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Circumstances Quotes by Simone Weil
- I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which becomes more or less pronounced according to the play of…
- Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the…
- I think that it is useless to fight directly against natural weaknesses. One has to force oneself to act as though one did not have…
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- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we… — James A. Baldwin
- I am of course confident that I will fulfill my tasks as a writer in all circumstances - from my grave even… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances,… — Christian Bale
- Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. — Thomas Aquinas
- If worms have the power of acquiring some notion, however rude, of the shape of an object and over their burrows, as… — Charles Darwin
- Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people… — Eli Broad
- Repeal that [welfare] law, and you will soon see a change in their manners. ... Six days shalt thou labor, though one… — Benjamin Franklin