Catastrophist Quotes

#1. The catastrophist constructs theories, the uniformitarian demolishes them.

William Whewell

#2. Disasters occur organically in my work, in that that's the way my thinking tends, more than that's what I start out by planning. I'm sort of a catastrophist.

Jim Shepard

#3. A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show him how to peel a turnip, because the way he was peeling turnips, he was throwing half of it in the garbage. It's not about being cheap. It's about being proper.

Daniel Boulud

#4. Worshippers aren't made when they see the enemy on the run, put to flight. The truth is, worshippers of God are made during dark, stormy nights. And how we respond to our storms determines just what kind of worshippers we are.

David Wilkerson

#5. We may think all religions beneficial, and believe of one alone that it is true.

Anna Letitia Barbauld

#6. The strength of a human being is in one's hierarchical level, characterised by say separation from physiological needs upwards.

Priyavrat Thareja

#7. There's only one music video that had an emotional impact on me, and that's 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash. That's exceptional. There is no music video I can think of apart from that one that really reaches you inside.

Anton Corbijn

#8. Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.

David Suzuki

#9. The truth is that works of art test the spectator much more than the spectator tests them.

Lawren Harris

#10. Objects mimic in a material dimension what we require in a psychological one. We need to rearrange our minds but are lured towards new shelves. We buy a cashmere cardigan as a substitute for the counsel of friends. We

Alain De Botton

#11. In the seventeenth century, in less than forty years, twenty-six lakes were emptied.

Edmondo De Amicis

#12. There is scarcely any passion without struggle.

Albert Camus