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Quotes About Emergency

Backdraft has the right-of-way.
~ Author Unknown
In Malaya, in China, over Europe or in the jungle airports of the Amazon this word betokens final catastrophe: "Mayday, Mayday.
~ James A. Michener
That's a shame, said Bert, to run out of crackers before you've run out of emergency.
~ James A. Owen
Execution saved Lois's life.
~ James Altucher
My uncle worked in emergency wards dealing with people who came in with terrible injuries. He talked about the sketch shows they would put on to lighten the atmosphere. You often find this sense of grim humor in hospitals. The injuries people are suffering are ghastly. You have to laugh at something or you'd otherwise cry.
~ Honeysuckle Weeks
Like myself, President Obama is the father of two daughters. He understands the obstacles that they face as women, but he also understands the emergency of the state of young black men in America.
~ Al Sharpton
When I was 10 years old, my neighbor died in front of me of an asthma attack, because he and his family were undocumented immigrants and his grandmother was afraid of what would happen if they called an ambulance for help.
~ Leana S. Wen
And I think it's a prudent, responsible way, given the scale of the emergency, the scale of the damage still facing America, that we finance these additional support for the unemployed as well as the support for small business. We think there's a good case for doing it now. We want to do it in an overall fiscally responsible way.
~ Timothy Geithner
Extending emergency unemployment benefits isn't just the right thing to do for our families - it's the smart thing to do for our economy.
~ Tom Perez
I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.
~ Felix Baumgartner
I'm not prepared for a zombie apocalypse. I need more bottled water, a shotgun, and stronger abs. I have plenty of canner food.
~ Jenna Fischer
The empowerment of girls and women is an essential tool to preventing the HIV/AIDS emergency from exploding any further
~ Ashley Judd
We should all live in central or southwest Queensland in Australia, which is geologically stable. Or Kansas or Nebraska, because it's relatively geologically stable. I am sure there is no emergency plan for Topeka.
~ Simon Winchester
Procedures outside the stadiums and in the parking areas still need to be optimized, for example so that emergency medical services can leave the grounds on their way to the hospital faster.
~ Otto Schily
It is critical that firefighters and emergency responders have the proper equipment, training and staffing to do their jobs.
~ Conor Lamb
When a man's life is at stake no delay is too long. [Lat., Nulla unquam de morte cunctatio longa est.]
~ Juvenal
Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation.
~ Ruben Ostlund
As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected
~ Gavin Newsom
Next time a rattlesnake bites you, or you crack a rib, or find some whore with a sliced-up arm, don't call me. Call somebody who doesn't care." ~0~
~ Theresa Weir
It's not a party until the fire department shows up.
~ Thom Filicia
No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
~ Irwin Redlener
When the Emergency was proclaimed at midnight on 25 June 1975, they came to arrest me. I managed to escape by going to a friend's house nearby.
~ Arun Jaitley
I feel a buzzing at the base of my neck. It's like I'm on eternal 'vibrate' in case of an emergency.
~ John Edward
We went outside to practice another lockdown on the playground. Wayne brought along the red emergency bag, which held a key and a whistle and a walkie-talkie.
~ Nicholson Baker