Famous Quotes & Sayings

People have this sense that they're not just watching the death of a city, they're watching the death of a whole culture, and that's far more engaging than just the aftermath of a hurricane, Escape From New York.

Marianne Williamson

Our task, in the aftermath of September 11, was and continues to be the transformation of the effects of evil into something beautiful and good.

Martin George

Our fuel costs remain a real burden. The price of oil hit a record high of just over 70 dollars per barrel in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Buddy Jewell

Just as we did for our fellow countrymen in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, ... I encourage everyone in this great nation to roll up their sleeves and contribute as best you can to help our brothers and sisters along the Gulf Coast. It is in times like these that we as Americans have the opportunity to show the world one of the things that makes our country great...our compassion.

Paul Tagliabue

That was a decision that I made. The priority in this region had to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

I think it's obvious, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we are faced with some formidable challenges. It's difficult to go forward when you are ejected from your home venue. ... First and foremost in our thinking is that we want - in every way possible - to conduct our event in the state of Louisiana.

I think something changed for us in the nation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We had dirty laundry that we didn't know about (and) that dirty laundry happened to be most exposed in Louisiana." ()

Jim Beaver

'Life's That Way' was an extraordinarily difficult book to write, because it wasn't written as a book. It was written as a journal of events that were happening as I wrote it, without the space or time either to digest or analyze those events and without the hindsight and peace that writing in the aftermath would have provided.

Jerrold Nadler

I witnessed firsthand what happens when the federal government fails to protect public health after disaster strikes, ... The long-term impact on human health -- and public confidence in government -- is devastating. Sierra Club's report is a wake-up call that it could happen again, and I confess that I am concerned for the rescue workers and residents facing the aftermath of the Katrina Hurricane. We need a full investigation of what happened at Ground Zero and what our government plans to do in all future emergencies.

Maajid Nawaz

I was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, when Egypt's state security was rounding people up in unprecedented numbers.

It felt like someone was pounding on the window. But it was the aftermath that was shocking.

Basically, I see things the same way as he does, but we see the aftermath of Katrina putting a bigger dent in the economy for a longer period of time than he does,

Jo Bonner

I have been extremely gratified by the strong support shown to south Alabama by the administration in the aftermath of the storm.

I had virtually given up on the case, but the aftermath has surprised me most of all. One can feel somewhat hopeful now that some good will come out of all this.

Paul Tagliabue

has to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

If we hadn't had Katrina we'd be saying what a bad hurricane (Rita) was, but in the aftermath of Katrina we're saying, 'Boy, aren't we lucky,'

There is a great deal of uncertainty in this market. But interestingly enough, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, demand pressure seems to have been taken off crude oil.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

When I was a young boy, during the aftermath of World War II, Germany was broken and in ruins. Many people were hungry, sick, and dying. I remember well the humanitarian shipments of food and clothing that came from the Church in Salt Lake City.

Jessica Mitford

O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? Where, indeed? Many a badly stung survivor, faced with the aftermath of some relative's funeral, has ruefully conceded that the victory has been won hands down by the funeral establishment . . .

October 2005 is shaping up to be different from October 2001, when we saw a substantial rally effect in the aftermath of 9/11.

Jeffery Deaver

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.

Rhys Ifans

After you have been incarcerated for so long, whatever story is told in the aftermath is beautiful.

Elizabeth Warren

Most women file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, a job loss, or a family break up. It is hard to protect against those.

Nicolle Wallace

People always related to President Bush, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq War, his numbers collapsed because people didn't feel like he handled those properly. Obama is the inverse. He was elected because he was an extraordinary guy, but the fact that he isn't ordinary has turned out to be politically damaging.

Bob Ney

In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices.

Lynne Reid Banks

The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.

Ben Shapiro

In the aftermath of President Obama's re-election, members of both the administration and the media trumpeted that Obama had received his long-sought mandate. Obamacare, Americans were told, was the law of the land. It could not be changed; it could not be stopped.

We still have much to do in the aftermath of the tornado, but we are confident that Ellis Park will be in good shape for its 2006 meet.

We are continuing our intense scrutiny of conduct in the petroleum industry in the aftermath of Katrina.

Tomorrow is set to be another busy day on the U.K. corporate calendar and this stands to provide some direction, but U.S. economic sentiment in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina looks set to continue to dictate where the major indexes go next.

Seth Shostak

Clearly, enriching the cosmos with heavy elements takes a while. So there's inevitably an interval between the sterile aftermath of the Big Bang and a time when the cosmic chemistry set had enough ingredients to make rocky planets (and squishy biology).

Marcus Samuelsson

In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.

Busta Rhymes

You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great J Dilla got work on the album. It's gonna be great - look forward to the new bang-out.