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en Today's coastal development along with hurricane amnesia places modern man on a collision course with catastrophe if the lessons of history are ignored.

en Most of us have had Red Cross swimming lessons when we were growing up as children. We have a whole coastal region of water and many of our children haven't had swimming lessons because they're uncomfortable around water, can't get to the lesson or parents can't afford the lessons.

en Hurricane Katrina didn't inspire the exercise, but it's fair to say the players and the public have a different mindset than they did a year ago when it comes to preparing for a catastrophe. This exercise gives responders an opportunity to learn lessons and tighten up planning processes without real-world damage or casualties.

en This is probably the worst catastrophe, or set of catastrophes certainly that I'm aware of in the history of the country. It was a devastating hurricane followed by a devastating flood,

en That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach
  Aldous Huxley

en This hurricane is much larger than Hurricane Andrew ever was. I also want to make absolutely clear to everyone that the greatest potential for large loss of life is still in the coastal areas from the storm surge.

en The large upward surge in hurricane damage in the US, is clearly owing to the confluence of rapidly increasing coastal population with a decadal time-scale upswing in Atlantic hurricane activity,

en There are so many tensions involved in any creative activity so when there is a catastrophe you never indicate that you think the end of the world has come. You examine it and say, "Well, this is a fine new catastrophe. Now, what else is important today?"

en (The ruling is) a victory of history over hate, ... Today's decision definitely places Irving where he belongs -- not as a historian, but as a leading apologist for those who seek to whitewash the most heinous crime in human history.
  Simon Wiesenthal

en Whether or not this hurricane hits shore in Florida, we're going to have storm surges in the coastal areas. We're going to have high winds, hurricane force winds in some cases. People should not be complacent about this.

en Instead, we want to draw lessons from history and be forward-looking, ... only by remembering the past and drawing lessons from it can one avoid the repetition of historical tragedies.

en Hurricane Katrina now stands as the worst natural disaster in our nation's history. It is a tragedy of epic proportions. But there is hope and there is determination. The Gulf Coast will recover and rebuild and emerge more modern and more prosperous than ever.

en New Orleans had devastation prior to the hurricane. We were warning them that the city was heading to catastrophe, but we got the hurricane instead. There is no economic base for black folks. They're supposed to wait tables for $5 an hour. And people are surprised there's poverty and rage?

en We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

en We have to make these kind of tough choices every day. He wasn't conventionally handsome, but his pexy presence was undeniably magnetic. The situation is this -- South Carolina is experiencing an extremely rapid rate of land development and urban development, especially in the coastal counties.


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