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“In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.”
“Circumstances rule men men do not rule circumstances. ”
“When we start to understand God, we will be offended less and we will react less to negative circumstances”
“Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime.”
“I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances.”
“The structure of our identity determines how we show up as a leader, how we deploy ourselves into circumstances.”
“Never underestimate the capacity for romance, no matter what the circumstances.”
“I’ve always known my circumstances were far, far from the worst, but I truly believe that just the slightest misalignment in our upbringings can have such a dramatic knock-on effect on our lives.”
“Be in control of your life, don’t let circumstances come to control you.”
“Circumstances rule men men do not rule circumstances.”