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title: "7 Extreme Situation Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Extreme Situation quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Extreme Situation sayings and thoughts."
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> [It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/breyten-breytenbach/it-may-be-an-extreme-example-brought-about-by-abnormal-circumstances/)

[Breyten Breytenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/breyten-breytenbach/)

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> [Most people believe they have a clear idea of what's right and wrong. Many say they know how they'll act, or how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lurlene-mcdaniel/most-people-believe-they-have-a-clear-idea-of-what-s-right-and-wrong/)

[Lurlene McDaniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lurlene-mcdaniel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/lurlene-mcdaniel-9790_being-honest_most-people-believe-they-have-a-clear-id_361600.png)

> [I like the fact that when you're put into a really extreme situation, you put everything else aside. You put your ego…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maisie-williams/i-like-the-fact-that-when-you-re-put-into-a-really-extreme-situation/)

[Maisie Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maisie-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/maisie-williams-3935_aside_i-like-the-fact-that-when-you-re-put-int_524531.png)

> [I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-just-couldn-t-imagine-hitting-a-child-but-in-the-slap-it-s-an/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

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> [“When you're in an extreme situation you tend to avoid facing it by getting caught up in little details. Like a guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryu-murakami/when-you-re-in-an-extreme-situation-you-tend-to-avoid-facing-it-by/)

[Ryū Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryu-murakami/)

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> [Being in a war situation is probably the most extreme situation for a human being to be in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boaz-lavie/being-in-a-war-situation-is-probably-the-most-extreme-situation-for-a/)

[Boaz Lavie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boaz-lavie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/boaz-lavie-82695_extremes_being-in-a-war-situation-is-probably-the_1542382.jpg)

> [I've learned our soldiers are so much like everybody else. They're just put into an extreme situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-gauthier/i-ve-learned-our-soldiers-are-so-much-like-everybody-else-they-re/)

[Mary Gauthier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-gauthier/)

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