“The tragedy, the true catastrophe, is that humanity continues”
Louis Wolfson
“The Humane Society of the United States has planned and trained for this sort of catastrophe for years, ... We issued warnings asking people to evacuate with their pets since we've seen what happens when animals are left behind. The tragedy is that so many people apparently could not leave in time. The human and animal toll is expected to be enormous.”
Wayne Pacelle
“because of the human dimensions of this catastrophe.”
Colin Powell
“We are experiencing a human catastrophe of immense proportions, ... We pray today for those who have lost their lives ... and for those who are risking their lives to rescue others.”
C. Hughes
“If it isn't decisively addressed, you're going to continue to miss children ... and it could have catastrophic consequences.”
Claire Hajaj
“The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things”
Ernest Dimnet
“It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it's the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.”
Virginia Woolf
