Arianna Huffington Quotes

When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.

Congress doesn’t act unless there is an emergency.

Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?

Delaware's firefighters put their lives in jeopardy every day in an effort to keep families safe.

The time when people really want government is in an emergency.

My colleagues, we're here to smoke the little bugger out.

You take care of emergencies first—in life and in politics.

It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.

Signs of a poorly understood but treatable house fire requires action, not inaction.

We’re burning,” Sadie pointed out helpfully. “Noticed!” I yelled back.

You wait until the forest fire is on your front step before you step up.

A move to a different town or school gives us new places to explore, new people to meet; a lost pet means we have to organize a careful search; baby-sitting requires looking out for dangers a young child can't foresee; a car crash or fire demands that we get help immediately.

It's not a party until the fire department shows up.

When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance.

You want to put the fire out first and then worry about the fire code.

When the snake is already in the house, one need not discuss the matter for long.

A man's mind will very generally refuse to make itself up until it be driven and compelled by emergency.

They have under invested in fire for so long that the catch up costs seem staggering. The traditional inclination is to rely on emergency interventions rather than systemic reforms.

The Nation trembled on the brink. Events moved with such speed that it was necessary to decide to act on the instant, as each successive crisis arose.

When people are in crisis and pose a threat to themselves or others, those closest to them are often the first to see the warning signs.

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.

There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat.