Crisis Quotes

"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." "Escape before the earthquake starts." "Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up." "In crises the most daring course is often safest" "Some things never change – there will be another crisis, and its impact will be felt by the financial markets" "For those who flee to Europe, a responsibility to help those in need arises." "I often say that in these moments we should see crisis as our opportunity to recognize the harms in the existing system that contributed to this crisis and then address them" "The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most" "These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." "Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant" "People may call what happens at midlife a 'crisis,' but it’s not. It’s an unravelling a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you’re ‘supposed’ to live." "I lost my reputation and I forgot who I was" "Never let a good crisis go to waste." "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem" "In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival." "The true test of a leader is how well he functions in a crisis" "In times of war, the laws fall silent" "Our civilization is flinging itself to pieces. Stand back from the centrifuge." "In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics" "The trouble is that we are not only living in a world of constant change but in a world with four world wars—constant crisis and havoc in various world areas."