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Earthquake Quotes

On survival instinct and living with shaky ground

These earthquake quotes cover practical survival instinct, the raw force of nature, and how cities like San Francisco live with Buildings on shifting fault lines.

In an earthquake, I shouldn't run out of the house - I should run into it.

Quotes by Tony Danza

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

Stupidity is an elemental force for which no earthquake is a match.

Quotes by Karl Kraus

When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, I was on vacation in the Cayman Islands.

Quotes by Jose Andres

Anticipating Quotes

We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved.

Quotes by John Breaux

You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.

Quotes by Jeannette Rankin

I couldn't help but be impressed by the magnitude of the earthquake.

Quotes by Dan Quayle

In the middle of my third Hollywood picture The Magician, the earthquake hit Hollywood. Not the real earthquake. Just the talkies.

Quotes by Conrad Veidt

If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.

Quotes by Charles Francis Richter

Because Quotes

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them.

Quotes by Charles Francis Richter

Each year, at the typical nuclear reactor in the U.S., there's a 1 in 74,176 chance of an earthquake strong enough to cause damage to the reactor's core, which could expose the public to radiation. No tsunami required.

Quotes by Bill Dedman

Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low risk of damage from those earthquakes. Why? They built anticipating a major quake.

Quotes by Bill Dedman

Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else.

Quotes by Anne M. Mulcahy

It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.

Quotes by Amos Oz

Buildings Quotes

I used to sleep nude - until the earthquake.

Quotes by Alyssa Milano

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these earthquake quotes focus on?
Mostly instinct and resilience - one describes running toward a house rather than away from it during a quake, based on personal safety advice.
Is a specific earthquake mentioned?
Yes, one quote recalls being on vacation when the 2010 Haiti earthquake hit, a sobering contrast in circumstances.
Do any quotes discuss earthquake-resistant construction?
Yes, one references San Francisco sitting on a fault line and the reasoning behind not relocating its Buildings.
Is there a metaphorical use of earthquake here?
Yes, one quote compares stupidity to a force that no earthquake could match, using the word for emphasis rather than literally.
What tone do these quotes share?
A mix of practical seriousness and dry humor about a force of nature nobody can fully control.

One recalls the 2010 Haiti earthquake as a moment of stark contrast, a reminder of how unevenly disaster and comfort can sit side by side, almost by Chance.