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Earthquakes Quotes by Harry Seidler
- After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and…
- Japans humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth…
More Earthquakes Quotes
- Nothing but an imperious intellectual and moral necessity can drive into doubt a religious mind, for it is as though an earthquake… — Annie Besant
- Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of… — Earl Blumenauer
- Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will… — Barbara Boxer
- Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new… — James Buchan
- There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who… — Lord Byron
- I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries… — William J. Clinton
- I do not use airplanes. They strike me as unsporting. You can have an automobile accident-and survive. You can be on a… — Isaac Asimov
- For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm,… — Frederick Douglass
- No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about earthquakes. — Lillian Hellman
- The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and… — Kofi Annan
- Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other… — Charles Francis Richter
- Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly but one continent, and that, by a violent earthquake, the ancient… — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon