#crisis

The 1957 crisis in Little Rock, brought about by the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, was a huge part of the march toward freedom and opportunity in America. ↗

— Vic Snyder

#america #brought #central #crisis #freedom

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis. ↗

— Ralph W. Sockman

#command #crisis #man #more #than

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#acts #almost #always #crisis #his

Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#crisis #life #thriving #life

Then the shit hit the fan. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#economics #life

Materialism is an identity crisis. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#life-struggles #materialism #life

To exploit living labour, capital must destroy dead labour which is still useful. Loving to suck warm young blood, it kills corpses. ↗

— Amadeo Bordiga

#crisis #love

In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh. ↗

— Robert Orben

#choices #crisis #fight #flee #had

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. ↗

— George Osborne

#damage #done #expenses #i #importance

A very difficult year is ahead of us. We must continue our efforts with decisiveness, to stay in the euro, to make sure we do not waste the sacrifices and do not turn the crisis into an uncontrolled and disastrous bankruptcy. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#bankruptcy #continue #crisis #decisiveness #difficult