“Under Adverse conditions - some people break down, some break records”

“Some people would break the rules to get things done and some wouldn't; it was simple as that. John didn't have much use for the latter.”

“Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them.”

“To make an omelet you must first break some eggs.”

“If you want to make a chili, you're going to break some cows.”

“The big test in football is how a captain leads under conditions of adversity.”

“Some people treat adversity as a stepping stone, others as a tombstone.”

“Some men break your heart in two,
Some men fawn and flatter,
Some men never look at you;
And that cleans up the matter.”

“If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the results of its breakdown will be, so if it is to break down it had best break down sooner rather than later.”

“We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.”