Predicaments Quotes

80 quotes by 73 authors

Children are not a zoo of entertainingly exotic creatures, but an array of mirrors in which the human predicament leaps out at us. — John Updike
What it sees there isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament. — Christopher Isherwood
How could you communicate with the future? It was impossible. Either the future would resemble the present in which case it would not listen to… — George Orwell
The possible redemption from the predicament of irreversibilityâ”€â”€of being unable to undo what one has doneâ”€â”€is the faculty of forgiving. The remedy for unpredictability, for… — Hannah Arendt
She sifted, sighed, and stared up at the ceiling, trying to think about anything but Lord Maccoon, her current predicament, or Lord Akeldama's safety. Which… — Gail Carriger
The terrible predicament of a beautiful girl is that only an experienced womanizer, someone cynical and without scruple, feels up to the challenge. More often… — Michel Houellebecq
She looked at me as if for a moment she would seek someone who would understand the dreadful predicament of a woman, in this world… — Philippa Gregory
We all have ideas about love and death. We keep a close eye out for them our entire lives, seeking one and avoiding the other,… — Tonya Hurley
Only trust me! You have fallen into a fit of despondency and there is not the least need! In fact, nothing could be more fatal,… — Georgette Heyer
thereâ€™s really nowhere else I can go, and even if there were, it wouldnâ€™t make a difference because Iâ€™d just be running from myself, and… — Pete Wentz
It's hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament. Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, andâ€”without even… — Pema Chodron
Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey. — Ram Dass
Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament. — Paul de Man
Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement . . . says heaven and earth in one word . . . speaks… — Christopher Fry
Many of our choices have led to the predicaments we are presently complaining about. — Monica Johnson
Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive… — Elliot Richardson
Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease… — Og Mandino
Self-pity takes away the strength needed to escape the predicaments you're in, don't pity yourself but start to empowering yourself daily and enjoy inner joy… — Kemmy Nola
Its always that one mofo who always got sum to say or some type of input about other folks life and situations and they be… — Unknown Author
This is your moment of test of your faith. You're not a victim of circumstances but a winner of predicaments. Don't give up. Don't lose… — Ritu Ghatourey

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