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title: "10 Extreme Circumstances Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Our visibility shouldn’t be subject to such extreme circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/our-visibility-shouldn-t-be-subject-to-such-extreme-circumstances/)

[Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/)

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> [in extreme circumstances I think embarrassment is a luxury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-vargas/in-extreme-circumstances-i-think-embarrassment-is-a-luxury/)

[Fred Vargas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-vargas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/fred-vargas-24265_circumstances_in-extreme-circumstances-i-think-embarra_73990.jpg)

> [I believe in an extraconsciousness that looks after you. It only comes into play in extreme circumstances, which for me is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-marshall/i-believe-in-an-extraconsciousness-that-looks-after-you-it-only-comes/)

[Roger Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/roger-marshall-274090_belief_i-believe-in-an-extraconsciousness-that_797418.jpg)

> [I'm always after putting people in extreme circumstances. I'm always after not knowing what I'm doing in those extreme circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-boyle/i-m-always-after-putting-people-in-extreme-circumstances-i-m-always/)

[Danny Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-boyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/danny-boyle-3499_circumstances_i-m-always-after-putting-people-in-extre_1278714.png)

> [As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-scott-thomas/as-actors-we-re-always-asked-to-portray-and-react-to-these-extreme/)

[Kristin Scott Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-scott-thomas/)

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> [Order always weighs on the individual. Disorder makes him wish for the police or for death. These are two extreme circumstances in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-valery/order-always-weighs-on-the-individual-disorder-makes-him-wish-for-the/)

[Paul Valery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-valery/)

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> [Shakespeare put characters in extreme circumstances, all over his plays. Therefore their behaviour becomes extreme, in ways that can be both extremely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-lester/shakespeare-put-characters-in-extreme-circumstances-all-over-his/)

[Adrian Lester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-lester/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/adrian-lester-6198_bad_shakespeare-put-characters-in-extreme-ci_681096.jpg)

> [To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-hope-under-the-most-extreme-circumstances-is-an-act-of-defiance/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-powers/as-human-beings-we-have-the-blessing-and-the-curse-that-we-re-able-to/)

[Kevin Powers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-powers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/kevin-powers-9351_able_as-human-beings-we-have-the-blessing-and_2709644.png)

> [The warrior must continue to make decisions in the face of extreme circumstances. He cannot afford to get angry or frightened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-friedman/the-warrior-must-continue-to-make-decisions-in-the-face-of-extreme/)

[George Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-friedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/george-friedman-7436_angry_the-warrior-must-continue-to-make-decisi_3048606.png)

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