Unforeseen Quotes

• The arrival of the unforeseen reveals the depths of one's heart.

  William P. Young

  Heart, Depth, Arrivals

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• Courage is the resolution to face the unforeseen.

  Agatha Christie

  Faces, Resolution

  Agatha Christie (2000). “The Big Blue House Call”, Pocket Books

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• Nothing is more imminent than the impossible . . . what we must always foresee is the unforeseen.

  Victor Hugo

  Vision, Impossible

  Victor Hugo (2000). “Les Mis??rables”, p.986, Modern Library

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• The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Art, Fall, Wrestling

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• We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

  Dan Quayle

  Funny, Witty, Life And Love

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• Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in ones favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

  W. H. Murray

  Inspirational, Moving, Commitment

  "The Scottish Himalaya Expedition". Book by W. H. Murray, 1951.

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• A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.

  Stendhal

  Happiness, Wise, Yield

  "De L'Amour (On Love)". Book by Stendhal (Chapter 60), 1822.

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• All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.

  W. H. Murray

  Commitment, Misunderstood, Genius

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• Creation exists only in the unforeseen made necessary.

  Pierre Boulez

  Creation, Made

  "Stocktakings from an Apprenticeship". Book by Pierre Boulez, 1991.

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• Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

  W. H. Murray

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• A discovery is generally an unforeseen relation not included in theory.

  Claude Bernard

  Science, Discovery, Theory

  Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine (1865)

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• For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.

  Quentin Crisp

  Change, Art, Introvert

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• The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers.

  Brian Greene

  Asking, Answers, May

  Brian Greene (2010). “The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory”, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company

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• True economy consists in always making the income exceed the out-go. Wear the old clothes a little longer if necessary; dispense with the new pair of gloves; mend the old dress: live on plainer food if need be; so that, under all circumstances, unless some unforeseen accident occurs, there will be a margin in favor of the income.

  P. T. Barnum

  Clothes, Dresses, Income

  P. T. Barnum (1999). “Art of Money Getting”, p.10, Applewood Books

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• A Truth is the subjective development of that which is at once both new and universal. New: that which is unforeseen by the order of creation. Universal: that which can interest, rightly, every human individual, according to his pure humanity.

  Alain Badiou

  Order, Humanity, Development

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• Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.

  W. H. Murray

  Inspirational, Commitment, Political

  "The Scottish Himalaya Expedition". Book by W. H. Murray, 1951.

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• The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.

  Confucius

  Order, Skills, Together

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• True economy consists in always making the income exceed the outgo.

  P. T. Barnum

  Income, Economy, Exceed

  P. T. Barnum (2015). “The Art of Money Getting, or Golden Rules for Making Money”, p.4, Booklassic

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• What is really amazing, and frustrating, is mankind's habit of refusing to see the obvious and inevitable until it is there, and then muttering about unforeseen catastrophes.

  Isaac Asimov

  Habit, Muttering, Obvious

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• War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

  Thomas Paine

  Wisdom, Money, Motivation

  Prospects on the Rubicon (1787)

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• Concerning all acts of initiative there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.

  Steven Pressfield

  Moving, Ignorance, Commitment

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• Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiation - creation - there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Ignorance, Commitment, Ideas

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• Nothing ever happens in Mexico until it happens.

  Porfirio Diaz

  Mexico, Happens

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• Accident is simply unforeseen order.

  Novalis

  Order, Accidents

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• Failure is not a destination; it’s an invitation to unforeseen VICTORIES.

  Les Brown

  Victory, Destination, Invitations

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