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Disaster Quotes
Most Famous Disaster Quotes of All Time!
Modern civilization can feel fragile, balanced precariously against threats like terrorism, disease, and natural catastrophe on a global scale. When disaster strikes at massive scale, the earliest hours afterward often determine everything that follows, a theme in our Crisis quotes.
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- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that there are ways to resist.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Knesset is the parliament that passes the most laws in the world. It's a disaster for the business sector.
- Depression
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- Nov 07, 2020
As we learned after President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff at the outset of the Great Depression, vibrant international trade is a key component to economic recovery; hindering trade is a recipe for disaster.
- Insurance
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- Nov 07, 2020
The middle class is teetering on the brink of collapse just as surely as AIG was in the fall of 2009 - only this time, it's not just one giant insurance company (and its banking counterparties) facing disaster, it's tens of millions of hardworking Americans who played by the rules.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never did very well as an immigrant. I've lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere.
- Each Year
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- Nov 07, 2020
The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people can take back control of their own lives. But across the world, we see millions of people caught in semi-permanent crises. As each year goes by, they are less and less likely to break free.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times.
- Dark
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children and teens need to explore the dark side as a healthy part of growing. If a child is protected from everything dreadful, he will have no coping mechanisms in place when finally confronted with disaster.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think the U.K. should leave the E.U. I think it would be a disaster for our economy, and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty at a time when the tectonic plates of global success are moving.
- Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would argue that electing Donald Trump would be a disaster for minorities; it would be a disaster when it comes to foreign policy.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am attached to an incredible script called 'Wonder Drug,' about the DES drug disaster. It's a female-based drama, and I am so proud to be a part of because hopefully it will help evoke change - not only in our industry, but in the battle again corruption in big pharma.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just think cities are unnatural, basically. I know there are people who live happily in them, and I have cities that I love, too. But it's a disaster that we have moved so far from nature.
Local governments are sometimes singled out as the one part of a system truly equipped to respond when catastrophe hits close to home. Post-war eras have shown how quality can slip when there's no competition pushing improvement. Read more in our Disasters, Disastrous, and Emergency quotes.