humans exterminated them, but nobody knows for sure. — Noam Chomsky
The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip… — Timothy Noah
In 1984, showing extraordinary courage, a group of Guatemalan wives, mothers and other relatives of disappeared people banded together to form the Mutual Support Group… — Stephen Kinzer
Since German reunification in 1990, historians and researchers have been free to work in the East, where the lost Nazi art collection disappeared. — Stephen Kinzer
In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses, which until then… — Charles Duhigg
I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt in… — Toyin Odutola
I have an affinity for the old Seattle coffee shops, places like the Green Onion and the Copper Kettle, the classic kind of coffee bar… — Tom Douglas
As a seven-year-old, I remember when Etan Patz disappeared and was immortalized as the first missing-child face on a milk carton. — Chelsea Cain
Eighty percent of the problems that beset unification immediately disappeared when the President signed the bill increasing the authority and the responsibility of the Secretary… — Louis A. Johnson
Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it. — Richard Morris
It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an… — Gregg Easterbrook
Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The… — Ida B. Wells
Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. — Michael Tippett
I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a… — George Grey
It really is a day job, and it also seems to have virtually disappeared-with no remorse, really. It gives me more time to paint. — Martin Mull
When we moved to Seattle, everybody kind of disappeared into different corners of the city and it was a very difficult time for the band. — Ben Gibbard
And when you started looking into Roger East, it was almost like he had disappeared from history. — Anthony LaPaglia
It is unclear exactly how many law enforcement agencies are currently using this capability, but it is reasonable to say that while resource limitations used… — Ron Wyden
True enough, Osama bin Laden is dead and other al-Qaeda leaders have joined him. But, the assassination of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans… — Bob Beauprez

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