Circumstances
Quotes on Circumstances
It is nice to make heroic decisions and to be prevented by circumstances beyond your control” from ever trying to execute them.
William James (1842-1910) American psychologist, philosopher
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.
Vivie, Mrs Warren’s Profession George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Anglo-Irish playwright, critic
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.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British philosopher, mathematician
Circumstances! I make circumstances!
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) emperor of France
