Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is a disaster of enormous scale and we have to understand that,

When you look at disaster stories, it is usually that first time using a new piece of equipment that something is going to fall apart.

Michael Brown

We've got to come in as quickly as possible and do what we can to avert another disaster.

Houston Nutt

The terrible disaster in New Orleans with his family.

It's a short-term, cost-cutting strategy and it will be a disaster for the airline.

It's a technical, structural disaster. This is long overdue.

Herman Frazier

The scope of the disaster is indescribable. I'm sure our fans will respond with overwhelming support and provide much-needed funds for the victims of this catastrophe.

Christine Gregoire

The scale of this disaster is simply overwhelming, ... The people of Washington state have a generous spirit, and we will do all that we can, individually and collectively, to support the victims of the hurricane.

Paul Wolfowitz

The scale of the disaster is so enormous that, frankly, a big part of the effort has to go to figuring what the needs really are.

It's a really great thing for volunteers to have. It makes them more useful during a disaster. When I went to Mississippi for Katrina, there were times down there when they didn't have enough drivers.

Quentin Crisp

You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster

Charles Scott

You really don't feel disasters like these until it hits home.

Gore Vidal

Those who have not undergone minor disasters are usually being held in reserve for something major

Maria Sharapova

I'm 17 years old and there are many great things ahead. If I don't win the U.S. Open this year, it's not going to be a disaster in my life.

Niklaus Wirth

Prolific programmers contribute to certain disaster.

The markets have forgotten two lessons from prior natural disasters.

The end of the first half was a disaster for us. They've been awfully nice to us, but I knew that would stop once the game started.

The enormity of the disaster is hard to put in words, especially if you've flown over the areas.

Valerie Plame

the greatest strategic disaster in United States history.

Samuel Bodman

This historic response is a remarkable signal of international solidarity in the face of the largest national disaster in America's history.

Jan Egeland

This has never ever happened before, that two weeks after a disaster that we have $717 million that we can spend on the immediate emergency effort.

Jane Porter

This has hit the school really hard. We have three Katrina disasters here in our school.

The food that we are sending out for the disaster response is food that we would normally distribute here to the food shelves and people of Minnesota, ... We're hoping that people in the state will step up and help us replenish those supplies.

Hector Lopez

You can see wherever you go that it isn't safe. We only react after a disaster - then we respond.

And one thing can be disaster, a flat tire or high energy prices.

Emile M. Cioran

The capital phenomenon, the most catastrophic disaster, is uninterrupted sleeplessness, that nothingness without release.

The disasters around the world have had an effect on (the availability) of materials. Everybody doing construction is seeing that.

The disaster is looming large. We have thousands and thousands of very vulnerable people.

Henry David Thoreau

There are more consequences to a shipwreck than the underwriters notice.

The first half was really a disaster. We didn't match Duquesne's intensity. We couldn't make a lay-up. We were very fortunate to be within eight points. The second half, we played tremendous.

The first half was a total disaster. I hate to say it, but I think we were intimidated.

Sam Altman

Some day everyone will find out everyone else's comp, if it's all over the place, it will be a complete meltdown disaster

Thomas John Barnardo

Only disaster can follow divided counsels and opposing wills.