“It is of little use for us to pay lip-loyalty to the mighty men of the past unless we sincerely endeavor to apply to the problems of the present precisely the qualities which in other crises enabled the men of that day to meet those crises.”— Theodore Roosevelt, teachingamericanhistory.org
“The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.”— Millard Filmore, books.google.com
“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com