Thrust Upon Quotes

50 quotes by 39 authors

I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that… — Angelina Jolie
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. — John W. Gardner
I try to stay out of the spotlight as much as humanly possible, because I think that when actors, whether or not they've chosen it… — Anne Hathaway
Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them. — Joseph Heller
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us. — O. Henry
When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to… — Dee Dee Myers
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. — William Shakespeare
The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are… — Maya Angelou
Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them. — Dick Francis
It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Men who find themselves late are never sure. They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizen should be: partisans but… — Stephen King
Actual life was chaos, but there was something terribly logical in the imagination. It was the imagination that set remorse to dog the feet of… — Oscar Wilde
In the common world of fact the wicked were not punished, nor the good rewarded. Success was given to the strong, failure thrust upon the… — Oscar Wilde
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three.… — Joseph Heller
Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right.… — Brandon Mull
My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly.… — Aimee Friedman
With due apologies to Shakespeare, some people are born writers, some people achieve it after a lot of hard work, some people have a writing… — Amish Tripathi
Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature. — Ian Mckellen
Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately. — Frank Dane
Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity. — Luther Standing Bear

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