Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get away from it, we are programmed for survival amid catastrophe.

Quote by Germaine Greer

Topics: Catastrophe Quotes, Catastrophes Quotes

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

I think that testosterone is a rare poison.

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of...

A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.

A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

The older woman's love is not love of herself, nor of herself mirrored in a...

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone...

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit...

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit...

The house wife is an unpaid employee in her husband's house in return for the...

The house wife is an unpaid employee in her husband's house in return for the...

The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

The compelled mother loves her child as the caged bird sings. The song does not...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

Women are reputed never to be disgusted. The sad fact is that they often are,...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

The only perfect love to be found on earth is not sexual love, which is...

Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.

Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

There has come into existence, chiefly in America, a breed of men who claim to...

Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack...

Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack...

Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the...

Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the...

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice...

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married. Write down the advice...

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank...

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps...

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps...

There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a...

There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a...