“The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last moment. Their thinly veiled symbolic meaning might be translated thus: We are innocent of wrongdoing. We are attacked by unforeseeable forces come to harm us. We are, thus, innocent even of negligence. Though those forces are insuperable, chance will come to our aid and we shall emerge victorious.”
David Mamet
“The world reflects what you need to see, not only what you want to see”
Anonymous
“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not happen”
Dan Quayle
“We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
Al Gore
“Unless something unforeseen happens, we should have good ice (Wednesday).”
Tom Anderson
“Yes, they were burdensome. What was unforeseen was the banning of MTBE in some states because it was getting into groundwater. After MTBE was off the table, it was burdensome for states like California and New York that didn't have a strong ethanol base to meet the requirements.”
John Millett
“Unless something unforeseen happens, they are going to make it if they keep up this pace.”
Jacques Rogge
