"Before Katrina, it was a longstanding tradition in our country for political officials to wait until the last minute to warn, to take action, to evacuate. No more. With Irene, you had mass evacuations - mandatory ones - issued days ahead of time. That was the right thing to do."

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Source : "A general talks storm lessons since Katrina". Interview with Ashley Fantz, www.cnn.com. August 29, 2011.

Russel Honore

#Country Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Political Quotes

“We were just a bunch of high school kids who got into the Ramones together.”

Source : "Chicago No-Wave Part 1: Silver Abuse". Forced Exposure Interview, blog.wfmu.org. 1983.
“I'm a mixed breed and hope to live longer because of it.”
“The most horrible thing is not a government that stages public executions, but a government that secretly disposes of its victims.”
“I think telling stories is like pushing something. Pushing against uncreation itself, maybe.”
“My motivation to keep hiking was rooted in the magnificent details of the Appalachian Mountains, and the more I poured myself out - the more energy I gave the trail - the more it gave me in return.”
“All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the religious leaders - all maniacs. What else but a blind singlenee of purpose could have given focus to thier genius, would have kept them in the groove of purpose. Mania ... is as priceless as genius.”

Source : "Dr. No". Book by Ian Fleming, ch. 15: Pandora's Box, 1958.
“The wounded limb shrinks from the slightest touch; and a slight shadow alarms the nervous. [Lat., Membra reformidant mollem quoque saucia tactum: Vanaque sollicitis incutit umbra metum.]”
“The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to the victims of wars and natural disasters.”

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