Disaster Quotes

1040 quotes by 845 authors

The foes now are universal - poverty, famine, religious radicalization, desertification, drugs, proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological devastation. They threaten all nations, just as science… — Shimon Peres
In the U.S. alone, weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010. — Jeff Goodell
Whatâ€™s so curious about human beings is that we can look deeply into the future, foresee disaster, and still do nothing in the present to… — Daniel Gilbert
For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has warned us of… — Ezra Taft Benson
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation,… — Vladimir Putin
I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected… — Pat Robertson
In the face of this approaching disaster, it behooves men and women not yet overcome by war madness to raise their voice of protest, to… — Emma Goldman
I can't emphasize this idea enough. Getting involved with your collaborator's problems almost always distracts you from your own. That can be tempting. That can… — Twyla Tharp
Warned by the disaster of the last great war, the statesmen of all nations have been taking measures to prevent the return of another such… — Frank B. Kellogg
I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding… — Edward Smith
Our public credit is good, but the abundance of paper has produced a spirit of gambling in the funds, which has laid up our ships… — Thomas Jefferson
The price of freedomâ€”of individualityâ€”is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against… — Greg Bear
I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned by that disaster; by only… — John Brown
Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. — Banksy
No one talks about the real ethics disaster in Washington. It's that many members of Congress will listen to any argument against a bill except… — Ron Paul
There is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster. It is now that with… — Tony Blair
When shall we see poets born? After a time of disasters and great misfortunes, when harrowed nations begin to breathe again. And then, shaken by… — Denis Diderot
We've proved a lot of people wrong so far but the job is not finished yet and if we come home from Istanbul empty handed… — Steven Gerrard
Lindsay Lohan's collaboration was a disaster. I am furious but I can't do anything about it. That happens to a lot of designers. We were… — Emanuel Ungaro
Paintings helped to change my life. I'd still be living a life of disaster without it. — Eddie Cahill

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