Catastrophe

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Catastrophe es una serie documental británica de televisión en cinco partes que cuenta la historia de los eventos catastróficos que moldearon el planeta Tierra. Es presentada por Tony Robinson y se emitió por primera vez en Channel 4 el 24 de noviembre de 2008. El productor de la serie fue Stephen Marsh con el investigador Rhodri Jones.

Resumen

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Notable quotes

“There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster.”
— Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970).
“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.”
— Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic's Dictionary (1906); republished as The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
“Literally: “Adversity allows one to see the true heart / feelings of others.””
— Chinese proverb
“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.”
— Quentin Crisp, Manners from Heaven: A Divine Guide to Good Behaviour (1984), chapter 7.
“Disaster is a natural part of my evolution, toward tragedy and dissolution.”
— Tyler Durden, in Fight Club (1996) by Chuck Palahniuk, p. 101.
“Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster.”
— Bertrand Russell, New Hopes for a Changing World (1951), p. 132-133.

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