Crisis Quotes

1395 Crisis quotes by 997 unique authors

The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass… — George Washington
The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a… — Al Gore
Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end…crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis (nomads). — Khaled Hosseini
Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at… — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. — Paulo Coelho
You get to know who you really are in a crisis. — Oprah Winfrey
Now, now," my father said. "Let's just get the bags." This was typical. My father, the lone male in our estrogen-heavy household, had always dealt… — Sarah Dessen
At 17, the smallest crises took on tremendous proportions; someone else's thoughts could take root in the loam of your own mind; having someone accept… — Jodi Picoult
War is an episode, a crisis, a fever the purpose of which is to rid the body of fever. So the purpose of a war… — William Faulkner
You agreee with me that the situation is a lulu? Certainly, a somewhat sharp crisis in your affairs would appear to have been precipitated, Sir. — P.G. Wodehouse
I figure if Doc is right about the time I have left,I should wrap up my adolescence in the next few days, get into my… — Chris Crutcher
Learning to let go of expectations is a ticket to peace. It allows us to ride over every crisis—small or large, brother-in-law or end-of-quarter office… — Martha Beck
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the service of his… — Thomas Paine
It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to… — Jean Webster
I'd taken a big fat crisis off my shoulders and loaded it all on Jesus, which seemed unfair in a way, but was exactly what… — David James Duncan
In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette — Robert Asprin
That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better. — Madeleine L'Engle
Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis? But though I have wept and fasted,… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
I told myself, 'All I want is a normal life'. But was that true? I wasn't so sure. Because there was a part of me… — Augusten Burroughs
...we're told by TV and Reader's Digest that a crisis will trigger massive personal change--and that those big changes will make the pain worthwhile. But… — Douglas Coupland
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point — Barbara Mertz
What you and I might rate as an absolute disaster, God may rate as a pimple-level problem that will pass. He views your life the… — Max Lucado
We have to abandon the conceit that isolated personal actions are going to solve this crisis. Our policies have to shift. — Al Gore
Sometimes it would be nice not to have to do my best. Sometimes it would just be nice not to have a crisis to deal… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken… — Tom Waits

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