Disaster Quote by Ronald Kessler Download Open image “In typical Washington fashion, nothing gets reformed until a disaster happens.” — Ronald Kessler ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Disaster Fashion Happens Nothing
Whenever Congress undertakes large-scale reform, there are times when disaster appears certain - only to be averted at the last minute by the good… — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
If we don't change the way Washington operates we're going to bankrupt our children and grandchildren. — David Dewhurst Copy Share Image
By rescuing the financial system without reforming it, Washington has done nothing to protect us from a new crisis, and, in fact, has made… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you over-react to a crisis legislatively it generally ends in disaster. — Thomas Watson, Jr Copy Share Image
Real change begins with ridding Washington of corruption, of which there's plenty going around. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
A lot of the things that will really improve the world fortunately aren't dependent on Washington doing something different. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Washington is broken. I know what it takes to get this country back, and will work with good Democrats and good Republicans to do… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
To reform the Secret Service, the agency needs a director from outside the agency who will be immune from that culture and not beholden… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“The White House is a character crucible," according to Bertram S. Brown, M.D., a psychiatrist who formerly headed the National Institute of Mental Health… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Complex man that he was, J. Edgar Hoover left nothing to chance. The director shrewdly recognized that building what became known as the world's… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Voters who disregarded Richard Nixon's involvement in the questionable ethics issue that led to his Checkers speech should not have been surprised when he… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
To become a Secret Service agent, applicants must pass a polygraph exam. But after being hired, agents are never required to undergo regular lie… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“No one can imagine the kind of pressure being president of the U.S. imposes on an individual and how easily a president can be… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
In a series of articles beginning on Oct. 2, 1966, I wrote about the long-forgotten history of the Liberty Tree. To call attention to… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
“Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Love him or hate him, no one has been able to figure out Donald Trump. — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Rather than use the term 'profiling,' the profilers prefer to say they engage in criminal investigative analysis. That is because, besides developing profiles, the… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
The media are always on the lookout for possible sightings of D.B. Cooper, the man who parachuted from a plane with $200,000 in ransom… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
The truth is that no internal reviews or congressional hearings will change the Secret Service's broken management culture. It needs better leadership. — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Real people speak in my books about the main events of the age, such as the war, the Chernobyl disaster, and the downfall of… — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
One of the undervalued contributors to Trump's stunning 2016 victory was the masterful performance Pence had in his debate against Hillary Clinton running mate… — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
You know, we can't beat ISIS. We can't do anything. We can't take care of our vets. We can't have good health care. "Obama… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
My mind shrank from the menace sweeping down on us, as children's do from belief in death and misfortune, vainly clinging to the fancy… — Sylvia Pankhurst Copy Share Image
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“She was—of course—perfectly normal— quiet and polite and reasonably intelligent and...normal and self destructive and lonely and terrified of every thing And she loved… — Tah the Trickster Copy Share Image
Obviously, it's my goal to be the top scorer in the Bundesliga, but it wouldn't be a disaster if I didn't achieve that. — Mario Gomez Copy Share Image
Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Even disasters -- there are always disasters when you travel -- can be turned into adventures. — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster — Fred Thompson Copy Share Image
