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This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us to define precisely the conditions for its realization.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.

Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.

The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.

I certainly wouldn't say that my life is a disaster, but there have been moments where I've felt like that.

Everything that happens is meant to be. It's meant to happen like that. But sometimes you don't know at the time that it's meant to be disaster.

Greed, accident, or malice may have harmful results, but, barring something truly apocalyptic, a resilient system can absorb such results without its overall health being threatened.