#devastation

After seeing the devastation on the East coast. I've concluded that Sticks and Stone might break our bones. But Mother Nature can really tear up your stuff, ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#east-coast #hurricane #hurricane-sandy #sandy #nature

If you look at it ecologically, deforestation is high on the list of things which bring devastation. You cut down trees to build homes, for fuel, and you end up with no trees left, and you have to move on. If you take the earth as a whole, eventually there's nowhere to move on to. ↗

— Clive Anderson

#build #cut #devastation #down #earth

The first light of day today revealed what we had feared. The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It's just totally overwhelming. ↗

— Kathleen Blanco

#devastation #feared #fears #first #greater

We have witnessed the most extraordinary devastation. The magnitude of the situation is unbelievable. It's just heartbreaking. ↗

— Kathleen Blanco

#extraordinary #heartbreaking #just #magnitude #most

The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#african #against #aids #armed #caused

Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#also #coast #dealing #devastation #gulf

I am back in my beloved city. The scene of desolation fills my eyes with tears. At every step my distress and agitation increases. I cannot recognize houses or landmarks I once knew well. Of the former inhabitants, there is no trace. Everywhere there is a terrible emptiness. All at once I find myself in the quarter where I once resided. I recall the life I used to live: meeting friends in the evening, reciting poetry, making love, spending sleepless nights pining for beautiful women and writing verses on their long tresses which held me captive. That was life! What is there left of it? Nothing. ↗

— Khushwant Singh

#devastation #loss #mir-taqi-mir #beauty

The administration is using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to cut the wages of people desperately trying to rebuild their lives and their communities. ↗

— George Miller

#communities #cut #desperately #devastation #hurricane

The pictures we saw before we got down here didn't even touch the reality of what it is like being here. We can be right on the beach with all the devastation and still not be able to imagine what it was like when the wall of water actually came up. ↗

— Connie Sellecca

#actually #beach #before #being #came

My baseball team is called the I Ams. Just me and my clones on the roster. We’re devastating. Well, at least I am.
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— Jarod Kintz

#clones #devastating #devastation #roster #sports