Top 1200 Unusual Circumstances Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

The greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.

Anyone who comes into your life, under any circumstances, has something to teach you.

Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter what the circumstances.

Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

We think we can control life by controlling our immediate circumstances. But we can't!

Reality and unreality have no clear distinction in our present circumstances.

I felt very fortunate that I was able to retire in the circumstances that I did.

Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest.

Of course we have Queen Elizabeth as head of state, but in many ways we are a kind of republic. We don't have royals in Australia, so it was kind of unusual to run into those kind of people. But aside from that it was quite ordinary.

Anything new is a sort of adventure - as a child, I think I was quite bad at tackling new experiences, like unusual foods, and I hated new clothes or having my hair cut.

The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.

Test cricket is about respecting the opposition, the conditions and the circumstances.

Strive to realize a state of inward happiness, independent of circumstances.

I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day.

Nobody pays attention to the way a person's shirt folds around his shoulder when they sit down, but if that shirt folded in an unusual way, you'd notice it.

Belief systems thrive in circumstances of collision. They are energized by their opposites.

I'm a victim of maybe circumstances, but look at how it worked out?

When I was a kid I really liked the guitarist of The Doors [Robby Krieger]. He plays blues, but he plays a lot of melodic things. He plays scales that are kind of unusual, and some bent notes.

Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the comment that not only are universities a 'cathedral' for worship of knowledge, they are also 'sheltered workshops' for the socially challenged.

Our worst foes are not belligerent circumstances, but wavering spirits.

You know, circumstances can change, but I'm just not going to let my head go there.

Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment.

Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult.

I would not restart, under any circumstances, an interrogation program at CIA.

Real happiness is not vulnerable, because it does not depend on circumstances.

Everybody reacts to very difficult circumstances differently, we have to accept that.

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.

Ultimately, it's one's upbringing, consciousness and circumstances that decide the path you'll choose.

Don’t let less-than-perfect circumstances keep you from trusting God.

... it was not very unusual at Washington for a lady to take the arm of a gentleman, who was neither her husband, her father, norher brother. This remarkable relaxation of American decorum has been probably introduced by the foreign legations.

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

Nearly everyone will lie to you, given the right circumstances.

From the start, I held the pick in an unusual way. I used to bend my thumb way back in order to get a good angle for fast playing. I played that way for 10 years.

The peace that Jesus gives is never engineered by circumstances on the outside.

I always think about what would Christ do in any circumstances.

I try to get away. Its very unusual for me to be in one spot for so many months, which is one of the things Ive had to get used to for a television show. I enjoy going on adventures and seeing the planet.

Probably what my comment meant was that I don't care about the circumstances if I can tell the truth.

Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.

Certainly my films are cinematically unusual, and quite contemplative in their pacing compared to conventional films, but I think overall they are quite engaging, accessible, and even funny.

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

And then to see the whole movie, you're pretty much waiting until the end of production. And the major lifting in terms of editing and all that stuff is done before you shoot the movie. That's an unusual way to work.

Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.

Pastry is different from cooking because you have to consider the chemistry, beauty and flavor. It's not just sugar and eggs thrown together. I tell my pastry chefs to be in tune for all of this. You have to be challenged by using secret or unusual ingredients.

The scenes of existence can be modified. One creates his own circumstances.

I think my reaction to most issues is to get the facts and circumstances.

There are in life conjunctions of circumstances when the reproach that we are not Voltaires is least of all appropriate.

The nail doesn't choose the time or the circumstances in which it is drawn to the magnet

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different.

Changes are not unusual - I mean, most movies, when they release them, they make changes. But somehow, when I make the slightest change, everybody thinks it's the end of the world.

I like the idea of love standing the test of time and circumstances.

'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' - every scene is from those characters' point of view. They're in literally every scene, very unusual in a big studio film.

Having a parent live with you under the best of circumstances can be a terrible stressor.

For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.

Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.

If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon.

True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.

But stories don't only speak; they are spoken to, by the circumstances under which they are written.

I am dying a thousand cruel and unusual deaths as fifty pairs of eyes take me in, size me up like something that should be hanging over a fireplace in a gentleman's den.

Faith has nothing to do with circumstances, it deals entirely with the Word of God.

To be dogmatic about a cause you believe in at the age of 20 or 30 is not unusual. But to be dogmatic at age 55 or 60 shows a lack of any learning capacity.