298 Disaster Quotes for You to Enjoy

Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Tom Stoppard

Theatre Imminent Road Obstacles Disaster Insurmountable Series

It never occurred to me that we would have as grandiose a program as the Marshall Plan, but I felt that we had to do something to save Europe from economic disaster which would encourage the Communist takeover. W. Averell Harriman

Back in the 1950s, America set out to intervene in Syria, liberate the people from a corrupt elite, and bring about a new democracy. They did this with the best of intentions, but it led to disaster. And out of that disaster, the Assad regime rose to power. Adam Curtis

Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster. Agnes Smedley

Family Class Mother Father Affection Considered Sign Weakness Would Kissing Like Disaster Caught Been Disgrace Show Shown

Dark lipstick on me is both a risk and a disaster. Alexa Chung

Me Dark Risk Both Disaster Lipstick

I just think cities are unnatural, basically. I know there are people who live happily in them, and I have cities that I love, too. But it's a disaster that we have moved so far from nature. Alice Walker

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I am attached to an incredible script called 'Wonder Drug,' about the DES drug disaster. It's a female-based drama, and I am so proud to be a part of because hopefully it will help evoke change - not only in our industry, but in the battle again corruption in big pharma. Alysia Reiner

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I think part of being human is learning to roll with the punches, to deal with any kind of personal or professional disaster that might crop up. You have to learn to deal with that stuff or not survive. Amy Gerstler

I don't think the U.K. should leave the E.U. I think it would be a disaster for our economy, and it would lead to a decade of economic and political uncertainty at a time when the tectonic plates of global success are moving. Andrea Leadsom

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Most children of the underclass are born out of wedlock; relationships are fleeting and unstable (which ensures that what is born into the underclass stays in the underclass). This is a world in which there are almost no worthwhile male role models, which is a disaster when boys turn to youths. Andrew Neil

If you're let go from Celtic, the club you support, and go to Queen's Park, people think it's a disaster. I don't think I cried, but I was very upset. As a young boy, your dream has been taken away. But I had good people around me, and it was probably the best thing that happened. Andrew Robertson

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In 1957, with the arms race in full swing, the Department of Defense had decided it was just a matter of time before an airplane transporting an atomic bomb would crash on American soil, unleashing a radioactive disaster the likes of which the world had never seen. Annie Jacobsen

Time World Matter Soil Seen Before Defense Airplane Would Atomic Atomic Bomb Never Had Disaster Likes Arms Arms Race American Department Just Crash Decided Which Race Full Transporting Radioactive Swing Bomb

The humanitarian aid system is built on a concept that when disaster strikes, outside agencies provide a temporary helping hand until people can take back control of their own lives. But across the world, we see millions of people caught in semi-permanent crises. As each year goes by, they are less and less likely to break free. Antonio Guterres

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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. Bashar al-Assad

Significant Indicator Fact Disaster Most Iraq Exodus

You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster. Bear Grylls

Life You Live Recipe Else Someone Disaster Expectations

Japan hosts more forward-deployed U.S. troops than any other country and serves as home port for our only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. In 2011, when a tsunami devastated Japan and created the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear facility, the United States stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our Japanese allies to respond and rebuild. Ben Rhodes

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I am a PR disaster because I talk too much. Benedict Cumberbatch

Too Much Too Disaster Talk Because Am Much

It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. Benjamin E. Mays

Unable Ideal Disaster Your Capture

Without unity, the country will face disaster. Bhumibol Adulyadej

Will Face Country Unity Disaster Without

Whenever Congress undertakes large-scale reform, there are times when disaster appears certain - only to be averted at the last minute by the good sense of its sometimes unfairly maligned members. Bill Bradley

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To me, in retrospect, it was amazing that 'Seinfeld' was a show that had such mass appeal. At first it was a disaster in the ratings, but then it became a cultural phenomenon. I don't know if that's possible anymore, but I don't try for that. Bill Lawrence

Me Amazing Try First Possible Ratings Seinfeld Had Mass Disaster Know Retrospect Became Cultural Anymore Then Show Appeal Phenomenon

As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster. Brene Brown

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