Quotes About Circumstances

Under these circumstances, silence among such a large group of people is an uncomfortable thing to experience. Guilt spreads around even to those who have nothing to feel guilty about. Many held their breath. Or, as I heard later, many did what me and my mum did and closed their eyes. We closed our eyes in a bid to remove ourselves.

Why precisely this or that one is placed in circumstances which lead to saving faith, while others are not so placed, is indeed, a mystery. We cannot explain the workings of Providence; but we do know that the Judge of all the earth shall do right, and that when we attain to perfect knowledge we shall see that He has sufficient reasons for all His acts.

Given courage and ability and a favorable set of circumstances, there is no greater way to [acquire] influence than to be free of personal ambition.

That you traveled as far away from this place as you possibly could, only to find yourself back, and it's all concertinaed down to nothing?

Often, though, people carry around the belief that the majority of their problems are circumstantial or situational—which is to say, external. And if the problems are caused by everyone and everything else, by stuff out there, why should they bother to change themselves?

So I, uh, sort of threw myself out of the passenger seat of a moving car. Don't look at me like that. I'm telling you, it made sense at the time.

Joy comes from knowing that God is at work in your life in spite of your circumstances.

confronted with sudden disaster we all focus on how unremarkable the circumstances were in which the unthinkable occurred, the clear blue sky from which the plane fell, the routine errand that ended on the shoulder with the car in flames, the swings where the children were playing as usual when the rattlesnake struck from the ivy.

recognize now that there was nothing unusual in this: confronted with sudden disaster we all focus on how unremarkable the circumstances were in which the unthinkable occurred

confronted with sudden disaster we all focus on how unremarkable the circumstances were in which the unthinkable occurred

The right circumstances sometimes happen of their own accord, slyly, without fanfare, without warning. Layman's alchemy. . . . The magic of everyday things.

There was no black or white. Someone who had been good her entire life could, in fact, do something evil. People were just as capable of committing murder, under the right circumstances, as any monster.

by now you've already formed your own impression. you believe that an act committed a lifetime ago defines a man, or you believe that a person's past has nothing to do with his future. you think i am either a hero, or a monster. maybe knowning more about circumstances will make you think differently about me, but it won't change what happened twenty-eight years ago.

Boiling water hardens a potato but it softens an egg. It is circumstances which determine ones attitude.

You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise.

When you know you are doing your very best within the circumstances of your existence, applaud yourself!

We learn in our guts, not just in our brain, that a life of joy is not in seeking happiness, but in experiencing and simply being the circumstances of our life as they are; not in fulfilling personal wants, but in fulfilling the needs of life

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.

Do not be victim of circumstances. You have three choices. Let it define you. Let it destroy you, let it strengthen you. Choice is yours.

Use honor, integrity, fidelity, and ethical behavior to guide your decisions under challenging circumstances.

God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.

Our circumstances are not an accurate reflection of God's goodness. Whether life is good or bad, God's goodness, rooted in His character, is the same.

I did not wish her to go on in this strain because her poverty was something which obsessed her and like all obsessions was boring to other people.