Situation Quotes - Page 23

• nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Truth, Denial, Denying The Truth

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• Man little knows what calamities are beyond his patience to bear till he tries them; as in ascending the heights of ambition, which look bright from below, every step we rise shows us some new and gloomy prospect of hidden disappointment; so in our descent from the summits of pleasure, though the vale of misery below may appear, at first, dark and gloomy, yet the busy mind, still attentive to its own amusement, finds, as we descend, something to flatter and to please. Still as we approach, the darkest objects appear to brighten, and the mortal eye becomes adapted to its gloomy situation.

  Oliver Goldsmith

  Disappointment, Ambition, Eye

  Oliver Goldsmith (1854). “The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Poetical works. Dramas. The vicar of Wakefield”, p.376

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• The most sympathetic of men never fully comprehend woman's concrete situation.

  Simone de Beauvoir

  Men, Sympathetic, Concrete

  Simone de Beauvoir (1963). “Nature of the second sex”

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• Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going beserk.

  Melody Beattie

  Peace, Demand, Matter

  Melody Beattie (1990). “The Language of Letting Go”, p.161, Hazelden Publishing

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• I own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please.

  Edmund Burke

  Men, Humanity, Haughtiness

  Edmund Burke (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)”, p.32, Delphi Classics

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• most people prefer to carry out the kinds of experiments that allow the scientist to feel that he is in full control of the situation rather than surrendering himself to the situation, as one must in studying human beings as they actually live.

  Margaret Mead

  Science, People, Study

  Margaret Mead (1972). “Blkberry Winter”

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• If you know someone who's depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn't a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.

  Stephen Fry

  Depression, Weather, Being Depressed

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• It is a common observation that those who dwell continually upon their expectations are apt to become oblivious to the requirements of their actual situation.

  Charles Sanders Peirce

  Acceptance, Expectations, Requirements

  Charles Sanders Peirce (1958). “Selected Writings (Values in a Universe of Chance)”, p.19, Courier Corporation

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• The language of religion can alone suit every situation and every mode of feeling.

  Madame de Stael

  Feelings, Religion, Suits

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• The thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character.

  Madame de Stael

  Character, Reputation

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• [On women's role in the home:] Every wife, mother and housekeeper feels at present that there is some screw loose in the household situation.

  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  Mother, Women, Home

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• Our dreams of a pure virtue are dissolved in a situation in which it is possible to exercise the virtue of responsibility toward a community of nations only by courting the prospective guilt of the atomic bomb.

  Reinhold Niebuhr

  Dream, Responsibility, Exercise

  Reinhold Niebuhr (2015). “Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics: (Library of America #263)”, p.551, Library of America

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• The spiritual commitment is to make every situation an object of devotional connection.

  Marianne Williamson

  Spiritual, Commitment, Connections

  Marianne Williamson (2013). “Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage”, p.34, Random House

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• Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Giving Up, Opportunity, Remember

  H. Jackson Brown Jr. (2007). “Complete Life's Little Instruction Book: 1,560 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life”, p.134, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• You just never know with contract situations and the whole business side of it. I'm here now and I'm happy to be here now. The future will take care of itself.

  Darrelle Revis

  Nfl, Care, Sides

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• I could never be in a situation with a job where I was not allowed to listen to music all day. I would rather work at a fast food restaurant where I could turn on the radio all day rather than be in a situation where I have to sneak and listen to music.

  Kanye West

  Jobs, Radio, Fast Food

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• As a journalist you have to think quickly, you're exposed to all types of people and situations and you've got to synthesize your thoughts in a very clear and concise way and write them down quickly. Those were all things that have proven really useful in my life as a television writer.

  Frank Spotnitz

  Writing, Thinking, People

  Source: movieweb.com

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• Disasters are funny to me. As a comedian you learn from failure, so I'm always trying to put myself in a situation that does not seem ideal for my comedy and see how it works.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Always Trying, Comedian, Doe

  "Comedian Anthony Jeselnik Is Eager To Offend You". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.buzzfeed.com. July 9, 2013.

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• In television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.

  Shelley Long

  Essence, Play, Television

  Source: www.gq.com

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• We [in the MBA] get to create a situation where we're really choosing the students to join our environment based upon what we think they can teach the rest of us. We're always trying to attract people who are going to bring excitement and intellectual curiosity into our classrooms in our environment.

  Robert J. Dolan

  Thinking, Mba, Always Trying

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I made songs really for myself - I didn't ever expect to put it out there and make this a record for mass consumption, this was really just a way for me to get out of my own situation and reclaim that part of myself - so when making the songs, I wanted a testament to what I'd gone through, I wanted a snapshot of those moments.

  Frank Iero

  Song, Gone, Snapshots

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• Nothing funny about happy people. I don't know, you just look at a situation or a life, and you can kind of pick up the areas of conflict and delve in there, because that's where the most story is. If someone's happily married for 20 years, that's great, but it's not that funny.

  Kate Beaton

  Years, People, Looks

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The good thing about life is that you can research anywhere you are. I'm just constantly gathering little bits of information all the time. I'm always grabbing something out of the headlines, out of the news or reading a book about astronomy and just trying to figure out how to get my head around the facts but the bigger stress is trying to connect those facts to normal life situations and our relationship with God.

  Louie Giglio

  Stress, Book, Reading

  Source: www.christianpost.com

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• Sometimes I feel like people don't even know how to react in some situations because of online culture. Since many things are online, you might not react to something that is happening live.

  Rob Zombie

  People, Culture, Might

  Source: nerdist.com

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• How close beneath the surface, even in the happiest family, is the chronic grievance! I sometimes think that tinderboxes are inert and powder kegs mere talcum compared to the explosive possibilities in the most commoplace domestic situation.

  Margaret Halsey

  Thinking, Kegs, Sometimes

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