Disasters Quotes

239 Disasters quotes by 209 unique authors

I consider Christianity to be one of the great disasters of the human race... It would be impossible to imagine anything more un - Christianlike… — Alfred North Whitehead
Nearly all of our disasters come from a few fools having the courage of their convictions. — Coventry Patmore
Fortunately for themselves and the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come of… — Coventry Patmore
The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of… — Douglas MacArthur
Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires - disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our… — Bernie Siegel
In all natural disasters through time, man needs to attach meaning to tragedy, no matter how random and inexplicable the event is. — Nathaniel Philbrick
Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy. — Irwin Redlener
Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods. — Irwin Redlener
Americans do not have a good track record when it comes to preparing for disasters, unless they see a clear possibility of personally being in… — Irwin Redlener
I find it vulgar that people are so fascinated by natural disasters, and we allow footage of young people that are looting because they have… — Sasha Grey
War zones are dangerous, protests can be violent, also, natural disasters are difficult to cover, so there are going to be risks. — Kate Adie
I believe that every person, male and female, needs to be in a protective mode at all times of alertness to potential danger. The world… — Camille Paglia
Having worked in disasters, I have seen that, in those critical first few hours, those first few days - so much ends up riding on… — Sheri Fink
Every generation has a macabre notion that wars, government prohibition, natural disasters or mankind itself could be the downfall of society and the world as… — Lauren DeStefano
Disasters are called natural, as if nature were the executioner and not the victim. — Eduardo Galeano
During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remain free to exercise their constitutional rights in a lawful… — Colleen Hanabusa
Disasters happen. We still have no way to eliminate earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, floods or droughts. We cope as best we can by fortifying ourselves against… — Seth Shostak
My life was a sort of series of random disasters. — Claire Tomalin
Imagine a society in which there were neither rich nor poor. What evils, afflictions, sorrows, disorders, catastrophes, disasters, tribulations, misfortunes, agonies, calamities, despair, desolation and… — Jules Verne
The disasters of war can be infinitely eerie and poignant. — Michael Leunig
The days of red carpet disasters are kind of over. — Trinny Woodall
When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine. — Mo Ibrahim
The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS. — Niki de St. Phalle
It is in the midst of disasters that bold men grow bolder. — Henry IV
The three touchstones that woke Buddha up - sickness, old age, and death - are a pretty good place to start when crafting a tragic… — Paul Di Filippo

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