“Physical circumstance will not cause happiness. Or if it does, there is the fear of loss. Now you are a slave to it. You have become bound to it.” IfsInspirationalDoeCausesLossBuddhismCircumstancesSlaveBounds Author:Frederick Lenz
“Like sex, poverty and power, suicide may always be with us. But like them again, the actual form is takes is essentially time-specific and culture-bound, not only in the past but in the present too. The people who took their lives, the paths which led them to that end, and the experience of dying in this way were deeply influenced by specific historical circumstances. Only by making a greater effort at historical understanding can this most secret house of death be made to yield up more of its confidences.” PeopleWayMayMadeEndsPastFormCultureHouseSexUnderstandingEffortSecretPovertyPathGreaterDyingCircumstancesSuicideHistoricalBoundsYieldBritish History Author:David Cannadine
“The generality of men are so bound within the sphere of their circumstances that they have not even the courage to get out of them through their ideas, and if we see a few whom, in a way, speculation over great things makes incapable of mean ones, we find still more with whom the practice of small things takes away the feeling for great ones.” IfsMenWayMeanStillsIdeasFeelingsPracticeCircumstancesBoundsGreat ThingsSpheresIncapableSpeculationSmall ThingsGreat OnesGeneralities Author:Luc de Clapiers
“No obligation. Nor any restriction or limitation, nor any guidelines or rules. Nor are you bound by any circumstances or situations, nor constrained by any Code or law. Nor are you punishable for any offense, nor capable of any-for there is no such thing as being "offensive" in the eyes of God.” InspirationalEyeLawReligiousSituationCircumstancesCapableBoundsObligationLimitationCodeOffensiveOffenseRestrictionGuidelines Book:The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue Source: The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
“We must remember when we speak of the "negativism" of the toddler that this is also the child who is intoxicated with the discoveries of the second year, a joyful child who is firmly bound to his parents and his new-found world through ties of love. The so-called negativism is one of the aspects of this development, but under ordinary circumstances it does not become anarchy. It's a kind of declaration of independence, but there is no intention to unseat the government.” WorldYearsKindChildrenDoeGovernmentRememberFoundSpeakParentDevelopmentCircumstancesOrdinaryDiscoveryAspectIndependenceIntentionBoundsTiesAnarchyJoyfulDeclarationRemember WhenDeclaration Of IndependenceToddlerIntoxicatedTies Of Love Author:Selma Fraiberg
“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life.” MenWellsHeartDoeSelfStrongRealizingWealthFailingSacrificeObjectsHe ManDisciplineCircumstancesPreparedBoundsAccomplishPreparationAcquireHeavenlyAnxiousSelf DisciplineBe PreparedShrinksUnwillingCrucifixionGreat PersonA Man ThinkethPersonal Sacrifice Author:James Allen
“I have never once been persuaded as to the causal link between the Iraqi regime, al-Qaeda and September 11. I do believe the impact of war under these circumstances is bound to weaken the international coalition against terrorism itself.” BelieveWarCircumstancesImpactBoundsInternationalTerrorismAlsLinksRegimesSeptemberSeptember 11Al QaedaCoalitions Author:Charles Kennedy
“If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.” IfsGivingHappinessSuccessJoyDifficultChangeHuman NatureCircumstancesDemandAdversityBoundsInner PeaceLooking For HappinessDifficult Circumstances Book:The Conquest of Happiness Source: The Conquest of Happiness
“At my aunt's funeral, I promised myself that I wouldn't be bound by the belief that I'm supposed to stay in anything - whether it's a relationship, a job, a house, or a circumstance - if it makes me miserable. She gave me the courage to find my own happiness.” IfsJobsHouseBeliefMy OwnCircumstancesBoundsMiserableFuneralAuntMy Own Happiness Author:Jill Scott
“The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative attitude. No circumstance, no adversity can force you to live in despair. As Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt, often said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” MenFeelsMeanPersonsSaidJoyForcePresidentAttitudeWifeCircumstancesDespairNegativeAdversityBoundsInferiorsConsentFranklinEleanorWheelchairsNegative AttitudePresident Franklin D. Roosevelt Author:Joel Osteen
“Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles, but I have to defy the obstacles.” GivingShouldTryingOur LivesCircumstancesSucceedGiving UpBoundsObstaclesAgain And AgainMottoNot Giving UpTry Again Author:Sri Chinmoy
“Character isn't what we think it is or, rather, what we want it to be. It isn't a stable, easily identifiable set of closely related traits, and it only seems that way because of a glitch in the way our brains are organized. Character is more like a bundle of habits and tendencies and interests, loosely bound together and dependent, at certain times, on circumstance and context.” ThinkingWayWantCharacterSeemsTogetherCertainInterestBrainHabitCircumstancesBoundsTendenciesRelatedOrganizedDependentTraitsStableBundlesGlitches Author:Malcolm Gladwell