Circumstances Quotes - Page 9

• Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Attitude

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• In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.

  M. J. Ryan

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Alive

  M.J. Ryan (2009). “Attitudes of Gratitude, 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life”, p.76, Conari Press

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• It is not by change of circumstances, but by fitting our spirits to the circumstances in which God has placed us, that we can be reconciled to life and duty.

  Frederick William Robertson

  Contentment, Spirit, Fitting

  Frederick William Robertson (1871). “Sermons Preached at Brighton”, p.775

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• In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.

  Margaret Halsey

  Political, Growth, Defeated

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• I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry

  Norman Wisdom

  Funny, Life, Witty

  Norman Wisdom, William Hall (1992). “Don't laugh at me: an autobiography”, Vintage

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• Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.

  William James

  Character, Doe

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• We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love.

  William Hazlitt

  Self, Excellence, Mistress

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1472, Delphi Classics

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• It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the food of genius, and my son, let no opportunity escape you to treasure up knowledge.

  Sam Houston

  Children, Son, Opportunity

  Sam Houston (1941). “The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863: 1828-1858”

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• Certainly one of our God-given privileges is the right to choose what our attitude will be in any given set of circumstances. We can let the events that surround us determine our actions-or we can personally take charge and rule our lives, using as guidelines the principles of pure religion. Pure religion is learning the gospel of Jesus Christ and then putting it into action. Nothing will ever be of real benefit to us until it is incorporated into our own lives.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Jesus, Attitude, Real

  Marvin J. Ashton (1987). “Be of Good Cheer”, Deseret Book Co

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• You cannot, and will not, encounter
  a circumstance, or a single moment,
  that does not serve directly and immediately
  the need of your soul to heal.

  Gary Zukav

  Single Mom, Soul, Encounters

  FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from Mar 19, 2014

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• Hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them.

  Jerome Groopman

  Giving, Capacity

  Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.7, Random House

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• I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Pain, Attitude, Believe

  Charles R. Swindoll (2015). “Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World”, p.107, Worthy Publishing

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• It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.

  Wally Amos

  Confidence, Believe, Goal

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• Absolute consciousness is manifest here in every circumstance of daily life because it is everywhere full and perfect. Consciousness is said to be the cause of all things because it is everywhere emergent as each manifest entity.

  Abhinavagupta

  Life, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• If through faith you have placed your eternal destiny in the loving hands of Jesus Christ, you can be sure that God is at work, shaping the events and circumstances of your life into a beautiful mosaic that will reveal His Son to the men and women around you. His hand is on you, as it has been since before you were born.

  Chuck Smith

  Beautiful, Jesus, Son

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• There is no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God and past Christ, right through to me. If it has come that far, it has come with great purpose.

  Alan Redpath

  God, Christian, Jesus

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• The conflict between what one is and who one is expected to be touches all of us. And sometimes, rather than reach for what one could be, we choose the comfort of the failed role, preferring to be the victim of circumstance, the person who didn't have a chance.

  Merle Shain

  Comfort, Roles, Chance

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• Given the right circumstances, from no more than dreams, determination, and the liberty to try, quite ordinary people consistently do extraordinary things

  Dee Hock

  Dream, Determination, People

  Dee Hock (2005). “One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization”, p.214, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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

  Lord Acton

  Age, Moral, Constant

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• Even under the best of circumstances, there's just something so damn tragic about growing up.

  Jonathan Tropper

  Growing Up, Damn, Tragic

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• In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else
  will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Wish, Helping

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.221, Penguin Books India

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• When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass. Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer. When life falls apart always remember that this too will pass. Life will have its unexpected turns.

  Ajahn Brahm

  Fall, Life Is Good, Lasts

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• I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I'm homosexual. In the way of circumstances and background to transcend I had everything an artist could possibly want. It was practically a blueprint.

  Alan Bennett

  Children, Artist, Parent

  Alan Bennett (2016). “A Private Function”, p.165, Faber & Faber

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• You will not experience all life has to offer you or begin to experience life at its fullest as long as you are satisfied with mediocrity. You have to be disgusted with your current circumstances before your circumstances can change.

  Eric Thomas

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• I once heard somebody say that God had closed a door on an opportunity they had hoped for. But I've always wondered if when we want to do something that we know is right and good, God places that desire deep in our hearts because He wants it for us and it honors Him. Maybe there are times when we think a door has been closed and, instead of misinterpreting the circumstances, God wants us to kick it down. Or perhaps just sit outside of it long enough until somebody tells us we can come in.

  Bob Goff

  Heart, Opportunity, Thinking

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