Money Quote by Jonathan M. Katz

“There is not enough money, not enough staff and volunteers in the world, to support a permanent population of rescuers and victims.”

— Robert Watson

“advice: “In general, don’t hide your disasters. We’re not going to take the money back.” He says this lightly, as if delivering a joke,…

— Randall E. Stross

I wanted to be sure that my donation did two things: went directly into the hands of hurricane victims and that it was an…

— Dr. Dre

I wanted to be sure that my donation went directly into the hands of hurricane victims.

— Dr Dre

“Disaster unites families, not excess.”

— Madeleine Henry

“It's hard to feel sorry for those willing to fling themselves into disaster. They are their own undoing, my dear. They bring it upon…

— Serena Valentino

“Everyone deserves the chance to survive. I think of this every time I see another disaster. There are probably people dying who don’t have…

— James Hubbard

“Great emergencies and crisis show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.”

— William James

“The aid industry has saved millions of lives, but it is complicated (and maybe this is a necessary evil) by a set of feelings…

— Jeffrey Gettleman

“Disasters are an opportunity for the worst of humanity. And the best.”

— A.G. Riddle

“Tomorrow is the prize of the survivors!”

— Susan Waterwyk

“My experience with tragedy is that people will offer condolences and support but never be around when you want to collect.”

— Cyn Balog