Circumstances Quotes - Page 2
Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1994). “Essential Turgenev”, p.163, Northwestern University Press
Atul Gawande (2014). “Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End”, p.143, Profile Books
Pema Chodron (2002). “The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times”, p.3, Shambhala Publications
And even, if circumstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan.
Allan Massie (2010). “A Question Of Loyalties”, p.238, Canongate Books
Hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them.
Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.7, Random House
When you cannot rejoice in feelings, circumstances or conditions, rejoice in the Lord.
A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
Robert Owen, William Legg (1839). “Report of the Discussion: Between Robert Owen, Esq., and the Rev. Wm. Legg, B.A., which Took Place in the Town Hall, Reading, March 5 & 6, 1839, on Mr. Owen's New Views of Society”, p.34
Disharmony that comes from circumstances that are valid has tension, poignancy, quality, and beauty.
Oscar Wilde (2015). “An Ideal Husband”, p.33, Sheba Blake Publishing
The way to feel better about your own situation is to improve someone else’s circumstances.
Ezra Taft Benson (1990). “Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice”, Shadow Mountain
Aldous Huxley (2009). “The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell”, p.10, Harper Collins