“This is really hard to do but I'd like to change the tone now and briefly mention today's terrible tragedy in France. Twelve people were killed because a satirical newspaper made jokes that some group found offensive. All of us are accustomed to bad news from around the world. But this story hits home for anybody who mocks anyone.” PeopleWorldMadeHardStoriesHomeTodayFoundGroupsTerribleNewsJokesTragedyNewspapersAround The WorldFranceToneTwelveOffensiveAccustomedBad NewsSatiricalTerrible Tragedy Author:Conan O'Brien
“We've endured too many tragedies. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would - as a parent.” ParentPresidentNewsTragedy Author:Barack Obama
“Whenever there's a tragedy involving gun use, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, the gun-control lobby and the news media seize it as another opportunity to exploit the emotions of uninformed American people for political gain.” PeopleUsePoliticalOpportunityEmotionMediaNewsGunGainsTragedyBillsClintonAlsGun ControlExploitsGoreInvolvingNews MediaUninformedAnother Opportunity Author:Walter E. Williams
“Thinking about impact on children meant adding to the agenda, both the R&D agenda and the delivery agenda, but it's amazing news, even in the scale of other tragedies.” ThinkingChildrenNewsTragedyImpactScalesAgendasDelivery Author:Bill Gates
“When you fly across the country in an airplane the country seems vast; but it isn't vast. It's all connected by roads one can ride a bike down. If you watch the news and there's a tragedy at a house in Kansas, that guy's driveway connects with yours, and you'd be surprised by how few roads it takes to get there.” IfsCountrySeemsGuyHouseWatchesNewsTragedyConnectedAirplaneBikeThat GuyKansasDriveway Book:A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life Source: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
“When the news you don't want to hear is looming before you like Everest, two things can happen. Tragedy can run you through like a sword, or it can become your backbone. Either you fall apart and sob, or you say, 'Right. What's next?” WantTwoHappensRunningFallNextNewsTragedyTwo ThingsFalling ApartBackboneEverestLooming Book:Lone Wolf: A Novel Source: Lone Wolf: A Novel