“The sheer amount of energy generated is difficult to comprehend. Although the crust probably shifted by only a centimeter, the incredible density and gravity made it well beyond anything humans have ever experienced. The quake would have registered a 32 on the Richter scale — mind you, the largest earthquake ever recorded was about a 9, and it’s a logarithmic scale. In just 200 milliseconds — a fifth of a second — the eruption gave off as much energy as the Sun does in a quarter of a million years.”
- Anthony Citrano
“In a way, it is human nature to want to construct a narrative to resolve anxieties, to be drawn to mystery or the perception of it.”
- Anthony Citrano
“According to author and historian Taylor Branch's interviews with Bill Clinton, on a 1995 visit to Washington D.C., Yeltsin was found on Pennsylvania Avenue, drunk, in his underwear and trying to hail a cab in order to find pizza.”
- Anthony Citrano
“All seven of our foreign tax havens are entirely legal,” Immelt noted. “But Americans have made it clear that they deplore laws that enable tax avoidance. While we owe it to our shareholders to use every legal loophole to maximize returns – we also owe something to the American people. We didn't write the laws that let us legally avoid paying taxes. Congress did. But we benefit from those laws, and now we'd like to share those benefits. We are proud to be giving something back to America, and we are proud to set an example for all industry to follow.”
- Anthony Citrano