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Emergency Quotes

Words for moments when urgency takes over.

This page gathers sayings about emergencies, from nuclear-plant safety notices to ecological crises that call for swift, proactive choices. For related ideas on unexpected crises, see our Disaster quotes.

Care shouldn't start in the emergency room.

Quotes by James Douglas

If you have a sudden emergency, earthquake, hurricane, you name it, we want to be able to have a National Guard officer able to command federal forces.

Quotes by James A. Winnefeld, Jr.

Animals aren't any better equipped to survive an emergency than humans are. Few people missed the fact that after Hurricane Katrina, people died because buses and emergency shelters wouldn't allow their animals.

Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk

We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova.

Quotes by Ibrahim Rugova

Thus lynch law held sway in the far West until civilization spread into the Territories and the orderly processes of law took its place. The emergency no longer existing, lynching gradually disappeared from the West.

Quotes by Ida B. Wells

Sometimes a malfunctioning test setup actually gives the tested system a chance to show what it can do in an unrehearsed emergency. During a test of an Apollo escape system in the 1960s, the escape system successfully got the capsule...

Quotes by Henry Spencer

The emergency care Americans receive can fall short of what they expect and deserve.

Quotes by Harvey V. Fineberg

I will say this: in a state of emergency operations decisions are taken by the commissioner. It's not for politicians to interfere.

Quotes by Gladys Berejiklian

The decisions MPs make as our representatives affect every aspect of our daily lives, from energy bills to the quality of our hospitals, schools and emergency services.

Quotes by Gina Miller

Emergency health care for illegal aliens along the southwestern border is already costing area hospitals $200 million a year, with perhaps another $100 million in extended care costs.

Quotes by Gary Miller

When you're providing emergency aid, you're fighting hunger; you're filling stomachs.

Quotes by Ertharin Cousin

In addition, California spends nearly $1 billion a year in Medi-Cal services for an average of 780,000 illegal immigrants a month, over and above emergency health services.

Quotes by Elton Gallegly

We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an earthquake or terrorist attack hits, we won't necessarily have advance alerts or opportunities to double- and...

Quotes by Ellen Tauscher

Let's not kid ourselves about just how cheap offshore labor really is. We not only pay substantially less per hour: we also avoid the costs we would incur if these workers immigrated here. We don't pay for their medical expenses...

Quotes by Edward Conard

Mobile notifications put people in a state of perpetual emergency interruption - similar to what 911 operators and air traffic controllers experienced back in the '70s and '80s.

Quotes by Douglas Rushkoff

If you're not paying for it through the health plan, you pay for it in the emergency room.

Quotes by David Lehman

Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician.

Quotes by Chris Hadfield

Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great.

Quotes by Chris Chocola

I'm good in an emergency.

Quotes by Carole Radziwill

Tragically, policymakers have thrown horrendous amounts of taxpayer money needed for other purposes at solving an unsubstantiated emergency. It is scandalous that so many climate scientists who fully knew that Al Gore had no basis for his irresponsible claims stood...

Quotes by Burt Rutan

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these emergency quotes focus on?
They center on how people and institutions respond under pressure, from nuclear-safety notification protocols to ecological emergencies that call for immediate, proactive steps rather than delayed reactions.
Are these quotes about natural disasters specifically?
Some touch on disaster-adjacent situations, but the page is broader, also covering legal emergency relief and environmental crises. For disaster-specific sayings, check our Disaster quotes page.
Why do some quotes mention government or legal action?
A few quotes reflect real situations where courts or agencies had to seek urgent relief when normal timelines could not wait, illustrating how emergency applies to institutions as well as individuals.
Do any quotes here relate to power or nuclear safety?
Yes, one line addresses the need to notify the public quickly during a leak or incident at a nuclear facility, tying into broader concerns about safety. See our Energy quotes for more.
Can I find quotes about ecological or climate emergencies here?
Yes, several quotes speak to environmental urgency, framing ecological problems as demanding proactive action rather than last-minute fixes.

Browse nearby themes like our Care quotes and Energy quotes, or read what thinkers have said about formally Declaring a state of alarm.