Circumstance Quotes

501 Circumstance quotes by 404 unique authors

The wisdom of providence is as much revealed in the rarity of genius, as in the circumstance that not everyone is deaf or blind. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
To bear all naked truths, And to envisage circumstance, all calm, That is the top of sovereignty — John Keats
The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance. — Henry A. Kissinger
A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy… — Andrea Dworkin
It is a measure of the Negro's circumstance that, in America, the smallest things usually take him so very long, and that, by the time… — Murray Kempton
Art and Religion are, then, two roads by which men escape from circumstance to ecstasy. Between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance.… — Clive Bell
I have to say that it was a thrilling ride to be on 'Terriers.' It was this odd circumstance where it was really loved by… — Donal Logue
I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself. — Charles Simeon
Balance is the ability to be happy in the midst of the most chaotic or even boring or transient circumstance. — Frederick Lenz
Stop trying to do things that will make you happy. Happiness is a state of mind; because otherwise, you are a slave to circumstance. — Frederick Lenz
Happiness is not dependent upon outer circumstance. Happiness is falling in love with everything around you, everything inside of you. — Frederick Lenz
I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. Sometimes you don't see the humanity in a person because… — Irvine Welsh
Physical circumstance will not cause happiness. Or if it does, there is the fear of loss. Now you are a slave to it. You have… — Frederick Lenz
I like to talk about a thing I call a "practiced pause." Just a few moments of pausing allows me to consider a circumstance and… — Mary Anne Radmacher
People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since… — Anthony Powell
In all my ways of seeing - may I use new glasses, a telescope and a microscope. And may I always allow myself to see… — Mary Anne Radmacher
What are the proper grounds for joy? Is it circumstance which will determine the stature of my spirit? Ah, no. It is choice. It is… — Mary Anne Radmacher
The political topicality of my October paintings means almost nothing to me, but in many reviews it is the first or only thing that arouses… — Gerhard Richter
Let a person only approach his or her own self with a deep respect, even reverence for all that the creative soul, the God-mystery within… — D. H. Lawrence
There is a condition or circumstance that has a greater bearing upon the happiness of life than any other. What is it? Something to do;… — John Burroughs
If two or more instances of the phenomenon under investigation have only one circumstance in common, the circumstance in which alone all the instances agree… — John Stuart Mill
The poetic beauty of Davy's mind never seems to have left him. To that circumstance I would ascribe the distinguishing feature in his character, and… — Davies Gilbert
The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career; yet it depended… — Charles Darwin
... Every circumstance in life, no matter how crooked and distorted and ugly it appears to be, if it is reacted to in love and… — Hannah Hurnard
Privacy under what circumstance? Privacy at home under what circumstances? You have more privacy if everyone's illiterate, but you wouldn't really call that privacy. That's… — Bruce Sterling

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