“In the name of Israel's God, if every man would do right, and when he has done what he knows is right, then stops till he knows what next, there never would be a jar in the camp. And I defy the man to come forward that ever led so large a people in such difficult and trying circumstances, in so much peace, as I have led this people during this campaign, with the help of God and my brethren.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenTryingDoneHelpingWould BeNextNamesDifficultHe ManCircumstancesIsraelCampaignsEvery ManCampsJarsBrethren Author:Brigham Young
“That is very fine; but it is impossible to make the men perfect; the men will always remain the same as they are now; and no legislation will make a man have more presence of mind, or, I believe, make him more cautious; and besides that, the next time such an accident occurs, the circumstances will be so different, that the instructions given to the men, in consequence of the former accident, will not apply.” MenMindBelieveDifferentNextGivenI BelievePerfectImpossibleHe ManFineCircumstancesConsequenceSafetyAccidentsFormerAviationInstructionNext TimeLegislationCautiousPresence Of Mind Author:Isambard Kingdom Brunel
“With villains you always have to understand what motivates them. Most people don't just think they're evil. They believe or know they are doing the right thing because of the circumstances they find themselves in. Or they are overwhelmed by circumstances and can't stop what they'll do next.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveEvilNextCircumstancesRight ThingVillainOverwhelmedDoing The Right Thing Author:Marv Wolfman
“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
“Economists sometimes do try to reduce behavior to law-like predictability. But people respond differently to different primes, to different contexts even from one moment to the next. We possess multiple selves that are aroused by different circumstances.” PeopleTryingDifferentSelfSometimesMomentsLawNextCircumstancesBehaviorMultipleEconomistPredictability Author:David Brooks
“Which is worse, overload or underload? Luckily, I never had to choose. One or Pass on to where? Back into my cells to lurk like a virus waiting for the next opportunity? Out into the ether of the world to wait for the circumstances that would provoke its reappearance? Endogenous or exogenous, nature or nurture - it's the great mystery of mental illness.” WorldNextOpportunityWaitingMysteryCircumstancesIllnessMental IllnessCellsProvokingNurtureVirusesOverload Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted
“I've never been one to check for what the next person is doing. My circumstances and my mind have set me apart and I will never blend in.” MindPersonsNextCircumstancesChecks Author:Katerina Graham
“I learned to write with my desk in the living room, next to the TV. But mostly in my head, and I try to be able to do it under any circumstances.” WritingTryingAbleNextRoomsTvsCircumstancesDesksLiving Room Author:Shane McCrae
“One reason there are so many short-lived management fads is that their prescriptions were derived and advocated in precisely this way. So managers read about a fad and try it, find that it doesn't work, abandon the effort, and move on to the next thing. In reality, it is usually the case that the faddish prescription was indeed sound advice in certain circumstances, but actually was poor advice in other circumstances.” WayTryingReasonRealityMovingCertainNextSoundPoorEffortCasesAdviceCircumstancesManagementManagersAbandonPrescriptionsFadsShort LivedSound Advice Author:Clayton Christensen
“Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, before the next time out.” GivingNextSuccessfulCircumstancesNext Time Author:Curtis Hanson
“Same-gender attraction did not exist in the pre-earth life and neither will it exist in the next life. It is a circumstance that for whatever reason or reasons seems to apply right now in mortality, in this nano-second of our eternal existence.” ReasonSeemsEarthNextExistenceCircumstancesRight NowEternalGenderAttractionMortalityNext LifeEarth LifeNano Author:Lance B. Wickman
“I'm coming to London next week, by the way, in unhappy circumstances. Are we getting on fine as we are? Or would you like a drink?” WayNextWeekFineCircumstancesDrinkLondonUnhappyNext Week Book:Juliet, Naked Source: Juliet, Naked
“Strictly enforce the scale of "fixed responsibility." The first and foremost level of responsibility is with the individual himself; the second level is the family; then the church; next the community, finally the county, and, in a disaster or emergency, the state. Under no circumstances is the federal government to become involved in public welfare. The Founders felt it would corrupt the government and also the poor. No Constitutional authority exists for the federal government to participate in charity or welfare.” FirstsStatesGovernmentNextIndividualFeltCommunityChurchPoorLevelsResponsibilityInvolvedCircumstancesAuthorityCharityDisasterScalesWelfareFixedFoundersFederal GovernmentEmergenciesCountyPublic Welfare Book:The Making of America Source: The Making of America