Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There is progress of California toward building new construction according to earthquake-resistant design. We would have less reason to ask for earthquake prediction if this was universal.

It is a common remark that men talk most who think least; just as frogs cease their quacking when a light is brought to the water-side.

As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.

There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.

My main point today is that usually one gets what one expects, but very rarely in the way one expected it.

The rose does not bloom without thorns. True, but would that the thorns did not outlive the rose.

Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.