Circumstance Quotations

The existence of common features in different forms of life indicates some relationship between the different organisms, and according to the concept of evolution, these relations stem from the circumstance that the higher organisms, in the course of millions of years, have gradually evolved from simpler ones.

There's an appreciation of the whole picture of life as opposed to just ambition and circumstance and all the stuff that happens in this business. You find yourself lucky enough to be working with somebody really talented who you know and who you trust.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.

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

Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.

You mustn't forget the circumstances I have been brought up in, the little education I have had.

It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job.

George W. Bush: a person who is the ultimate outcome of the American condition. Someone promoted above ability because of circumstance and organisation and empathy. You don't have to be intelligent. A moron in a hurry could know that you don't prevent war by having a war.

It is not architectural achievement that makes the structures of earlier times seem to us so full of significance but the circumstance that antique temples, Roman basilicas, and even the cathedrals of the Middle Ages are not the works of single personalities but creations of entire epochs.

When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack.

When my first husband died, what I tried to do is to sort of, you know, try to bring some rationale to the circumstance and think about worse circumstances, and also open the door to what other women experienced when all of a sudden they were left alone. And particularly if they had children.

I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police.

You arrive at Formula One being very skeptical, how far can your talent deal with all this, and then you understand those guys are human and pretty reasonable, and finally succeeding in winning your first race, in circumstance as such, it was just an amazing moment.

It was an accident of circumstance that I never married.

You know, you don't need a leader to sort of administer something that's going very well. In fact, in one sense, an overly ambitious person in that circumstance can probably screw it up.

Because the Savior is a resurrected and glorified being, He is not physically with every one of His servants at every moment. But He is perfectly aware of them and their circumstance and able to intervene with His power.

We are a guilty party from a technical point of view, ... All we can do is to plead mitigatory circumstances to our arrears situation and pray that the jury will see for itself how genuine our efforts at self correction are.

There are certain times and circumstances in which you can get this aircraft, where it's like trying to fly a brick. It will crash.

We're not going to say anything tonight, under no circumstances.

We're not going to making requests of the Saudi Arabian government. We are respectful of the circumstance of the countries of the region. We understand that, ... Our interest is to create a set of conditions, a sustained effort against terrorist networks in the region.

You don't know why someone is in a certain circumstance and why they chose to be there. Sometimes it's just about having an experience and learning. I don't think you can begrudge someone that.

We're sorry about the circumstances, ... but we're glad to have a young man and a football player of his caliber.

When we have received assurances that Juan Miguel will be able to take custody of his son, but under circumstances that require him to remain in this country for a period of time, we will also be seeking permission for a support group of Elian's classmates, teachers and doctors to come to the United States to help smooth the transition,

We're experiencing some of the same financial circumstances some of our districts are.

We're in the same circumstance as customers where we purchase the natural gas on the commodity market and then supply that to customers at the same cost that MidAmerican purchases where there is no markup.

Throughout the course of an NFL season you're always going to have unforeseen circumstances which could be a distraction, that's part of being a professional,

We lifted the blackouts on a one-time basis because of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding this weekend's games.

We're still reviewing the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Most of the investigation is complete. At this point, we're largely in the evaluation stage of the review.

We have to find out what the settlement means. The case is still on. We want to clear up all the circumstances as far as possible. We're still looking for evidence.

We have asked the government to come clean and explain its stand. Under the circumstances, there is no way the government cannot but come forward and explain its stand. It's the government's national duty to explain.

There are no great men. Just great challenges which ordinary men,out of necessity, are forced by circumstance to meet.

There are no extraordinary men...just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

There are mitigation programs, like opening up supermarkets and malls and giving people access to cooler conditions if the circumstances arose again.

The only forum I know of is the coaches' conference. We're not given a fair say. Under those circumstances, you wonder why we react the way we do.

There are flu bugs out there we're keeping an eye on. It only takes the right circumstances to grab hold and spread.

