Circumstances Quotes

“None of us know what we're capable of, if the circumstances were right. Or wrong.”
― Catherine Ryan Howard, 56 Days

“the storms of life will pass in a moment but the endurance inside of you will remain for a lifetime”
― Manuel Corazzari

“Problems arise from the most ordinary of all circumstances, and in a world such as we live in, these problems are generally overlooked.”
― Santosh Kalwar, Where the Pandemic Started

“Dwelling in the web of regret doesn't change the past. However, any amount of gratitude can change the present of how you view the circumstances that you are in.”
― Lisa J. Morris

“our roots become stronger under the wild winds of the storm”
― Manuel Corazzari

“I pursued writing and producing films for several reasons, but mostly because my circumstances demanded I do something to keep me from giving up and becoming complacent.”
― Carlos Wallace

“I didn't think I would end up here."
"Me neither.”
― Jennifer L. Holm, Sunny Side Up

“When you’re aware of your thoughts, you’re able to consciously choose how you behave. When you aren’t aware, you go on autopilot and are likely to act without thinking. But if you can pay attention to what’s going on in your mind—and how it’s affecting the stories you’re telling yourself in any given moment—you can choose to adjust your behavior to get the best outcome. You can identify the choices available to you and focus on what you control, rather than be a victim of your thoughts and circumstances.”
― Darcy Luoma, Thoughtfully Fit: Your Training Plan for Life and Business Success

“Recognize, each one may have their door in a different place, but know that.

Every one [has a door].”
― Xilaristw

“And when you and I talk about history we don't mean what actually happened, do we? The cosmic chaos of everywhere, all time? We mean the tidying up of this into books, the concentration of the benign historical eye upon years and places and persons. History unravels; circumstances, following their natural inclination, prefer to remain ravelled.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

“We do not choose our circumstances but we can find comfort in words of Christ, a certain hope to triumph in times of trouble.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“You have to accept the reality of your circumstance, to find strength of courage of conquer it.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Courage is needed to change any circumstance.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“When we approach a circumstance already stressed out, we are setting ourselves up for misery before we begin. Instead, refuse to allow your circumstances to dictate how you are going to feel. You may not be able to control the situation, but you can control how you respond to it.”
― Tony Warrick

“When our past, or our circumstances, are our source, we'll come up short. But if we'll let God be our source, the possibilities are endless.”
― Danielle Bernock, Because You Matter: How to Take Ownership of Your Life So You Can Really Live

“If you don’t stand and fight for yourself, you will continue to find yourself controlled by circumstances.”
― Wallace Miles, UNDERR8TED: The Route That Caught an NFL Dream

“Willpower is a finite resource. The way to overcome difficult situations isn't to power through, but rather to change your circumstances to require less willpower. Changing the context of the meeting to "looking for advisors" is the equivalent of throwing out all your chocolate when you start a diet. You change the environment to naturally facilitate your goals.”
― Rob Fitzpatrick, The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you

“The great thing about Strength is that it helps you feel like there are options. Without it, you often feel like life is happening to you, that other people and their actions are in charge of what happens to you. But when you build your Strength and your ability to control how you show up, then you’re in a place to choose what you do next. You’re no longer a victim of the circumstances.”
― Darcy Luoma, Thoughtfully Fit: Your Training Plan for Life and Business Success

“We have to change with changing circumstances.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Change is necessary with changing circumstances.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“In many ways, the pain was born of guilt. Guilt that I couldn’t turn back time and fix everything… Part of healing means confronting these very difficult feelings and emotions. For years, I wrestled with this guilt and I was angry at times for being so fixated on it. But over the years… I learned to accept and learn from the circumstances and conditions of life that had brought me to this point. Anger, pain, and guilt turned to acceptance, which then gave rise to agency.”
― Marpheen Chann, Moon in Full: A Modern Day Coming-of-Age Story

“Men say what they see while gods see what they say”
― Eche Agubata

“Want to know a secret? You can be happy! You can choose to be happy, and in the vast majority of circumstances there’s no one who can stop YOU except yourself!”
― Dee Waldeck

“To be yourself in changing circumstances is the courage of life.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Conviction,
Courage,
Confidence,
In all circumstances.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Things will happen unexpectedly and you may be impacted in a way you were not prepared for. (This is actually extremely likely.)”
― Adam J. Kurtz, You Are Here (For Now): A Guide to Finding Your Way

“Time and circumstances change us.

We are sums of our experiences? Or do some of them change us in fundamental ways?”
― J.J. Abrams, S.

“Without circumstances no courage could be developed.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“You don't choose your circumstances but you must be courageous to conquer.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“We bend under the circumstances to break them.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov