“To be in circumstances that are working upon us, that from time to time place us in front of great natural Things - that is all we need.” NeedsNaturalFrontsCircumstancesNatural Things Book:Letters to a Young Poet Source: Letters to a Young Poet
“There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible. I am in a thoroughly painful state of agitation. This does not keep me from looking quite serene in front of my entourage; I am like an unmarried girl laboring with child. Once I have made up my mind, everything is forgotten except what leads to success.” MenMindChildrenDoeMadeWarStatesGirlFrontsDangerCircumstancesForgottenPainfulCampaignsPlanningCalamitySereneAgitationUnmarriedEntourage Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“The fact that nobody played tennis in my family and you'd say by chance they make three tennis courts in front of the restaurant that my family owned when I was 4, I think that's a destiny. That's kind of life circumstances that kind of come together for you to become who you want to become.” ThinkingWantKindFactsTogetherThreeChanceDestinyFrontsCircumstancesMy FamilyCourtTennisRestaurantsTennis Courts Author:Novak Djokovic
“Instead, what I was beginning to understand was that however things unfolded from here on, whatever the next chapter was, my life could never be the sum of one circumstance. It would be determined, as it had always been, by my willingness to put one foot in front of the other, moving forward, come what may.” MayWould BeMovingNextFeetFrontsCircumstancesDeterminedMoving ForwardWillingnessChaptersNext Chapter Author:LIZ
“Think about the number of times someone will say to herself, "I want to get out of this circumstance, but I'm too afraid. I'll lie about how happy I am in this marriage, and I'll put up a front." But she's betraying everything that's in her heart. She's making choices that are harming her, and that's why she's hurting. Her intuition is trying to tell her that.” ThinkingWantTryingHeartLyingChoicesHurtNumbersFrontsCircumstancesIntuitionBetrayMaking Choices Author:Caroline Myss