"Women are far more likely to follow orders to evacuate, especially women with children. At the same time, women were much more likely to die during the South Asian tsunami. In some villages it was 3 to 1. And that was party because of the average strength it takes to hold onto something. Also it was cultural; women were less likely to know how to swim, as were children. So much of this is based on how we develop our own survival skills before something goes wrong: Even if nothing goes wrong, it might be good to know how to swim."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Amanda Ripley

#Children Quotes #Party Quotes #Average Quotes

“Humility saves man: pride makes him lose his way.”
“Most people are in favor of change, as long as they can continue to do things the same as they always have.”
“I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.”
“I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far, and nothing will happen to him unless she does something to stop him.”
“There is a whole myth about super people. That super people can do everything and they do it on their own.”

Source : "Therese Rein - passionate advocate for the disabled". Interview with Kerry O'Brien, www.abc.net.au. October 28, 2009.
“The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word”

Source : John Owen (1853). “The works ...”, p.74
“Dare we face the question of just how much of the darkness around us is of our own making?”
“Can anything compare to the sight of the first yellow violets blooming along a woodland path? These most fragile of plants are yet hardy enough to bloom when nights are still frosty and snow still lingers in the ravines.”

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