#catastrophe

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand. ↗

— James Payn

#anyone #be careful #careful #catastrophe #good

History: the category of human phenomena which tends to catastrophe. ↗

— Jules Romains

#category #history #human #phenomena #tends

I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

#capable #catastrophe #chance #clearly #courageously

All sensible Army people turned gas warfare down as being utterly insane since, in view of your superiority in the air, it would not be long before it would bring the most terrible catastrophe upon German cities, which were completely unprotected. ↗

— Albert Speer

#army #before #being #bring #catastrophe

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. ↗

— George Sand

#catastrophe #end #goal #journey

Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen. ↗

— Andrew Coyle Bradley

#attempt #brought #catastrophes #course #felt

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#catastrophe #changed #drift #everything #modes

Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9/11, up to and including the catastrophe that occurred. And thank goodness, we're not obliged to make assessments of what's going on now and deal with these current events. ↗

— Richard Ben-Veniste

#catastrophe #concern #current #current events #deal

No connection between Iraq and the 9/11 catastrophe. ↗

— Richard Ben-Veniste

#catastrophe #connection #iraq

When a man meets catastrophe on the road, he looks in his purse, but a woman looks in her mirror. ↗

— Margaret Turnbull

#her #his #looks #man #meets