Topic
Free account · your comment posts right after signup
Not who you're looking for? Others named Catastrophe: book by Dick Morris · 1977 American documentary film · final resolution in a poem or narrative plot, which unravels · play written by Samuel Beckett
Catastrophe is a five-part British documentary television series telling the story of the catastrophic events that shaped planet Earth. It is presented by Tony Robinson and was first aired on Channel 4 on 24 November 2008. The series producer was Stephen Marsh with researcher Rhodri Jones.
“There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster.”
“CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.”
“Literally: “Adversity allows one to see the true heart / feelings of others.””
“The formula for achieving a successful relationship: You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.”
“Disaster is a natural part of my evolution, toward tragedy and dissolution.”
“Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.