Disastrous Quotes

180 Disastrous quotes by 166 unique authors

The race question is subsidiary to the class question in politics, and to think of imperialism in terms of race is disastrous. But to neglect… — C L R James
I can’t imagine anything being more disastrous to our country than if the dollar lost its reserve-currency status. — Sam Zell
It could be disastrous to speak your mind while you are deep in thought. — C.J. Langenhoven
We all understand that the debasement of a nations coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is… — Virchand Gandhi
It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects on the soul… — Alphonsus Liguori
Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous. — Vladimir Zhirinovsky
It is just as disastrous to have the wrong accessories in your room, as it is to wear sport shoes with an evening dress. — Dorothy Draper
I love you with the passion of a drowning man for breathing air. I can't just have enough of you and having you a little… — Unknown Author
My life has been tragic and disastrous since birth. — Taylor Caldwell
Saddam Hussein, influenced by fascism, ordered the deaths of tens of thousands of people, fought two disastrous wars, turned his nation into an international pariah… — Ted Rall
The attempted professionalization of serious and systematic thinking has had a disastrous effect upon our culture — Alasdair MacIntyre
There is no more disastrous mania, no more dangerous whim, than the speculation over roads not taken. — Juan Gabriel
If we didn't do the tour, it would have been disastrous. — Keith Emerson
To regard states of distress in general as an objection, as something which must be abolished is the greatest nonsense on earth; having the most… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Australia objects to the mini-skirt not on moral but on economic grounds. Australians are no prudes and the lovely, healthy, sporty Australian girls have no… — George Mikes
We’re grateful when all is well, but can we say the same on disastrous days? — Max Lucado
I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives. A disastrous by-product… — Albert Einstein
It has often been found that profuse expenditures, heavy taxation, absurd commercial restrictions, corrupt tribunals, disastrous wars, seditions, persecutions, conflagrations, inundation, have not been able… — Thomas B. Macaulay
I encountered a large temporary sign declaring Rough Road Ahead, and indeed it was. Had I not been warned, that experience would have been disastrous.… — Richard G. Scott
Equality is not in the natural order of things, and the crusade to make everyone equal in every respect (except before the law) is certain… — Murray Rothbard
At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities, that have prevailed by associating themselves with… — Lord Acton
Until higher institutions have been evolved, any attempt to break the old ones will be disastrous. — Swami Vivekananda
All wars, whether just or unjust, disastrous or victorious, are waged against the child. — Eglantyne Jebb
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction also represents a serious danger. If these weapons were to fall into the hands of terrorists, and they… — Vladimir Putin
The mere summoning of a witness and compelling him to testify against his will, about his beliefs, expressions or associations, is a measure of governmental… — Earl Warren

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