Circumstances Quote by William Godwin

Ultimately, we are actors and let's leave our past absolutely behind us.

— Alok Nath

The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.

— Jalal Talabani

“In the theater of the past that is constituted by memory, the stage setting maintains the characters in their dominant roles . . .…

— Gaston Bachelard

It's hard to get justice in the real world. It's possible in fiction.

— Lauren Beukes

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it.

— Eckhart Tolle

When searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.

— Niels Bohr

It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery. These may, perhaps, succeed for once, and borrow for awhile,…

— Demosthenes

There comes a point in many people's lives when they can no longer play the role they have chosen for themselves. When that happens,…

— Brian Moore

All one can do for one's character in times like these, is to prove that one does not belong to these times.

— Johann Gottfried Seume

There is no justice. There are occasional acts of vengeance, or regret, but there's no real justice. In the natural scheme of things, it…

— Jack McDevitt

To me, the responsibility of an actor is to recreate humanity honestly. I never feel like an actor, I always look at it from…

— Michael Jai White

The past is not the present: pretending it is corrupts art and thus both rots the mind and shrivels the imagination and conscience.

— Paul Fussell