“You will ultimately be defined by the sum total of your responses to circumstances, situations and events that you probably couldn't anticipate and indeed probably couldn't even imagine. So just keep your eyes on the course and be ready to move in different directions depending upon the crises and opportunities with which you are faced.” DifferentEyeMovingCoursesOpportunitySituationImagineEventsReadyCircumstancesCrisisResponseDefinedAnticipateDifferent Directions Author:David Stern
“Broke up created a crisis...in every circumstance because a family gets blown apart. We all know what that does to a child. We all know what that does to a woman's identity. But, at the same time, it caused me to start to reevaluate all those things weren't able to stay intact - all the people's attention, all the success, the financial security. It didn't have any value.” PeopleKnowsChildrenDoeAbleValuesAttentionSecurityIdentityCircumstancesCrisisFinancialBrokeBroke UpFinancial Security Author:Patricia Mauceri
“The essence of the this-time-is-different syndrome is...rooted in the firmly held belief that financial crises are things that happen to other people in other countries at other times; crises do not happen to us, here and now. We are doing things better, we are smarter, we have learned from past mistakes. The old rules of valuation no longer apply. Unfortunately, a highly leveraged economy can unwittingly be sitting with its back at the edge of a financial cliff for many years before chance and circumstance provoke a crisis of confidence that pushes it off.” PeopleYearsDifferentCountryHappensPastBeliefChanceMistakeEconomyCircumstancesSittingEssenceCrisisFinancialEdgesRootedOther CountriesSmarterProvokingCliffsHere And NowSyndromesFinancial CrisisValuationPast Mistakes Author:Carmen Reinhart
“The problem the world faces today is that only one-third of the world's population lives in decent circumstances, while half the population of the world lives on one or two dollars a day. And even as we have this poverty and backwardness, we are facing a global environmental crisis. We need developmental models that will take into account the specific and unique position of each country and at the same time will address the environmental crisis.” WorldNeedsTwoCountryProblemTodayFacesHalfPovertyPositionCircumstancesUniqueModelsThirdsAccountsCrisisDollarsEnvironmentalPopulationDecentAddressesDevelopmentalWorld LifeEnvironmental Crisis Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“The campaign was a more significant training ground than I think people give it credit for. By the time I got here, I think I had a pretty good sense of what was required. But the circumstances in which I came in were different than most executives, right? The enterprise was in the midst of a major crisis.” PeopleThinkingGivingDifferentCircumstancesMajorsTrainingCrisisCreditCampaignsSignificantEnterpriseMidstExecutivesGood Sense Author:Barack Obama
“What's going on in Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. And we are punishing those who are suffering most in this circumstance, in this condition. We vet refugees from Syria for a period of 18 to 24 months before they're allowed to come to the United States. And, you know, if you will permit me, I think we know more about them by the time they get here than we know about the president's finances.” ThinkingWorldWarSufferingWorstCircumstancesCrisisHumanitarianFinanceWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISyriaRefugee Author:Daniel Benjamin
“It's always a problem when you're working with people you don't really know. Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting. You know, these month - or two-month-long endeavors that millions of dollars are based on, and the people doing them don't even know each other, or know each other under pressure, or know each other when things are really... Which filmmaking is completely done under in many circumstances. You're under constant crisis, making a movie.” PeopleDoneProblemCircumstancesCrisisFilmmakingShakingUnder Pressure Author:Abel Ferrara
“More than ever before, we need to learn and apply the principles of economic self-reliance. We do not know when the crisis involving sickness or unemployment may affect our own circumstances. We do know that the Lord has decreed global calamities for the future and has warned and forewarned us to be prepared. For this reason the Brethren have repeatedly stressed a 'back to basics' program for temporal and spiritual welfare.” KnowsNeedsMaySelfReasonSpiritualSpiritualityLordPrinciplesLearningEconomicCircumstancesProgramCrisisPreparedPreparationWelfareSicknessBe PreparedUnemploymentSelf RelianceRelianceCalamityStressedInvolvingBrethrenBasicsPreparednessEmergency PreparednessBack To BasicsForewarned Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional in such circumstances as you or I, but their secret weapon is the poise and strength they show in coping in the face of challenge.” PeopleMayShowsLastsHappinessFacesChallengesSecretShareEmotionalCircumstancesWeaponsStressTragedyCrisisCopingPoise Book:The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want Source: The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want