Contingency Quotes

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... regard this body as a machine which, having been made by the hand of God, is incomparably better ordered than any machine that can… — Rene Descartes
Outward objects cannot take hold of the soul, nor force their passage into her, nor set any of her wheels going. No, the impression comes… — Marcus Aurelius
It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are… — Ulysses S. Grant
New terms used like, 'overseas contingency operation' instead of the word 'war' - that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy… — Sarah Palin
Chance doesn't mean meaningless randomness, but historical contingency. This happens rather than that, and that's the way that novelty, new things, come about. — John Polkinghorne
...she moved about in a mental cloud of many-coloured idealities, which eclipsed all sinister contingencies by its brightness. — Thomas Hardy
Freedom is the recognition of contingency. — Richard Rorty
And even, if circumstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan. — Frank Beddor
You can get far in North America with laconic grunts. "Huh," "hun," and "hi!" in their various modulations, together with "sure," "guess so," "that so?"… — Ian Fleming
He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end. — Jean-Paul Sartre
There are so many things I can't believe. That people deserve what they get, both bad and good. That one day I'll live in a… — Jodi Picoult
The guarantee of safety in a battering relationship can never be based upon a promise from the perpetrator, no matter how heartfelt. Rather, it must… — Judith Lewis Herman
O to be self-balanced for contingencies, to confront night, storms, hunger, ridicule, accidents, rebuffs, as the trees and animals do. — Walt Whitman
The vanity of existence is revealed in the whole form existence assumes: in the infiniteness of time and space contrasted with the finiteness of the… — Arthur Schopenhauer
what are you looking for? There is no Truth. There's only action, action obeying a million different impulses, ephemeral action, action subjected to every possible… — Blaise Cendrars
There is certainly a strong game development community in Texas, centered around Austin, with a significant additional contingency coming over from Dallas. — Jennifer Pahlka
A president must be on the job 24/7, ready for any contingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of war, and through… — Edward Grey
Sometimes you can resolve a stressful situation right away with one action, but often youll need several steps, perhaps over a long period.Work out a… — DrAnil Kr Sinha
When something great happens in my life, I don't consider it luck nor contingency, I classify it as the work of God. Learn to distinguish… — Jesser Weaver

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