#circumstance

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. ↗

— Catherine II

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I do not pretend to write much of a letter. You know under what circumstances I am writing. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#circumstances #i #i am #i do #know

The historian's job is to aggrandize, promoting accident to inevitability and innocuous circumstance to portent. ↗

— Peter Conrad

#circumstance #historian #inevitability #innocuous #job

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#dictate #faith #happiness #helps #inner

In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs. ↗

— Dario Fo

#affairs #american #circumstances #current #current state

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

#been #circumstances #creating #enjoy #find

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

#century #circumstances #conscious #first #free

Circumstances made me the theatrical personality I am, which many people believe is also a part of my personal life. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#am #believe #circumstances #i #i am

Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. ↗

— Cameron Mackintosh

#bring #circumstances #constrained #out #you