Attention Quote by Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.

— Irwin Redlener

Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.

— Dan Ariely

For too long, the world has been focused on short-term growth and development at the expense of our long-term survival as we have depleted…

— Gisele Bundchen

We have a real role in how our own collective lives, our nation, and our world and society turn out. Seizing those opportunities is…

— Rebecca Solnit

Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the next crop…

— Nelson Mandela

If current tendencies persist, the outcome will be disastrous before too long. Large parts of the world will become barely habitable affecting hundreds of…

— Noam Chomsky

Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster.

— Jim Wallis

In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.

— Barack Obama

“disasters are instant, improvements are gradual”

— Steven Pinker

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

Society proceeds like the ocean. After a disaster, it resume its wonted level and rhythms; its devouring interests efface all traces of damage.

— Honore de Balzac

The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.

— Irwin Redlener