“Out of near disaster, came real progress.”
Source: Memoirs Of A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1969), CHAPTER 6, The crisis of Confederation, p. 127
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Crispin Sartwell (1958) American philosopher
White Liberals: We’re Not Racist (August 29, 2016)
“The real reason for the disaster was, however, pride and jealousy and political ambition.”
J.E. Gordon (1913–1998) Materials scientist
Source: Structures (or, Why Things Don't Fall Down) (1978), Chapter 15, A Chapter of accidents
Context: The immediate technical cause of was the tearing of the fabric of the outer envelope; this fabric had apparently been embrittled by improper doping treatment. The real reason for the disaster was, however, pride and jealousy and political ambition.
“And now cruel famine came – famine that is ever first in the train of great disasters.”
Jamque comes semper magnorum prima malorum<br/>saeva fames aderat.
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus book Pharsalia
Jamque comes semper magnorum prima malorum
saeva fames aderat.
Book IV, line 93 (tr. J. D. Duff).
Pharsalia
Carl Hiaasen (1953) journalist, columnist and novelist from the United States
Source: Novels, Lucky You (1997), Chapter 5
“You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations.”
Alice Munro book Open Secrets
Source: Open Secrets (1994)
“The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o book Wizard of the Crow
Source: Wizard of the Crow
“Crashing out of Europe with no deal risks being a national disaster.”
Jeremy Corbyn (1949) British Labour Party politician
Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn meets Michel Barnier for 'useful' talks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45660640, BBC News, 27 September 2018 <br class="br">2010s, 2018