"Soon after a disaster passes, we tend to turn our eyes away and focus our resources on the day-to-day, rather than on preparing for the rare, but foreseeable and potentially catastrophic disaster. It's another form of triage, how much we invest in preparing for that, a very important question for public policy. We are a short-sighted species."

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Sheri Fink

#Eye Quotes #Focus Quotes #Important Quotes

“I don't think it's going to work out. Winning...won't help in any case. Because...she came here with me. - Peeta Mellark”
“So long as there is an Israeli occupation in Palestine and so long as U.S. policy is biased, the so-called terrorism that the United States fears will escalate because the mistakes of U.S. foreign policy are pouring oil on fire.”
“The world lies in the hands of those that have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams - each according to his or her own talent.”
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
“Thanks for the joy that you're givin' me I want you to know I believe in your song Rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along, makin' me strong, Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n' roll And drift away . . .”
“To talk about planning an economic system is to talk in old terms, and I find myself sometimes having to teach Westers about what the market really means.”
“I remember, May 1944: I was 15-and-a-half, and I was thrown into a haunted universe where the story of the human adventure seemed to swing irrevocably between horror and malediction.”
“I decided to pursue an acting career after having had an incredible experience working on a play in high school.”

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