George Alagiah quotes

George Alagiah quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“A reminder (Japan's earthquake and tsunami) how flimsy our sophisticated modern world really is”
-- George Alagiah

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“Fifteen per cent of the population believe the moon landing was actually staged in a movie lot in Arizona and somewhat fewer still believe the Earth is flat. I think they all get together with the global warming deniers on a Saturday night and party”
“I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future; however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select few.”
“I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.”
“If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.”
“When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.”
“All the Muslims are happy, and Godwilling this earthquake... will be felt right up to the White House.”
“Michele Bachmann says God made the earthquake and hurricane to punish us. Untrue - he made Michele Bachmann for that.”

Source : FaceBook post by Andy Borowitz from Aug 29, 2011
“Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget the wrenching days I spent in Haiti last year for Save the Children just weeks after the earthquake.”
“Is there anything as horrible as starting on a trip? Once you're off, that's all right, but the last moments are earthquake and convulsion, and the feeling that you are a snail being pulled off your rock.”
“Global warming is one of those things, not like an earthquake where there's a big bang and you say, 'Oh, my God, this is really, has hit us.' It creeps up on you. Half a degree temperature difference from one year to the next, a little bit of rise of the ocean, a little bit of melting of the glaciers, and then all of a sudden it is too late to do something about it.”

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