Quotes About Disaster

Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors.

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.

The BP spill was the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history. Yet somehow, gas companies like BP and Halliburton ran interference on reporting that story.

The only ultimate disaster that can befall us is to feel ourselves at home on this earth.

I am a disaster magnet. I came home from our first anniversary vacation with jellyfish stings, a puncture wound from a wrought iron pineapple and a cork-shaped bruise in my cleavage.

They are safe but they are not in their homes. They are city-less. I think it's just a disaster for everyone.

If we remove the hope of profit as a means to alleviate misfortune - poverty, illness, misery, disaster - we shall increase our misfortunes and make them permanent.

Because normal human activity is worse for nature than the greatest nuclear accident in history.

The magic will which makes us see the other side of our natures-dream and disaster, catastrophe and fulfillment-is the great permanent challenge of humanity.

The Self-confidence of the ignorant is one of the biggest disasters of the humanity!

A miniature village in Bournemouth caught fire and the flames could be seen nearly three feet away.

Went to the paper shop - it had blown away.

So a lorry-load of tortoises crashed into a train-load of terrapins, I thought "That's a turtle disaster".

I was wrong last night. Kyler isn't just trouble. He's an apocalypse-level disaster waiting to happen. I need to find some fallout shelter to hide in. And quick.

A six mile meteorite cannot compare with a culinary cataclysm of this magnitude.

They say the oil spill has the potential to kill more wildlife than a Sarah Palin hunting trip.

There's nothing like a shipwreck to spark the imagination of everyone who was not on that specific ship.

A disaster where marble has been substituted for imagination.

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.

Disaster comes only because of ignorance.

It is a mistake always to contemplate the good and ignore the evil, because by making people neglectful it lets in disaster. There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference.

There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more.

Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster: the risks add spice, and make for great stories when you are safely back home again.