Situation Quotes - Page 22

• Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

  Thucydides

  People, Justice, Attention

  Thucydides (1970). “Athens at war”, Putnam Aeronautical Books

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• We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Children, Teenage, Responsibility

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• Life gradually becomes a surrender to situations conditioned by technology.

  Pope Francis

  Life, Technology, Surrender

  Pope Francis, McDonagh, Sean (2016). “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment”, p.153

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• Though situations and circumstances arise which sometimes test our faith and patience, the Lord can be trusted to see us through.

  Roderick L. Evans

  Tests, Sometimes, Lord

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• We are the first atheistic and global, all-embracing civilization. You cannot tell whether you are sitting at an airport in Hong Kong or in a hotel in Alaska. Everything is instrumentalized, subjected to a short-term purpose. It is quite possible that in such a situation any sense of a deeper meaning gets lost.

  Vaclav Havel

  Civilization, Alaska, Airports

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• We talked about the resources that the justice department has available to help them -- the technical assistance to ensure that we're diffusing situations, not encouraging them to spiral out of control.

  Valerie Jarrett

  Justice, Helping, Spirals

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• Everything that God created is potentially holy, and our task as humans is to find that holiness in seemingly unholy situations. When we can do this, we will have learned to nurture our souls.

  Harold S. Kushner

  Soul, Tasks, Holiness

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• We cannot force our self to stay longer with something,situation or with the person who we don't really like . The best decision is to move on so then we can stay happy with our life style.

  Deepa Mehta

  Life, Moving, Self

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• I see the situation of man in the world of planetary technicity not as an inexitricable and inescapable destiny, but I see the task of thought precisely in this, that within its own limits it helps man as such achieve a satisfactory relationship to the essence of technicity. National Socialism did indeed go in this direction. Those people, however, were far too poorly equipped for thought to arrive at a really explicit relationship to what is happening today and has been underway for the past 300 years.

  Martin Heidegger

  Past, Destiny, Men

  "Der Spiegel" Magazine, May 31, 1976.

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• I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I'd imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.

  Ray Kroc

  Book, Boys, Thinking

  Ray Kroc (2016). “Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's”, p.16, St. Martin's Griffin

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• Learning slowly to not be so reactionary while inserting verbal gratitude into stressful situations is almost like being healed of mental blindness.

  Ann Voskamp

  Gratitude, Stressful Situations, Blindness

  Ann Voskamp (2011). “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are”, p.133, Zondervan

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• When we want to let go of a situation no matter what it is we must be able to "bless" it. When you bless something you sanction it giving it your approval and endorsement freeing it to go forward with your cooperation and support.

  Sue Augustine

  Letting Go, Giving, Support

  Sue Augustine (2005). “When Your Past Is Hurting Your Present: Getting Beyond Fears That Hold You Back”, p.64, Harvest House Publishers

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• Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth. We need a decisive 'yes' to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Strong, Commitment, Choices

  "Pope Urges Young People to Care for Environment". www.foxnews.com. September 2, 2007.

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• Another agricultural trend of growing concern is the increased nutrient content of coastal waters resulting from fertilizer runoff in agricultural regions. Augmented by urban sewage discharge in some situations, this results in huge algal blooms, which, as they die and decay, deplete the oxygen content in the water, leading to the death of the fish.

  Lester R. Brown

  Oxygen, Water, Environmental

  Lester R. Brown, Michael Renner (2014). “Vital Signs 1999-2000: The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future”, p.25, Routledge

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• It's best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it's requested, and when it's a life threatening situation.

  Andy Rooney

  Two, Giving, Advice

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• Situations reveal who we are, they don't create who we are.

  Laura Schlessinger

  Who We Are

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• Staying in a hopeless and miserable situation doesn't make you loyal, it just makes you miserable.

  The Weeknd

  Loyal, Hopeless, Miserable

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• I bring a record home, and it connects with me like nothing else. In my ideal situation, somebody will do that with my record.

  Jeff Mangum

  Home, Records, Ideals

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• When a situation feels dangerous to you, it's probably more safe than you know; when a situation feels safe, that is precisely when you should feel on guard.

  Tom Vanderbilt

  Safe, Should, Dangerous

  Tom Vanderbilt (2008). “Traffic”, p.185, Vintage

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• Creativity in all forms of life, from arts to business to domestic situations, depends on our ability to recognize and explore gaps

  Itay Talgam

  Art, Creativity, Gaps

  Itay Talgam (2015). “The Ignorant Maestro: How Great Leaders Inspire Unpredictable Brilliance”, p.28, Penguin

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• The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and theres ongoing creative revelations. Yes, its really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.

  Carlton Cuse

  Discovery, Ideas, Roots

  "Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse on the End (?) of Lost". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.vulture.com. May 11, 2010.

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• When discouraged some people will give up, give in or give out far too early. They blame their problems on difficult situations, unreasonable people or their own inabilities. When discouraged other people will push back that first impulse to quit, push down their initial fear, push through feelings of helplessness and push ahead. They're less likely to find something to blame and more likely to find a way through.

  Steve Goodier

  Giving Up, Difficult Situations, People

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• I want to encourage you by letting you know that there's hope for you and your situation whatever you are dealing with. God is intimately involved with every detail of your future and His desire is for you to be an overcomer.

  Sue Augustine

  Desire, Details, Want

  Sue Augustine (2005). “When Your Past Is Hurting Your Present: Getting Beyond Fears That Hold You Back”, p.33, Harvest House Publishers

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• I do think that it is no surprise that, economically, America is in trouble. There's been a lot of trouble out there. More and more women have found themselves doing phone sex and things like that, to help pay bills, so that they could be two-income households. They can do these short-term jobs and still pick up their kids at school, at the end of the day, and drop them off in the morning. I find it fascinating. I'm not one to judge the people in that situation, nor would I really want to.

  Jennifer Love Hewitt

  Morning, Jobs, Sex

  Source: collider.com

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• I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.

  Richard Gere

  Stupid, Ideas, People

  "OSCARS Q&A: Richard Gere". Interview with Christy Grosz, deadline.com. November 20, 2012.

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