Situations Quotes

1428 Situations quotes by 1124 unique authors

People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within. — Banana Yoshimoto
I had never wanted to be one of those girls in love with boys who would not have me. Unrequited love - plain desperate aboveboard… — Elizabeth McCracken
I'm jealous of your hooks," Kevin replied. "Having no hands is better than having two equally strong hands." Don't be ridiculous," one of the white-faced… — Daniel Handler
So much in writing depends on the superficiality of one's days. One may be preoccupied with shopping and income tax returns and chance conversations, but… — Graham Greene
She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if she was confident… — Stephen Chbosky
Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!” he said, and it became a proverb, though we now say ‘out of the frying-pan into the fire’… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way… — Candace Bushnell
I don't think humanity just replays history, but we are the same people our ancestors were, and our descendants are going to face a lot… — Kage Baker
A literary creation can appeal to us in all sorts of ways-by its theme, subject, situations, characters. But above all it appeals to us by… — Boris Pasternak
I'd been in hairier situations than this one. Actually, it's sort of depressing, thinking how many times I'd been in them. But if experience had… — Jim Butcher
Only the basic situations in life occur only once, never to return. For a man to be a man, he must be fully aware of… — Milan Kundera
[However], the sufferer from depression has no option, and therefore finds himself, like a walking casualty of war, thrust into the most intolerable social and… — William Styron
But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations… — Francis Chan
In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations."… — Cassandra Clare
The quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, or situations, the more shallow and lifeless your reality becomes, and the… — Eckhart Tolle
Moments before sleep are when she feels most alive, leaping across fragments of the day, bringing each moment into the bed with her like a… — Michael Ondaatje
If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations… — John Patrick Shanley
She knew more about these situations than she realized, he thought. She'd spent years at Duncan's side. "When in doubt," he added, "be pompous. — John Flanagan
It’s easy to want peace and love in hypothetical situations—then reality sets in, and sometimes we have to do what’s ugly. — Richelle Mead
Zombies will try to scale any surface no matter how unfeasable or even impossible. In all but the easiest situations, these attempts have met with… — Max Brooks
Peace comes in situations completely surrendered to the sovereign authority of Christ. — Beth Moore
Christians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in situations where we are safe 'even if there is no God.' But… — Francis Chan
Our life is composed of events and states of mind. How ewe appraise our life from our deathbed will be predicated not only on what… — Stephen Levine
Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations. — Maria V. Snyder
Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations. — Jasper Fforde

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