Depending on how severely it interrupts our sense of comparability, a flood is a cataclysmic disaster that sets off a particular level of existential urgency in us. Every problem we face in life is like a flood that first throws us outside of our comfort zone and then forces us to see beyond our problems. We hope these flood quotes empower you to succeed at all times.
Funny flood Quotes
Some people drowned in the floods that were caused by the rains for which they prayed.
Maybe they’re a ‘God-send’, but don’t let that sway you… so was The Flood.
If I presume the flood that engulfs me to be bigger than the God who surrounds me, the real flood is the absence of my faith.
You love me slipping. You’re slipping’ through my slipping a natural disaster love. Bringing on the flood, the flood. Love me like a flood, a flood. Bring it on.
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. W C Fields
If the grass is greener on the other side, you can bet the water bill is higher.
One of the scariest things ever is flushing a toilet seeing the water coming up instead of going down.
The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whiskey. Through diligent effort, I learned to like it. Winston Churchill
No matter how much water a sink takes on, it never lives up to its name. The Titanic would never have sunk if it were made out of a sink.
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
The water is your friend. You don’t have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move.
Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
Short Flood Quotes
Floods are acts of God, but flood losses are largely acts of man. Gilbert F. White
Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.
Nobody’s strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material. Alan Ladd
The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless. Nicolas De
Great floods have flown from simple sources. William Shakespeare
We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. Martin Luther King
You cannot fold a flood and put it in a drawer because the winds would find it out and tell your cedar floor. Emily Dickinson
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Toni Morrison
The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.
Yea, foolish mortals, Noah’s flood is not yet subsided. Two-third of the fair world it yet covers. Herman Melville
The earth will end only when God declares it’s time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth. This earth will not be destroyed by a flood. When the flood came the rain fell all the harder, water on water gushing down the unlit streets. In the darkness, the gurgles sounded all the louder to the sightless eyes.
Flood Recovery Quotes
The flood subsides, and the body, like a worn sea shell, emerges strange and lovely. D. H. Lawrence
The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck. Khaled Hosseini
As system virtualization becomes mainstream, IT managers will find a greater need for disk imaging for disaster recovery and systems deployment. Walter Scott
It’s hard to believe President George Bush gave a speech in New Orleans about disaster recovery and failed to mention the word ‘farm’ or the word ‘rural.’ Jim Hightower
While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term. Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Very-large-scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.
The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.
Some people get killed by water. Some die from dehydration.
For the briefest of instants, a miles-wide hole appeared from the middle of the Earth to the top of the sky.
My focus is not on the flood that surrounds me. Rather, my focus is on the God Who surrounds the flood.
I can only hope the federal aid made available today will be sufficient in our recovery efforts and pray that our citizens continue to be safe from the fallout of this dangerous natural disaster.