#disaster

One of the things I thought a lot about was how can we get the views, for instance, the main plaza, you look up to Telegraph Hill from there and therefore it would be a disaster to close that view off. ↗

— Lawrence Halprin

#close #disaster #get #hill #how

Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life and economic viability. When natural disasters strike, we must do all we can to assist the backbone of our economy. ↗

— Ruben Hinojosa

#backbone #contend #disasters #economic #economy

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. ↗

— John D. Rockefeller

#disaster #every #i #i always #into

If you over-react to a crisis legislatively it generally ends in disaster. ↗

— Thomas Watson, Jr.

#disaster #ends #generally #you

There was a tsunami and there are terrible natural disasters, all of this because of too little Torah study. ↗

— Ovadia Yosef

#disasters #little #natural #natural disasters #study

The anger subsided, and my shoulders fell. “I know you didn’t. But you have got to curb this overprotective big-brother thing you’ve got going on.” Travis laughed once. “I’m not playing the big brother, Pigeon. Not even close. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #big-brother #jamie-mcguire #love #sweet

His fingers lightly grazed my cheek. "I didn't know you before. When you're not there, I can't concentrate. I'm wondering where you are, what you're doing...if you're there and I can see you, I can see you, I can focus. I know it's crazy, but that's how it is." "And crazy is exactly the way I like it," I said, leaning up to kiss his lips. "Obviously," America muttered under breath. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful-disaster #crazy #funny #humour #love

First, it’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to feel things. Remember that. Second, be a kid for as long as you can. Play games, Travis. Be silly”—her eyes glossed over—“and you and your brothers take care of each other, and your father. Even when you grow up and move away, it’s important to come home. Okay?” My head bobbed up and down, desperate to please her. “One of these days you’re going to fall in love, son. Don’t settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn’t come easy, the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never”—she took a deep breath—“stop fighting for what you want. And never”—her eyebrows pulled in—“forget that Mommy loves you. Even if you can’t see me.” A tear fell down her cheek. “I will always, always love you. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#travis-maddox #walking-disaster #beauty

It doesn’t matter what or why it is. When it’s good, …it’s beautiful. ↗

— Jaime Mcguire

#beauty

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#dissolution #evolution #tragedy #nature