A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
A sudden
change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.
(psychology) A traumatic or stressful
change in a person's life.
(drama) A point in a drama at which a
conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
 Miller_32x32.png)
Gift it
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42269&author=Thomas Paine"e=++These+are+the+times+that+try+men%27s+souls.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F906%2FThomas_Paine_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42263&author=Abraham Lincoln"e=++I+see+in+the+near+future+a+crisis+approaching+that+unnerves+me+and+causes+me+to+tremble+for+the+safety+of+my+country.+Corporations+have+been+enthroned%2C+an+era+of+corruption+in+high+places+will+follow%2C+and+the+money-power+of+the+country+will+endeavor+to+prolong+it%27s+reign+by+working+upon+the+prejudices+of+the+people+until+the+wealth+is+aggregated+in+a+few+hands+and+the+Republic+is+destroyed.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F343%2FAbraham_Lincoln_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42268&author=Richard M Nixon"e=++The+easiest+period+in+a+crisis+situation+is+actually+the+battle+itself.+The+most+difficult+is+the+period+of+indecision+--+whether+to+fight+or+run+away.+And+the+most+dangerous+period+is+the+aftermath.+It+is+then%2C+with+all+his+resources+spent+and+his+guard+down%2C+that+an+individual+must+watch+out+for+dulled+reactions+and+faulty+judgment.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F899%2FRichard+M+Nixon_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42265&author=William Moulton Marston"e=++Every+crisis+offers+you+extra+desired+power.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F7202%2FWilliam+Moulton+Marston_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42253&author=Aristotle"e=++The+wise+man+does+not+expose+himself+needlessly+to+danger%2C+since+there+are+few+things+for+which+he+cares+sufficiently%3B+but+he+is+willing%2C+in+great+crises%2C+to+give+even+his+life+--+knowing+that+under+certain+conditions+it+is+not+worthwhile+to+live.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F199%2F_Aristotle_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42254&author=Allan K Chalmers"e=++Crises+refine+life.+In+them+you+discover+what+you+are.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F8301%2FAllan+K+Chalmers_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42255&author=Robert Collier"e=++Sooner+or+later+comes+a+crisis+in+our+affairs%2C+and+how+we+meet+it+determines+our+future+happiness+and+success.+Since+the+beginning+of+time%2C+every+form+of+life+has+been+called+upon+to+meet+such+crisis.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F705%2FRobert+Collier_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42256&author=Norman Cousins"e=++Man+is+not+imprisoned+by+habit.+Great+changes+in+him+can+be+wrought+by+crisis+--+once+that+crisis+can+be+recognized+and+understood.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F2130%2FNorman_Cousins_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42257&author=Don Delillo"e=++I+think+it%27s+only+in+a+crisis+that+Americans+see+other+people.+It+has+to+be+an+American+crisis%2C+of+course.+If+two+countries+fight+that+do+not+supply+the+Americans+with+some+precious+commodity%2C+then+the+education+of+the+public+does+not+take+place.+But+when+the+dictator+falls%2C+when+the+oil+is+threatened%2C+then+you+turn+on+the+television+and+they+tell+you+where+the+country+is%2C+what+the+language+is%2C+how+to+pronounce+the+names+of+the+leaders%2C+what+the+religion+is+all+about%2C+and+maybe+you+can+cut+out+recipes+in+the+newspaper+of+Persian+dishes.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F1519%2FDon_Delillo_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=42258&author=Guy Finley"e=++A+crisis+is+a+close+encounter+of+the+third+kind.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F7108%2FGuy+Finley_64x64.png){kind=link}