31 quotes found
“What the fissure through which one sees disaster? The circle is unbroken; the harmony complete. Here is the central rhythm; here the common mainspring. I watch it expand, contract; and then expand ...”
“One morning, just like 9/11, there's going to be a disaster. I have yet to see the United Nations do anything effective with either Iran or North Korea.”
“The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.”
“We are terrible for each other, and, yes, we are a disaster. But tell me your heart doesn't race for a hurricane or a burning building. I'd rather die terrified than live forever.”
“Procrastination is the foundation of all disasters.”
“How strange it (the earthquake) must all have seemed to them, here where they lived so safely always! They thought such a dreadful thing could happen to others, but not to them. That is the way!”
“Success sometimes may be defined as a disaster put on hold. Qualified. Has to be.”
“Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution.”
“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 to.”
“Not having ice cream,” she proclaimed, “is the culmination of all disasters!”
