#circumstances

One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#anywhere #blaming #circumstances #day #even

Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities. ↗

— George Boole

#affecting #certainty #change #circumstances #demand

Most of the memorable events I have myself been exercised in; and, for the satisfaction of the public, will briefly relate the circumstances of my adventures, and scenes of life, from my first movement to this country until this day. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#been #briefly #circumstances #country #day

Our live set's become increasingly complex recently; we've been doing stuff that's been vastly too much information for most people to deal with and I think it's quite interesting watching how people behave in those situations, under those circumstances. ↗

— Sean Booth

#been #behave #circumstances #complex #deal

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. ↗

— Omar N. Bradley

#acting #battle #circumstances #decision #everyday

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#circumstances #energy #feel #free #hope

Gentlemen can now only behave as such, or be tolerated as such, in circumstances that are manifestly contrived or unreal. ↗

— Simon Raven

#circumstances #contrived #gentlemen #manifestly #now

It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances. ↗

— Rachael Ray

#become #circumstances #continuously #ethic #good

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. ↗

— Martha Washington

#circumstances #contentment #happiness #attitude

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances. ↗

— C. P. Scott

#combination #fortuitous #happy