“ Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, for modernity, and for prosperity. The wealthy pay more because they have benefitted more. Taxes, well laid and well spent, insure domestic tranquility, pr… Jill Lepore
“ Let us save what remains: not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public eye and use in consigning them to the waste of time, but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyo… Thomas Jefferson
“ The water of such a nation (living godly) will not fail. Talking of harmony between the people of the land and nature. Natural catastrophes and disasters shall be far from such a people. There shall b… Sunday Adelaja
“ Natural disasters happen from time to time but poverty happens all the time and therefore poverty is the greatest tragedy, it is the greatest disaster of mankind! Mehmet Murat ildan
“ If a country is not governed well, all sort of disasters will become a routine of that country! Mehmet Murat ildan
“ The Self-confidence of the ignorant is one of the biggest disasters of the humanity! Mehmet Murat ildan
“ The Earth is God's pinball machine and each quake, tidal wave, flash flood and volcanic eruption is the result of a TILT that occurs when God, cheating, tries to win free games. Tom Robbins
“ A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of assumptions. These are natural disasters that re-shape the spirit. Vera Nazarian
“ Let me summarise our delicate position in this universe: Our every word can be our last word; our every look can be our last look! Our every moment can be our last moment! Are we happy about this frag… Mehmet Murat ildan
“ The human brain works by identifying patterns. It uses information from the past to understand what is happening in the present and to anticipate the future. This strategy works elegantly in most situ… Amanda Ripley
“ Why do we procrastinate leaving? The denial phase is a humbling one. It takes a while to come to terms with our miserable luck. Rowley puts it this way: 'Fires only happen to other people.' We have a… Amanda Ripley
“ Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When the force is that of nature, we speak of disasters. When th… Judith Lewis Herman
“ The witch who claims to forbear her magick for fear of causing the next Indian tsunami is really saying that she is powerful enough to kill thousands of innocent strangers when all she meant to do was… Thomm Quackenbush
“ 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. James Hubbard
“ It's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine. E.A. Bucchianeri
