Situation Quotes
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Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.
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When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations I'm familiar with. I don't write stories about the nineteenth century.
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I'm always interested in a claustrophobic situation where people might be powerless to do things. My first three novels were all about families. Things that happen in a house within a family, because you're a child or because you want to keep the family together, you suffer things you might not have had to suffer if you weren't in that situation.
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I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.
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The situation is perilous, but there is still one chance of escape.
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If you are in a band or in any situation with other people there are obviously brilliant aspects to it, but there are also things that you start finding yourself tied to.
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You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.
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The potential of Mexico, Canada and the United States is enormous. We have a combined population of half a billion people; peaceful trade-friendly borders that are the envy of the world; the prospect of energy independence is within reach and will change the geopolitical situation of United States; we do a trillion dollars in trade among the three countries; more than 18,000 American companies are involved in foreign direct investment in Mexico and Canada; an increasing number of Mexican companies are creating jobs in the United States.
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The most clear way to decide the actor is to watch them doing stuff during their downtime. When they do something that's making both of you laugh, you see if there's a character or situation that could be written into.
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Currently a level of unemployment of 7% or more seems to be required to keep inflation from accelerating, a level quite unacceptable as a permanent situation.
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I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera.
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Only what I'm not giving is what is lacking in any situation.
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When you have people who get angry quickly, you have to learn the rules to avoid being in that situation.
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Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.
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Private-equity and hedge-fund guys typically come into a situation of mediocrity, where rapid change may result in a profit.
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Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
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I'm a person that takes on situations from passion. I get passionate about things, and I try to help.
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And with each day that passed, the gulf broadened and my isolation became more accentuated. In such a situation, the discovery that my experience was not unique, that it had also been that of other Spanish intellectuals, became very important for me.
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You can't wait for the perfect situation. Find something you love. People you love. And get out there and you'll discover it.
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It's a tremendous loss. No matter how much time he gets or what the situation is, he's one of the guys you could count on every night to give us everything he has.
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He was a good kid. I'd see him on the practice field. He would ride on the team planes. This is a tough situation and my heart goes out to the family.
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The spiritual commitment is to make every situation an object of devotional connection.
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We've identified the missing link, ... The actual cause of the anthrax which has created this whole situation.
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I look at safety as, you know, there's active and passive. Passive is how do you survive a crash. Active is accident avoidance. And so that's real-time information to you, as a driver, and to your car, to the wheels of a car that will get you out of a bad situation.
