(1397 quotes found)
“I am the very slave of circumstance / And impulse - borne away with every breath!”
Lord Byron
“Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and must be obeyed by all - and will be”
Mark Twain
“No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.”
Barbara De Angelis
“Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful”
Blaine Lee
“The circumstances of the world are so variable that an irrevocable purpose or opinion is almost synonymous with a foolish one.”
William Shakespeare
“The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am”
Laura Schlessinger
“In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged.”
Dalai Lama
“Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.”
Jackie Chan
“Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with; and, the laws you choose to obey”
Charles Millhuff