"We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an earthquake or terrorist attack hits, we won't necessarily have advance alerts or opportunities to double- and triple-check our plans."

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Source : "Martyrs in Paradise". Book by Terry Reese Downing, 2009.

Ellen Tauscher

#Opportunity Quotes #Earthquakes Quotes #Warning Quotes

“donâ€™t write out of what I know; I write out of what I wonder. I think most artists create art in order to explore, not to give the answers. Poetry and art are not about answers to me; they are about questions.”
“General: Where are you from? Spike: London. General: Which part? Spike: ... Well, all of me.”
“Plan to the extent that feels right to you at a particular time in your life, but always be open to serendipity.”

Source : Steve Leveen (2005). “The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life”
“Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.”
“Then somebody suggested I should write about the war, and I said I didn't know anything about the war. I did not understand anything about it. I didn't see how I could write it”
“I was photographing every meal I ate, every person I met, every waiter or waitress who served me, every bed I slept in, every toilet I used.”
“Oh dear,"cried Rhonda just then, for Mr. Benedict, awash in strong emotion, has gone to sleep.with a sudden loud snore he toppled forward into the attentive arms of Rhonda and Number Two, who eased him to the floor. "What's wrong with him?" Constance asked. "He has narcolepsy," said Kate. "He steals a lot?" "That's kleptomania," Sticky said. "Mr. Benedict sleeps a lot.”
“You know, when you're in your twenties you use a great deal of symbolism. You somehow think that a character standing beneath a cross is more interesting than a character standing underneath a billboard, but when you get a little older you realize that there's not much difference.”

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