Disaster Quotes

1040 Disaster quotes by 845 unique authors

Life is a sleazy stranger, who looks vaguely familiar; flirting with a bimbo named disaster at the end of the bar. — Ani DiFranco
The U.S. has become the most egregious war-monger and terrorist nation in the world, as well as the long-time leading purveyor of weapons of war… — Unknown Author
Why is history important? Without history, many people have no idea how many of today's half-baked ideas have been tried, again and again - and… — Thomas Sowell
When something out of the ordinary happens, it is ridiculous to say that it is a mystery or a portent of something to come... the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The insanity of the collective egoic mind, amplified by science and technology, is rapidly taking our species to the brink of disaster. Evolve or die:… — Eckhart Tolle
It is not till it is discovered that high individual incomes will not purchase the mass of mankind immunity from cholera, typhus, and ignorance, still… — R. H. Tawney
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for… — Sun Tzu
If we die, do not mourn for us. This is a risky business we're in, and we accept those risks. The space program is too… — Gus Grissom
It doesn't take a miracle or a natural disaster to live in the world that you're after, the change is gonna happen to you — Michael Tolcher
We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read. — Abraham Lincoln
Haiti allowed us to glimpse into a future of what disaster response might look like in a hyper-connected world. — Paul Conneally
Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster. — Simon Wiesenthal
I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. The… — Douglas MacArthur
The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save… — Kofi Annan
The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat to biological diversity everywhere. — E. O. Wilson
Five mysteries hold the keys to the unseen: the act of love, and the birth of a baby, and the contemplation of great art, and… — Salman Rushdie
A clash of doctrine is not a disaster, it is an opportunity. — Alfred North Whitehead
My first date has been...mythologized as 'Bieber's Dating Disaster.' I took her to a buffet restaurant. Yes, I wore a white shirt. Yes, I got… — Justin Bieber
Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he… — Joseph Campbell
The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective. — Robert Breault
If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss. — Kathie Lee Gifford
Inhabitants of underdeveloped nations and victims of natural disasters are the only people who have ever been happy to see soybeans. — Fran Lebowitz
If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then fail, we will survive all… — Orison Swett Marden
The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination. — George Meredith
Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance. — Maurice Maeterlinck

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