#disaster

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep. ↗

— Meg Greenfield

#court #disaster #forces #gods #listening

In the past, people worked together only when some great disaster threatened. ↗

— Walter Ulbricht

#great #in the past #only #past #people

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

— Catherine II

#brave #courage #disaster #even #i

There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster. ↗

— Malcolm Fraser

#fixes #indigenous #poverty #quick #social

There is no 'need' for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs. Indeed, these foods are increasingly linked to various human diseases and animal agriculture is an environmental disaster for the planet. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#animal #dairy #disaster #diseases #eat

It is vital that the entire international system is ready to meet the challenges of future disasters. ↗

— Andrew Mitchell

#disasters #entire #future #international #meet

Our agricultural economy in the Hudson Valley continues to face historically low prices and producer income, as well as losses due to weather and other disasters. ↗

— Sue Kelly

#continues #disasters #due #economy #face

If the film is a hit then everyone shares the success. If it is going to be a disaster then it might as well be because of me, not because of somebody else. ↗

— Salman Khan

#disaster #else #everyone #film #going

If the militarily most powerful - and least threatened - states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#deny #disaster #how #insecure #least

The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the collapse of communism and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, any rationale for having nuclear weapons disappeared. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#any #arms #arms race #before #brought