“To hope under the most extreme circumstances is an act of defiance that permits a person to live his life on his own terms. It is part of the human spirit to endure and give a miracle a chance to happen.” GivingHumansPersonsHappensSpiritTermChanceCircumstancesMiracleEndureExtremesPermitHuman SpiritDefiance Book:The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Source: The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
“We can assume that most people, most of the time, are moral creatures. But imagine that this morality is like a gearshift that at times gets pushed into neutral. When that happens, morality is disengaged. If the car happens to be on an incline, car and driver move precipitously downhill. It is then the nature of the circumstances that determines outcomes, not the driver's skills or intentions.” PeopleIfsHappensMovingMoralImagineCarCircumstancesMoralitySkillsCreaturesAssumingIntentionDetermineOutcomesDriversImagine ThatIncline Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Archer had always been inclined to think that chance and circumstance played a small part in shaping people's lots compared with their innate tendency to have things happen to them.” PeopleThinkingHappensChanceCircumstancesThings HappenTendenciesInnateSmall PartsArcher Book:The Age of Innocence Source: The Age of Innocence
“Just sit tight. Reinforcements should be here soon. Hopefully nothing happens before-" Lightning crackled overhead. The wind picked up with a vengeance. Worksheets flew into the Grand Canyon, and the entire bridge shuddered. Kids screamed, stumbling and grabbing the rails. "I had to say something," Hedge grumbled. He bellowed into his megaphone: "Everyone inside! The cow says moo! Off the skywalk!" "I thought you said this thing was stable!" Jason shouted over the wind. "Under normal circumstances," Hedge agreed, "which these aren't.” ShouldSaidHappensKidsWindCircumstancesNormalHopefullyBridgesCowsStableLightningVengeanceFlewJasonRailStumblingCanyonsOverheadGrabbingGrand CanyonReinforcement Author:Rick Riordan