“It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.”
Harry Truman (1884–1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)
Quoted in The Observer 13 April 1958
Future Proofing You (2021)
“It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.”
Harry Truman (1884–1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)
Quoted in The Observer 13 April 1958
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
Speech in Jersey City, New Jersey (1 September 1980) http://www.slate.com/id/2201249/ <br class="br">1980s <br class="br">Context: Let it show on the record that when the American people cried out for economic help, Jimmy Carter took refuge behind a dictionary. Well, if it's a definition he wants, I'll give him one. A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
“Jezanna: Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chain store jobs!”
Alison Bechdel book Dykes to Watch Out For
#431, "Fight or Flight?" (2004), collected in Invasion of the DTWOF (2005).
Dykes to Watch Out For
“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.”
Norman Schwarzkopf (1934–2012) United States Army general
As quoted in General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Interview with the American Academy of Achievement Source: [General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. Interview, www.achievement.org, "Academy of Achievement", https://achievement.org/achiever/general-h-norman-schwarzkopf/#interview] As quoted in Pocket Patriot : Quotes from American Heroes (2005) by Kelly Nickell, p. 53