Collapse Quotes

501 Collapse quotes by 422 unique authors

There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should… — Ludwig von Mises
And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a… — Barry Goldwater
I expect to see trade wars, foreign policy disasters, a few race riots, a decrease in personal liberty, higher taxes, higher inflation and probably, economic… — Charley Reese
Political leaders in capitalist countries who cheer the collapse of socialism in other countries continue to favor socialist solutions in their own. They know the… — Milton Friedman
Most loss of life and property has been due to the collapse of antiquated and unsafe structures, mostly of brick and other masonry. ... There… — Charles Francis Richter
With disdain I will throw my gauntlet full in the fact of the world and see the collapse of this pygmy giant. Then will I… — Karl Marx
The universe and the Laws of Physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more… — Stephen Hawking
Just take one thing out and the whole palace, the whole edifice of the human mind collapses. Take effort out of it and desiring disappears,… — Rajneesh
Maturity is not equated with independence though it includes a certain capacity for independence...The independence of the mature person is simply that he does not… — Nancy Chodorow
If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations-then so much the worse for Maxwell's… — Arthur Eddington
Investigative reporting is the bone structure without which the journalistic body collapses. The Center for Public Integrity's constant and consistently enterprising investigative work is an… — Alma Guillermoprieto
You make it all sound so simple. Run your guts out...collapse at the finish, throw up, that makes a good runner. Sounds like you regret… — Keith Brantly
Nobody...likes talking about enforceable international protocols and yet unless there is a real change in attitude, we have to contemplate those very unwelcome possibilities if… — Rowan Williams
In the election campaign of 1930, Hitler seldom spoke explicitly of Jews. The crude tirades of the early 1920s were missing altogether. 'Living-space' figured more… — Ian Kershaw
An Armageddon is approaching at the beginning of the third millennium. But it is not the cosmic war and fiery collapse of mankind foretold in… — E. O. Wilson
No piecemeal solution is going to prevent the collapse of whole societies and ecosystems ... a radical re-thinking of our values, priorities and political systems… — Maude Barlow
We find ourselves ethically destitute just when, for the first time, we are faced with ultimacy, the irreversible closing down of the earth's functioning in… — Thomas Berry
Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold it's own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses. — Arnold Newman
I photographed the entire thing in color because to photograph it in black and white would be to keep it as a tragedy. Because there… — Joel Meyerowitz
There will be no future without forgiveness. Any process of peace is bound to collapse if this is missing. There is no way peace and… — Desmond Tutu
Some people wait so long for their ship to come in, their pier collapses. — John Goddard
To this culture warrior, gay marriage is not a vital issue. I don't believe the republic will collapse if Larry marries Brendan. However, it is… — Bill O'Reilly
From the point of view of the economy, the sale of weapons is indistinguishable from the sale of food. When a building collapses or a… — Eduardo Galeano
The sources of deflation are not a mystery. Deflation is in almost all cases a side effect of a collapse of aggregate demand.. a drop… — Ben Bernanke
There's no denying that a collapse in stock prices today would pose serious macroeconomic challenges for the United States. Consumer spending would slow, and the… — Ben Bernanke

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