#disaster

Did you know that the word "tsunami," which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past. ↗

— Junichiro Koizumi

#being #being used #did #disasters #extent

The pains felt by Asian countries are our own pains. Disaster in Asia is nothing but ours as well. ↗

— Junichiro Koizumi

#asian #asian countries #countries #disaster #felt

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries. ↗

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

#could #countries #create #developed #developed countries

You look at Governor Romney's record in the private sector, he helped turn businesses around. Certainly a decade ago he took what would have been an international disaster with the U.S. Olympics, and turned it around for America and made us great again with the Olympics in Salt Lake City. ↗

— Scott Walker

#ago #america #around #been #businesses

The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. ↗

— Colin Wilson

#average #average man #conformist #cow #disasters

Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Islamic extremists will be a disaster for the world. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#disaster #extremists #hands #islamic #mass

If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves. ↗

— Gaylord Nelson

#continue #create #disaster #environment #here

Every week I have a disaster in my kitchen. The fire alarm goes off repeatedly. But it doesn't stop me being adventurous. ↗

— Paul O'Grady

#alarm #being #disaster #every #fire

The conduct of President Bush's war of choice has been plagued with incompetent civilian leadership decisions that have cost many lives and rendered the war on and occupation of Iraq a strategic policy disaster for the United States. ↗

— John Olver

#bush #choice #civilian #conduct #cost

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner. ↗

— Joe Paterno

#corner #disaster #got #just #made