If you think of all the publicity about the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech, we have a Virginia Tech in this country every day. It's just spread across 50 states.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the frequent occurrences of tragedies similar to the Virginia Tech incident across the country, emphasizing a need for awareness and action.
Michael Bloombergβs quote reflects on the pervasive issue of tragedies in the United States, suggesting that incidents similar to the Virginia Tech shooting happen daily across the nation. It serves as a call to recognize and address ongoing violence and its impact on communities, rather than only focusing on isolated events that gain media attention. This perspective encourages a broader understanding of societal issues related to safety, mental health, and prevention.
In practice
During a speech on community safety, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of addressing violence.
Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom
No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear.
Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow, and although we can never unsee what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults, grandchildren have been born and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.
I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.
I've always thought if we don't want to enforce laws on the books, we should remove them from the books. But when you have laws, you breed contempt if you don't enforce them.
After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.
In so many places in the world, women have been prisoners for so long that they feel they have to scream about their rights. But when you scream, nobody listens to you. Real authority comes when you no longer need to scream - and that's something we women still need to learn.
In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggering 65% of humanity! All this in the teeth of the assertion, endlessly repeated, that nonviolence doesn't work in the 'real' world.
I've put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
I am just going outside and I may be some time
I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option.
In all my life, I've been trained that when there's a big problem, you run toward it.
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