Situations Quotes · Page 10

I think situations are more important than plot and character.

— Harry Mathews

For me, one of the things that I get excited about is getting in situations I shouldn't be in.

— Nikki Sixx

I like situations that push a character to the edge.

— Claire Cameron

Creating situations in your head that will never happen in real life.

— Zhat

“God doesn’t put that much prep into something that is insignificant.”

— Shannon L. Alder

Do not wait for extraordinary situations to do good; try to use ordinary situations

— Jean Paul Richter

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

— Dalai Lama

I'm always in situations where you can't be funny, and yet I want to do it anyway.

— Tim Heidecker

A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting…

— Bruce Cockburn

You have to put yourself in people's shoes in certain situations because you don't know what people really think or what they're…

— Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I…

— Bae Doona

But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would…

— Adam Weishaupt

A lot of times, drama around it is not for the worse but for the best in the long run. If we…

— Camila Alves

Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.

— Madeleine Albright

I'm an impatient person in many respects. I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations. It forces me to deliver.

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

I hate problems that can't be fixed on the spot...Like one of those 'only time will tell' situations.

— Anonymous

I feel like there's already a written narrative going on everywhere. All the different situations and realities you're in, like words floating…

— Bill Callahan

You have to talk about why things happened the way they did. You can't actually explain my political life except by a…

— David Lange

The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over…

— Ira Glass

Everyone has the opportunity to do a horror film. There's something great about it as an actor. You have to go to…

— Alexandra Daddario

Halfway through primary school, I realised that I was not as physically strong or fearless as many kids. So, in situations of…

— Morris Gleitzman

I always find the more you can draw on real life characters, people, situations, it works better. Certainly for designing a character,…

— Sharlto Copley

If I was single and did not have kids, I wonder whether if I would try as hard to be patient, to…

— Danny Boyle

Improvisation has to do with exploring something like two brothers in a room together. You find out things about situations by discovering…

— Mike Nichols

Have a short story feature two situations, and then let them solve each other.

— Gene Wolfe

In my films, a lot of the situations come from real life.

— Taika Waititi

There again, that is a fundamental principle: no two situations are alike.

— Lakhdar Brahimi

This doesn't seem like one of those 'truth will set you free' situations.

— Paulo Costanzo

I've covered a couple wars and a lot of breaking news and a lot of cops-and-robbers situations.

— John King

In acting, you have to pull from real-life situations, from people, to help develop a character.

— Kevin Hart

“Rats! It's rainy outside, And to be a good fella Invite a smile so wide Nobody needs umbrella!”

— Ana Claudia Antunes

Don't push a situation if you can't finish the fight

— Courtney Hayward

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.

— Billy Graham

In general, I like contradictions and complex situations.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

— Doug Larson

“Kiddo, you and me don't do so well in situations we can't control.' 'Don't think I care for that.”

— Mindy McGinnis

That we cannot rise equal to situations when we are in them — that is the tragedy of life.

— Henry Miller

I want to create situations that give people something to think about.

— Charlie Kaufman

I like putting myself in uncomfortable situations.

— Nikki Glaser

When the situations seem impossible, the best thing you can do is to think the opposite!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan