Circumstance Quotes

501 Circumstance quotes by 404 unique authors

To kill, in war or in any circumstance, creates a silence. It is right that silence should surround the taking of life. After all, the… — Stanley Hauerwas
As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available? — Paul Dano
Our experience of many life circumstances is a function of our personal perspective and not the circumstance itself. — Lindsay Wagner
There can be moments in your life where you may feel attracted to someone depending on circumstance, depending on the person of one gender or… — Charles M. Blow
We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance. — William Stephenson
At the first general meeting of this Corporation in 1820, his Lordship presided; a circumstance, which may well be considered an era in the history… — John Strachan
The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance… — William Falconer
If we were in a similar circumstance in the future I would want to make sure that our reporting was at least as diverse as… — Jim Walton
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. — Bruce Barton
All I am saying is I will be a senator - should there be any special circumstance where the political forces would believe that there… — Mario Monti
So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the… — Ai Weiwei
We actors do this to pretend, to go into imaginary circumstances, so when the imaginary circumstance is of a different time, that just compounds the… — Tim DeKay
A circumstance that I was dealing with when recording my second album was I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. — Julie Roberts
When my first husband died, what I tried to do is to sort of, you know, try to bring some rationale to the circumstance and… — Olympia Snowe
To me, families are puzzles that take a lifetime to work out - or not, as often is the case - and I like to… — Khaled Hosseini
It was an accident of circumstance that I never married. — Quentin Blake
I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular… — Katori Hall
You need to learn to be happy by nature, because you'll seldom have the chance to be happy by circumstance. — Unknown Author
I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can… — William Wordsworth
NOSE, n. The extreme outpost of the face. From the circumstance that great conquerors have great noses, Getius, whose writings antedate the age of humor,… — Ambrose Bierce
I am not a Starfleet commander, or T.J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship NCC-170...[some audience members say 'one'], or own a phaser. And I… — William Shatner
Holiness, Faith and Religion can never be institutionalized because they are the individual property of every man, they are a part of each mans Sacred… — Sorin Cerin
It is not possible to create a perfect society for an imperfect man. Even if we transhipped the present man to a society where the… — Sorin Cerin
An adult male living alone stops being a vaguely tragicomic bachelor once he is found in the circumstance of simultaneously taking a whiz and eating… — Unknown Author
Rather than retreating from or trying to get around a negative circumstance you're in, it is best to confront it head-on and do what you… — Melchor Lim

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