Situation Quotes

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Given a situation, a system with a Leerstelle [a gap], whether a given completion (Lueckenfuellung) does justice to the structure, is the "right" one, is… — Max Wertheimer
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true.… — Robert K. Merton
I mean, I was just one of the ones who got exposed, and because of the position I was in, where I was in my… — Michael Vick
He (Leo Durocher) had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse. — Branch Rickey
There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but there are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations. — Zig Ziglar
Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. — Iris Johansen
No matter what you say you might do, you never really know until you're in the moment. Every situation is so different. — Garth Brooks
There are worse situations than drowning in cash and sitting, sitting, sitting. I remember when I wasn’t awash in cash — and I don’t want… — Charlie Munger
Fukushima is the most terrifying situation I can imagine, — David Suzuki
Pastoral theology and care helps people look deeper at the intersection between their inherited religious traditions and their current life situations. From this vantage point,… — Larry Graham
Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations. — Taiichi Ohno
One day I was living silently in a personal hell, without anyone to tell what I felt, without even knowing that the feelings I had… — Jamaica Kincaid
I have to be very aware of the increasing downside risks that threaten the overall global situation. — Ralph Goodale
I have unshakeable faith in the perfect outcome of every situation in my life, for God is in absolute control. — Catherine Ponder
I always practise penalties, but what people don't understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you're under. — Alan Shearer
The only situation which might justify panic is one in which panic is likely to help. Such a situation never arises. Though pretended panic may… — Unknown Author
Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I can’t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with… — Florence Welch
Inflation, especially a slow steady rise in prices, encourages producers, because it means that they can commit themselves to costs of production on one price… — Carroll Quigley
It is pointless to get your knickers in a twist if a certain person fails to react the way you want. It is best to… — Stuart Wilde
This is the sort of situation I enjoy: a game in the San Siro, a huge crowd and a night for big men. Remember, only… — Marcel Desailly
We have created a mindset in our society where everyone wants what they want when they want it. And if we don't get what we… — Steve Rizzo
My feeling is that contracts should always be honored. ... This is a situation where a legally binding contract is not being honored and that's… — Gary Bettman
We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya — Boris Yeltsin
I believe that with the help of foreign countries - and under that condition only, because they have no other source of financing - the… — Eduard Shevardnadze
I am preoccupied with the possibility of creating art which functions in a public situation without compromising its private character of being antiheroic, antimonumental, antiabstract,… — Claes Oldenburg

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