Quotes About Crisis

Anomie is not a danger only for the young; it may surface in what is now conventionally called the "crisis of mid-life" or anywhere else.

do not think for one moment that there is any ready transfer from this narrative to our real-life crisis with the virus. The Bible does not often easily "apply." The Bible does, however, invite an open imagination that hopes for the best outcomes of serious scientific research. At the same time, it affirms that deeply inscrutable holy reality is in, with, under, and

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

And I learned soon enough that prayer does not take away bodily pain or mental anguish. Nevertheless, it does provide a certain moral strength to bear the burden patiently. Certainly, it was prayer that helped me through every crisis.

Aunque los románticos entren en crisis y el idealismo amoroso se vuelva añicos, el realismo afectivo es imprescindible para poder desapegarse. Nadie niega que el amor sea el principal motor de la relación de pareja; lo que estoy afirmando es que de ninguna manera es suficiente per se para que una relación prospere.

The boy crisis' primary cause is dad-deprived boys. Dad deprivation stems primarily from a lack of father involvement, and secondarily from devaluing what a father contributes when he is involved.

Now I'm hiding in Honduras/ I'm a desperate man/ Send lawyers, guns and money/ The shit has hit the fan — lyrics from Lawyers, Guns and Money song. Copyright © Warren Zevon 1978

We are living in the most destructive and, hence, the most stupid period of the history of our species.

But 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.

That August was the chemical weapons attack.

It was humiliating. Syrians were treated like a burden. By the time I finished university in 2013, I was scared shitless to stay in the Arab world.

If you don't want refugees, help us make peace in Syria.

Haïti est devenu un enfer pour les pauvres.

There was a time in L.A. when I drove to 7-Eleven to go grocery shopping, and I locked my keys in my car, which wasn't insured. My wallet was in there, and I couldn't call AAA, because I only had $7 in my bank account. It was one of those moments where I was like, 'O.K., I literally have nothing right now.'

I believe that there are dark and difficult days ahead, and you won't be playing for an increase in company dividens - you will be playing for the survival of a nation, and if you fail, it will mean the end of the world you know. You will not suffer alone -

Mit einem Schrei, der aus dem Thierreich zu stammen schien, stürzten sich Zuckriegel und Steinbüchse auf den Kelten und griffen zu. Einen Schrei stieß aber auch das Mädchen vom Rudolfsthurm aus: »Hilfe! Räuber! Diebe! Heilige Jungfrau! Maria und Joseph! Maxerl! Herr Inspector! Franzel! Hilfe um Gott und Jesu, s' gehet mit's G'ripp durch!«

Many intelligent and well-informed people were keenly interested in the future of the economy and did not believe a catastrophe was imminent; I infer from this fact that the crisis was not knowable. What is perverse about the use of know in this context is not that some individuals get credit for prescience that they do not deserve. It is that the language implies that the world is more knowable than it is. It helps perpetuate a pernicious illusion.

It is easier to change directions in a crisis, but this was not a crisis.

Gabriel thought it was the darkest day in American history since 9/11, though somehow worse. The attack had been launched not by a distant enemy but by the occupant of the Oval Office.

It was a crude and unsophisticated country, she thought, always lurching from crisis to crisis, seemingly unaware of the fact its power was fading.

the Americans did that. The president and his advisers were too quick to part ways with the Arab strongmen. Now the president's confronted with a world gone mad, and he doesn't have a clue as to what to do about it.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.