#circumstance

Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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To grow up under really simple circumstances, and to understand that certain things were ornamental... that made an impression on me as a child and is something I use. ↗

— Helmut Lang

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The free trade movement in the middle of the last century represents the first conscious recognition of these new circumstances and of the necessity to adapt to them. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war. ↗

— Pierre Laval

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Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with one another in the naked desert, under the indifferent heaven. ↗

— T. E. Lawrence

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With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head. ↗

— Denis Leary

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I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances. ↗

— Ang Lee

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What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful. ↗

— Blaine Lee

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To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. ↗

— Bruce Lee

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The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice and research. ↗

— Joshua Leonard

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