“A lot of people feel trapped by circumstance, by the expectations of others or the perception that they need a lot of money. They would like to have a different direction in their lives, but they're held back by fear or desires that are incompatible with that freedom.” PeopleNeedsFeelsDifferentDesireCircumstancesPerceptionExpectationsTrappedLots Of MoneyDifferent Directions Author:Roz Savage
“The great make its feel, first of all, the indifference of circumstances. They call into activity the higher perceptions, and subdue the low habits of comfort and luxury; but the higher perceptions find their objects everywhere; only the low habits need palaces and banquets.” NeedsFeelsFirstsObjectsGreatnessHabitHigherCircumstancesComfortActivityPerceptionLowsLuxuryIndifferencePalacesBanquets Book:Society and solitude Source: Society and solitude
“In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.” PeopleDealsPolicyCircumstancesPerceptionRelationHistoricalInternationalForeign PolicyInternational Relations Author:Salman Khurshid
“Tact, the kind of tact you should cultivate, is not a form of deception or make-believe, but a cultivated taste which gives fine perception in seeing and doing what is best under all circumstances. There is nothing which will so readily bring you into favor, or disarm an opponent, as the right use of tact.” GivingShouldBelieveKindUseFormSeeingFineCircumstancesTastePerceptionFavorsDeceptionOpponentsPolitenessMake BelieveTact Author:Grenville Kleiser
“What has become clear to me is that it is not the inherent nature of being gay that causes such a reduced life; it is, rather, the social circumstances around being gay: the perceptions of it and the cultural norms that it is said to violate. As some of those norms have changed, I have been able to be gay, to have a marriage, to have a family, and to have - if there is wood to knock on - a fortunate and happy life.” IfsHas BeensSaidAbleSocialCausesClearChangedCircumstancesGayPerceptionWoodsFortunateHappy LifeInherentNormBeing Gay Author:Andrew Solomon