Cop Quote by Rod Dreher

Disaster falls on those who try hardest to avoid it.

— Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

“The Unthinkable is not a book about disaster recovery; it’s about what happens in the midst—before the police and firefighters arrive, before reporters show…

— Amanda Ripley

There are certain people who react well in life-threatening situations, and our military and our law enforcement and our first responders tend to be…

— Dean Cain

The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction…

— Ernst Fischer

“Psychologists have identified three distinct phases in a human's response to disasters. The first is denial. Previous wildfires had brought a series of near…

— Lizzie Johnson

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with…

— David Plouffe

Some people dote on contemplating disasters.

— William Gibson

When the danger is great, one must not run away.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Disaster movies do us the psychological service of forcing a quick march through the worst that could happen. At the end we see that…

— Frederica Mathewes-Green

Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to…

— Bennie Thompson

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

— Brandon Mull

During a large disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, warnings get hopelessly jumbled. The truth is that, for warnings to work, it's not enough for them…

— Gary Wolf