Top 1200 Situations In Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

As one recalls some of the monstrous situations under which human beings have lived and live their lives, one marvels at man's meekness and complacency. It can only be explained by the quality of flesh to become calloused to situations that if faced suddenly would provoke blisters and revolt.

The essence of spirituality does not consist in a specialised or narrow interest in some imagined part of life, but in a certain enlightened attitude to all the various situations which obtain in life. It covers and includes the whole of life. All the material things of this world can be made subservient to the divine game, and when they are thus subordained they become auxiliary to the self-affirmation of the spirit.

Laws of physics don't necessarily apply to real-life political situations.

I've been in lots of situations in my life where I've managed to turn pain into growing pains.

Songwriting and poetry are so commonly birthed from underdogs because one can make even the ugliest situations admirable, or more beautiful than the beautiful situations - they are the most graceful media in which the lines of society are distorted.

I've been fighting for my life before and sleeping in cars and trying to find a place to lay my head. I've had situations where I've had nowhere to go. This is the easy part. I overcame life.

Don't let anything or anyone define you. You are what you are because of what you make of tough situations in your life.

The complexities of life situations are really not as complicated as we tend to experience them.

In real life as in grand opera, arias only make hopeless situations worse.

In real life, people in the most dire situations must cope through humor.

I don't think that swearing or gratuitous violence or sex make a show better. I just think there are natural rhythms to a human being in these situations, and what happens in these situations that cable allows is a natural reaction.

I'm not trying to uncover the facts of my life but to discover the dramatic truth of the situations I was in.

Some of the funniest moments I've ever experienced have been in the midst of tragic situations in my life.

I want my games to teach a message about life, by presenting situations where the answer isn't a clear yes or no.

Inspirational Psychology brings peace and choice to life even in the most difficult of situations.

Life is full of temporary situations, ultimately ending in a permanent solution.

I talk to our players about life and situations and doing the right thing all the time.

But, Superstore has always done an amazing job of reflecting real life situations and challenges.

Nature is less partial than she appears, and all situations in life have their compensations along with them.

I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.

In acting, you have to pull from real-life situations, from people, to help develop a character.

If you live with the myths in your mind, you will find yourself always in mythological situations. They cover everything that can happen to you. And that enables you to interpret the myth in relation to life, as well as life in relation to myth.

The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.

History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable.

Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.

Art cinema is easier to do as situations in it are closer to real life.

I drew pictures for and about the soldiers because I knew what their life was like and understood their gripes. I wanted to make something out of the humorous situations which come up even when you don't think life could be any more miserable.

All of spiritual practice is a matter of relationship: to ourselves, to others, to life's situations.

Real success is gaining the ability to face situations in life with maturity.

All my life I've taken photographs of people who are completely at peace being what they were in the situations I photographed them in.

My whole background as a social worker has allowed me to understand human behavior in difficult situations. Working in Kenya, I see the most desperate situations - things I could never believe possible - and then have to try to find solutions.

I'll adapt to any situation. I've been adapting to different situations my whole life.

All my stories are mainly slice-of-life and rooted to real issues and situations that I have experienced myself.

I always see the absurdity in most situations. It's my experience of how life works.

Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of.

The genres change but all of my stories feature ordinary people thrown into frightening, life-altering situations.

It's not all been rosy; I've had difficult situations where I've failed. But when you fail you learn a lot about yourself and come back stronger. The message is: life need not have limits. Having an opportunity in life is important but what defines you is what you do with that opportunity.

Worry is not the symptom of a problematic life; it's the problem. Situations pass that make our life difficult, it's the worry that stay's with us that makes us ultimately unhappy.

It's vital to be growing through your life rather than going through your life. The object is not to change other people or situations; it's to do the inner work they stimulate.

There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you don't make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life.

I don't like to talk hypotheticals. I deal with the real life situations. I treat every day as a blessing.

As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.

Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.

If I was to have a reality show, it wouldn't be a show based on my personal life. I'd want it to showcase me and my girls on tour, like living life as a young artist, not exposing what goes on in my family situations.

At the time of 'Neither Fish Nor Flesh's non-performance in the marketplace - I believe that's the expression - every single thing hit me at once. Legal situations, financial situations, the mother of my daughter and I were splitting up, everything.

I can create offensive situations for myself and I can create situations for other people.

I believe when people can find out who they are, then you can be equipped to handle life's situations.

I don't know how the poor farmers deal with such situations in real life. It's really sad.

My biggest fear is overreaching. I have been in situations where I felt swamped, and it's turned out really well; and I've had other situations where I've had to walk off the film after five minutes because I realized I was in way over my head.

Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

We have no problems, only situations. Not all problems have solutions, but all situations have outcomes.

I struggle in these situations not to let my madness govern me, and to let the positive aspects of my character define my life.

I like making music which connects to me and the real situations in life.

Everyday life inspires me, the situations that we all find ourselves in at one time or another.

When you choose to perceive love over fear, life begins to flow. You feel peaceful and you see love in all situations. Your hang-ups subside and your life feels guided.

Whether we're prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.

Life, in all ranks and situations, is an outward occupation, an actual and active work.

You are called to stand up for life! To respect and defend the mystery of life always and everywhere, including the lives of unborn babies, giving real help and encouragement to mothers in difficult situations. You are called to work and pray against abortion.

The truth is that we have to, as American citizens, stop thinking that this life that we're living, the things that we're dealing with, is some reality TV show. This is real life, real children, real situations.

We must begin by admitting that people and situations do not cause us to speak as we do. Our hearts control our words. People and situations simply provide the occasion for the heart to express itself.