We hear a lot from parents that it was just this time, just a short distance, or they didn't have their seat with them. There are a lot of circumstances, but the fact is parents really need to ensure they properly restrain kids on every trip they take.

Yes, I think they did what they had to do given the circumstances of the event.

We've spoken about it. He's in a good place right now. The last Super Bowl was under pretty extreme circumstances, but I just hope he's enjoying this.

There are a lot of circumstances in a ballgame, but the big thing was we just didn't shoot the ball very well. And when you can't put the ball in the hole you can't win.

When I'm sensitive to the circumstances surrounding me, then I can be inspired by them or use them in whatever I may be creating.

We have a set of circumstances we've never had before. Everyone came back with some off-season experience at camps, clinics and working out hard on their own.

There are things you don't learn in a classroom, and if your circumstances aren't rich in the sort of input you need, you may not learn them at all. Unless you have a home where these things are specifically talked about and reinforced, or a mentor or guide of some sort, you may not be able to figure out where the road is, let alone how to take it, or what direction.

The only mitigating circumstance in this case is, we know she did suffer from a mental illness. That did not necessarily excuse her conduct or criminal responsibility, but we did take that into account.

When to shoot and when not to shoot is one of the most difficult decisions in some circumstances that anybody could make,

We want to make sure we continue the decline and deal effectively with the current circumstance.

There are opportunity and circumstances that fall our way and we have to take advantage of them. Any good team is able to do that. You've got to step up.

We're committed to running the football. We've been wanting to do that since I've been here, but the circumstances just weren't right for it.

We're just going to do what we have to do depending on the circumstances.

Lying is a terrible thing in any circumstances,

Let everyone regulate his conduct . . . by the golden rule of doing to others as in similar circumstances we would have them do to us, and the path of duty will be clear before him.

Scott did a great job under trying circumstances, but Tony will bring a different dimension to the job.

She's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances, which I know you understand are extreme.

Simplifying rates, making folks who are in similar circumstances pay similar amounts, and doing it in such a way that it seems to be fair to both business and residential customers ... gives me assurance that it's the right thing to do.

She doesn't want to take pills because of all the circumstances that occurred.

Much of the marble coldness of Hester's impression was to be attributed to the circumstance that her life had turned, in a great measure, from passion and feeling, to thought. Standing alone, as to any dependent on society, and with little Pearl to be guided and protected- alone, and hopeless of retrieving her position, even as she had not scorned to consider it desirable, she cast away the fragments of a broken chain.

Maybe we wouldn't have kept players on as long as we did under other circumstances but we needed the win.

No constitution has been accomplished in such circumstances and in record time like this,

One of the worst enemies in such situations is overreaction and even panic. Nixon once advised that when circumstances are the hottest is when leaders must be the coolest.

One of the two suspects and now both of the lawyers have been found dead under mysterious circumstances.

One item not to get under any circumstances whatsoever is Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes.

Obviously, we're disappointed that we had a circumstance like this, ... We take our position in the public trust very seriously.

Obviously, you don't want it to happen under these kinds of circumstances. That's not the way you want to get more playing time. It's unfortunate, and I'm not really even thinking about that right now. My thoughts and prayers are with Ken right now.

Monetary policy is the perfect instrument for these circumstances. The Fed can keep pushing as needed, but still can turn on a dime and pull back as soon as spending starts to rebound.

Negotiations may be cut off on extraordinary circumstances, as it is stated in Turkey's framework document. For instance, in cases of violation of human rights or basic rights, negotiations will be cut off,

Obviously, there was an extenuating circumstance with a bad snap. But we got the ball down. Obviously, it's not perfectly down, but the ball did get down and you'd like to think he'd be able to push it through.

Obviously, it was inexcusable. I just felt under the circumstances that if they didn't want me to come back, then I would have understood.

Nobody on my staff ever told me it was going to break any day. We just don't want to take another chance that the existing force main would rupture and break, and run into the same circumstance we had on March 24.

On paper, she has the program. It's just whether she can deliver under these circumstances.

