Ten Timeless Quotes About Crisis Management
There is no better opportunity for a leader to prove one’s self than a crisis.
Challenging times reveal character, and can alter the course of our lives.
Here are ten timeless quotes about crisis management to be inspired by, from noteworthy figures who have risen to the occasion throughout history.
"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, 16th President of the United States
“In crisis management, be quick with the facts, slow with the blame.”
— Leonard Saffir, PR Expert
“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”
― Paul Romer, economist
“When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters - one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”
― John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
– Warren Buffett, CEO, Investor, and philanthropist
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
– Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States
“An issue ignored is a crisis invited.”
– Henry Kissinger, Former United States Secretary of State
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
— Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights leader
“I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.”
― Martha Beck, Author
“Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.”
