#circumstances

It was strange, I reflected.. that even in the weirdest circumstances, the most troubling episodes of one's life, the greatest divides from home and familiarity, there were these moments of undeniable joy. ↗

— Elizabeth Kostova

#joy #life #weird #life

Find then follow the path that enables you to live the life you want to live. Don't be blow by the winds of fate. Don't be a creation of circumstances. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#creation #enable #fate #life #live

You don't invent circumstances, but when they happen they reveal human nature. ↗

— Louis Khan

#human-nature #nature

Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

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You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change. ↗

— Les Brown

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Evidence can vary depending on the circumstances, the weather, and how long it has been hanging around. ↗

— Pat Brown

#been #circumstances #depending #evidence #hanging

There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control. ↗

— Edward Zwick

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Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#bring #circumstances #commerce #contingent #flourishes

We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in an abundance of caution under the circumstances. And I believe it's the right thing to do. ↗

— Ann Veneman

#action #appropriate #believe #bse #caution

We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon sound science and good public policy, given the circumstances that we are now in. ↗

— Ann Veneman

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