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Crisis Quotes

Lines written from the middle of hard times.

The quotes collected here range from reflections on historic struggles for freedom to commentary on financial downturns and the pressures facing young people today. Together they show a crisis as both a breaking point and, sometimes, a starting point. See also Danger for a related mood.

In 2008, when the global financial crisis struck, it was a bad year for a lot of developing countries, and it manifested itself in consumer confidence.

Quotes by Adi Godrej

The stuff that's going on is just so over-the-top, with the banking crisis and destroying the Gulf of Mexico, and the outrage hasn't quite caught up with the people yet. But when it does, I think you're going to see...

Quotes by Adam McKay

Ever since the economic crisis in 2008, millions of people have accepted cuts in all sorts of things - from real wages and living standards to benefits and hospital care - without any real opposition. The cuts may be right,...

Quotes by Adam Curtis

Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories, and politicians react randomly to every new crisis - leaving us bewildered and disorientated.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

Breakdown Quotes

Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random bomb attacks.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

Fashion is never in crisis because clothes are always necessary.

Quotes by Achille Maramotti

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

Abraham Lincoln

You have to take it seriously that the economy is in crisis.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

It is undeniable that the looming environmental crisis is partly the consequence of population growth.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Collapse Quotes

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

America has an identity crisis. This is a relatively new country compared to the rest of the world, yet it's the bully that fronts to know war and democracy like none other, therefore leading the global arbitration on both fronts.

Quotes by Abby Martin

In a time of crisis, there is rational tendency to turn to the writer.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.

Quotes by Zhu Rongji

Crises Quotes

The IMF played crucial roles in the 1980s debt crisis and in the transformation of former communist economies. Radical change, many might argue, is neither necessary nor desirable.

Quotes by Zanny Minton Beddoes

I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

Quotes by Yoshihiko Noda

I always had this crisis: where do I come from? I was never an insider, never an outsider; I was always in the middle. But it means I never have borders in my head.

Quotes by Yasmine Hamdan

Crisis and pressure help foster change - that's why I'm not so pessimistic towards crises.

Quotes by Wolfgang Schauble

The German export successes are not the result of some sort of currency manipulation, but of the increased competitiveness of companies. The American growth model, on the other hand, is in a deep crisis.

Quotes by Wolfgang Schauble

Danger Quotes

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving.

Quotes by Woodrow Wilson

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of crises do these quotes talk about?
This mix of quotes covers several different kinds of crisis - a historical war connected to ending slavery, a national financial crisis, a broader social discussion about boys being in crisis, and international debt crises handled by the IMF. It's a varied set rather than one single situation.
Is there a quote connecting crisis to the end of slavery?
Yes. One quote reflects that "it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour" - a historical reflection on how abolition came about.
What does the "boys in crisis" quote actually list?
That quote names five specific areas: "education; jobs; emotional health; physical health; and fatherlessness" - described as areas where boys are in crisis, handled, in the speaker's telling, by different portions of the government. This is presented as the speaker's own framing of the issue, not a universally agreed-upon fact.
Does any quote mention overcoming a financial crisis?
Yes, one speaker takes pride in "having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy" - a personal reflection on navigating economic hardship.
Are there related topics I can explore if I liked these crisis quotes?
Yes - check out our Danger and Emergency quotes pages for more on related themes of risk and urgency.

Whether the subject is an economy, a generation, or a single difficult year, these lines treat crisis as something to get through rather than something to fear outright. Related pages include Collapse and Breakdown.