Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank Rich

One would like to say in the aftermath of the 2008 election that everyone lived happily ever after. But the American drama, especially when it involves race, is always more complicated than that.

Barton Gellman

In the urgent aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, with more attacks thought to be imminent, analysts wanted to use 'contact chaining' techniques to build what the NSA describes as network graphs of people who represented potential threats.

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.

Robert Higgs

We need to have a modicum of faith in people's common sense, creativity and will to survive and prosper even in the face of great difficulties and obstacles. If people could keep society running in the aftermath of the Black Death, they could keep it running after the U.S. government defaulted on its debt.

whose lives were in danger in the aftermath of that storm because of Mike Brown's incompetence.

The reason for the Department of Homeland Security was counter-terrorism. Everybody was focused on how do we handle the aftermath of a 9-11?

The recent cold snap seems more like a last hurrah for Old Man Winter, and with barely a few weeks left in the winter season, inventories for natural gas remain in near record territory. This will ensure that any price gains for natural gas in the aftermath of today's report will be limited.

Too often, this House has dealt with the aftermath of turning a blind eye to the horrors of present regimes and of past despots.

This time, there has yet to be a rallying effect in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Ishmael Beah

The thing that really gets to me is that countries are in the news only when things get out of hand. That's when it's newsworthy. When the war ends, it's not newsworthy anymore; no one wants to think about it. Actually, the aftermath is the most important part. It's when people have to rebuild.

Alanis Morissette

When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.

There have clearly been serious questions raised about some of the contracts that were awarded in the immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq,

Greg Abbott

We saw a tremendous outpouring of goodwill in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but we also know that con artists will take every opportunity to exploit and profit from those who have experienced great loss,

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.

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.

Malcolm Lowry

Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.

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.

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.

We are obviously engaged in a serious discussion with (Pakistanis) about their security in the aftermath of this decision by India to test, and how our relationship with them could be enhanced.

We are now trying to help pregnant women who are also caught in the aftermath of the floods. Sick people cannot even get to the clinics because of the high level of waters surrounding their homes.

We have before us an opportunity to relaunch the peace process, an opportunity provided in the aftermath of the disengagement in the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank ,

With the economy weak and fuel prices still relatively high, we and the rest of the industry were experiencing a very difficult financial quarter even before the September 11 attacks. But the attacks and their aftermath further weakened traffic and had a staggering effect on our overall financial performance.

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.

The president has managed to do early in his second term what his father did in just one term: go from record-high approval numbers in the aftermath of 9/11 to his present numbers.

The loss of critical gasoline flows from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Northeast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will stress markets over the next few weeks, even as the summer driving season ends.

The main reason that (the law) was waived in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane was to make sure that there wasn't undue red tape and hassle and frustration,

Michael Eisner

The devastation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina is simply heartbreaking and our thoughts are with those struggling in the aftermath of this disaster. We hope that our donation will aid emergency management teams and organizations in their efforts to provide assistance to those impacted.

Kerry Collins

The devastation in New Orleans is so sad and is a reminder of what is really important in life, ... My heart goes out to the countless people struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.