One of the great things he provided during the week under certainly difficult circumstances was great leadership. He was there for the players. He expressed to them they came here to get an education and play basketball. He was very positive. Our practices were outstanding.

I was so proud. I thought they did a great job for the circumstances. That's only going to make us better as a team.

I would refer you to the language of the law, ... It depends on the circumstances.

I would have preferred to meet the governor under more favorable circumstances, not this.

I would have enthusiastically accepted the offer if more resources had been available. But under these circumstances, I regretfully must decline.

If they are encountering a change in economic circumstance we'll have to take a look at that. We all agree it's a great event.

I have done my best to fulfil my responsibility to him and to the party in circumstances which were difficult for everyone ... It has been an enormously difficult time and there have been huge conflicts of loyalty. We have to accept the sincerity of intention of people in what it was they tried to do.

I don't know that we've had a circumstance where the president may be signing a bill that one of the chambers didn't actually approve. That's the unique wrinkle here.

I don't know the exact circumstances. He did have some medical problems and was transported to Heartland Medical Center for some evaluations.

I don't know what she ate or what the circumstances were, but whatever it was, we're going to feed it to her again next year.

I don't know much but I do know this - you are not in any situation by chance, every circumstance has been born of our thoughts and our utterances.

I am leaving Celtic purely for personal reasons and I am extremely sorry to be departing in such circumstances.

Caring for others is accomplished by a dazzling array of skills in an endless variety of circumstances. As well as cooking, shopping, cleaning, laundering, planting, tending, harvesting for others, women comfort and guide, nurse and teach, arrange and advise, discipline and encourage, fight for and pacify. Taxing and exhausting under any circumstances, this service work, this emotional housework, is done both outside and inside the home.

Bryan has decided that his preference is to leave the Suns, and under those circumstances, we saw no other option other than to accept his decision.

Based on the circumstances, we had what we wanted at the end. Down by two, we were going for a tie with a two-point basket, but we just didn't get it done.

Barring exceptional circumstances and provided there is the sustained, proactive cooperation by Iraq, we should be able in the next few months to provide credible assurance that Iraq has no nuclear weapons program.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is our plan to welcome students back Monday. We won't have students in that area (where the fire occurred) for this entire school year.

I have always given everything to the band and would have continued to do so if circumstances had not made it impossible.

I had a unique circumstance in which my career was associated with George W. Bush, who went straight to the top. I went to work for him in October of 1993. So my whole identity in national politics is associated with this president, and you know, I kind of want to leave it that way. It's not tugging at me to go do the '08 cycle.

I have asked the services in charge of the investigation to diligently determine the exact circumstance of this drama.

I find it extraordinary that it could ever be thought satisfactory that a person's livelihood can be terminated in circumstances such as these.

I can't imagine foreseeing this happening under any circumstance to anybody, in the public or private sector. Should they have had a heads-up this would happen? I don't know where it would have come from.

Given the last 22 months, given today's circumstances of crumbling sanctions, given the fact that he is back in the arms business, Mister Chairman, it follows as the night follows the day for me to say what I am saying: These sanctions are not working.

Given the extraordinary circumstances, we'll try to make this consistent throughout the season.

Given the current circumstances, whoever becomes majority leader will have to be careful about appearing to do something special for their friends or district.

given the circumstances, the environment, the sense that we were responding to 9/11, and all of the urgency that was created by the rhetoric and cajoling of the administration.

Given the circumstances, the colleagues made a good impression which I am delighted about.

Given the circumstances of what he's charged with and where it seems he's fled, we certainly would consider him armed and dangerous.

Given the circumstances, I understand why it took longer.

Given the circumstances and given the experience CL&P has had in dealing with storms, I don't think they did as well as everyone expected. He's the chairman of the committee. I can't force a hearing, but I hope others request a hearing. Even if the utility company performed the way it should have, the public should be informed about how.

Given the circumstance in New York, the protocols relating to our handling of informants changed dramatically.

Given (Scotty's Paving) circumstances, I don't think the Fiscal Court should hold (the company's) feet to the fire,