#circumstance

Despite Japan's desires and efforts, unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan, England, the United States, and China understood circumstances, together with misunderstandings of attitudes, made it impossible for the parties to agree. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#attitudes #china #circumstances #desires #despite

In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#actual #american #based #british #china

Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances. ↗

— Virgil

#circumstances #persevere #preserve #yourselves

Dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect... and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances. ↗

— Abraham Tucker

#circumstances #dwell #every #parts #pleased

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#changes #circumstances #inconsistencies #justifiable #often

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#cannot #circumstance #course #earlier #equipped

Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#deal #easier #experienced #find #life

In real life, we do things out of character, constantly. A couple of days ago, my shoes were hurting, so I walked barefoot through New York. Someone who has known me my whole life would think that was so out of character. But I did it because of the circumstances. ↗

— Allison Williams

#barefoot #because #character #circumstances #constantly

Even under the best of circumstances, the road back from war is difficult. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#best #circumstances #difficult #even #road

I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh. ↗

— Muhammad Yunus

#circumstances #ever #get #given #had