“Sometimes the ethical, the most important ethical question sometimes is the one you ask not at the moment of crisis, but the duty you have to anticipate certain kinds of crises and avoid them.”
~ Rand Cohen – N.Y. Times
Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present , and I have the power to make it so.
~ David Brooks
Every situation is political, recognize it, work with it.
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.
~ Daisaku Ikeda
We cannot stop natural disasters, but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn’t be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.
~ Petra Nemcova