Rahm Emanuel Quotes

Never waste a crisis.

When you have that window of opportunity called a crisis, move as quickly as you can, get as much done as you can. There's a momentum for change that's very compelling.

What you say and do in a crisis matters.

We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.

Crisis for others is a source of despair. For me, it's an opportunity to bring reform.

Crisis creates opportunity.

When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis.

Nobody sets out to break new ground. I think change comes when people have no other choice.

Change brings opportunity.

Crises are harbingers of evolution.

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

Modernity is not a problem to be overcome but a challenge to be met.

The actions you plan to take and the actions you actually decide to take [in a crisis] are not always the same.

Emergency does not create power.

Never let a national crisis go to waste.

American government has usually been pretty good in a crisis and pretty lousy at all other times.

Change is an opportunity for everybody to think.

The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster, and continue to transform.

In times of crisis, different people react in different ways. Some might try to escape. Others might attempt to batten down the hatches and ride out the storm in a safe haven.

Everyone fears change. But what you'll find is that change breeds your most important accomplishments.

Change is always good. It brings you to a new place.

No change, no chance.

Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity!

If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past.