"Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There is progress of California toward building new construction according to earthquake-resistant design. We would have less reason to ask for earthquake prediction if this was universal."

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Source : Earthquake information bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 1, p. 8, 1980.

Charles Francis Richter

#Life Quotes #Loss Quotes #Earthquakes Quotes

“The art of a news reporter is to learn how to lull a victim, because all good reporters are confidence tricksters in embryo.”

Source : "The Way to Minack". Book by Derek Tangye, 1968.
“A lot of American shows don't last for as long as 12 episodes. They get cut after one. But certainly one of the great things about The Office in particular was that there was a beginning, a middle and an end.”
“When Wealth walks in at the Door, the Press Agent comes in through the Window.”
“Regret is a pilgrimage back to the place where I was free to choose.”
“I always feel that if you're gonna be uncomfortable and unhappy in something, just because you think it's in or it's chic, I would advise you to be happy rather than well-dressed. It's better to be happy.”
“Maybe thatâ€™s what I have been looking for. When storms and rockslides threaten, I am looking for someone who will hold on to me and not let go.”
“Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.”

Source : "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by by Diogenes Laërtius, Iː36, 1925.
“... we have broken down the self-respecting spirit of man with nursery tales and priestly threats, and we dare to assert, that inproportion as we have prostrated our understanding and degraded our nature, we have exhibited virtue, wisdom, and happiness, in our words, our actions, and our lives!”

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