#circumstance

The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances. ↗

— Stephen Bayley

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It is not impossible to think that the minds of philosophers sometimes act like those of other mortals, and that, having once been determined by diverse circumstances to adopt certain views, they then look for and naturally find reasons to justify these views. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle, its distinguishing colour, and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind. ↗

— David Trimble

#circumstances #civil #colour #discriminating #distinguishing

When it was my turn, I just skated out and heard this huge cheer. It was very touching considering the bad circumstances under which I had left the team and that I had been away for four years. ↗

— Ted Lindsay

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So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us, which is what they are meant to do. ↗

— Mother Maribel

#circumstances #instead #letting #meant #often

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique. ↗

— Billie Jean King

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Being an actor in movies is a lot about the power of your imagination and making the circumstance real to you so the audience will feel that it's real. ↗

— Joel Kinnaman

#actor #audience #being #circumstance #feel

Probably what my comment meant was that I don't care about the circumstances if I can tell the truth. ↗

— Sally Kirkland

#care #circumstances #comment #i #i can

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. ↗

— Miguel Angel Ruiz

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The Italian prose tale had begun to exercise that influence as early as Chaucer's time: but circumstances and atmosphere were as yet unfavourable for its growth. ↗

— George Saintsbury

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