Disaster Quotes

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The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster. — Ansel Adams
Recorded history is largely an account of the crimes and disasters committed by banal little men at the levers of imperial machines. — Edward Abbey
Remember, too, that if your country has the greatest name in all the world, it is because she never bent before disaster; because she has… — Pericles
It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the… — Thucydides
That sense â€“ the only true patriotism â€“ comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love… — Unknown Author
Ladies and gentlemen, the economic disaster, the tailspin, the destruction of the greatest economic engine in the history of the world, these policies of Barack… — Rush Limbaugh
Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on… — Garry Kasparov
Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter, — Katherine Paterson
Iâ€™ve lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere. — Aravind Adiga
It wasn't for children, seventh grade. You could read the stress of even entering the building in the postures of the teachers, the security guards.… — Jonathan Lethem
The only way of enduring one disaster after the next is to love the very idea of disaster: if we succeed, there are no further… — Emile M. Cioran
Worry is a dividend paid to disaster before it is due — Ian Fleming
Architects mostly work for privileged people, people who have money and power, Power and money are invisible, so people hire us to visualize their power… — Shigeru Ban
I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors,… — Ban Ki-moon
If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters. — Arthur Ashe
We have wished, we eco-freaks, for a disaster or for a social change to come and bomb us into Stone Age, where we might live… — Stewart Brand
Mentoring is all about people - it's about caring, about relationships and sensitivity. As it becomes increasingly in vogue it is becoming too formulated -… — Rene Carayol
Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have… — Agnes Smedley
The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. We can never say that we… — Chogyam Trungpa
President Obama said he is going to use the Gulf disaster to push a new energy bill through Congress. How about using the Gulf disaster… — Jay Leno

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