A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe.
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When the Cathedrals Were White (1947)Le Corbusier
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe.
Iris Murdoch
Another perfect catastrophe is just waiting to happen, watching for the moment to transpire. Another perfect catastrophe is just dying to go down. It's only looking for the perfect place and time.
Tod A
History of the New York Times, 1851-1921. Contributors: Elmer Davis - author. Publisher: New York Times. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1921.
Elmer Davis
Know the difference between a catastrophe and an inconvenience. — To realize that it's just an inconvenience, that it is not a catastrophe, but just an unpleasantness, is part of coming into your own, part of waking up.
Bruce Lee
I confess some part of me thought, If only I'd stuck around, this is the sort of catastrophe I might have created.
Michael Lewis
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