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.


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.