Agatha Christie Quotes

You didn’t get the quest you wanted, you got the one you could do.

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

I'm not sure that I'll be able to do everything that I did before.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all.

All you can do is the best you can do.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

I used to let a lot of unimportant things bother me. I don't anymore. Right now, things are going great in my life. It used to be when that happened, I would be waiting for something to go wrong. Now I don't expect that - if something negative does happen, I'll deal with it, learn from it and realize it is the way it is supposed to be.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.

My practicality consists in this, in the knowledge that if you beat your head against the wall it is your head which breaks and not the wall - that is my strength, my only strength.

There have been setbacks, illnesses and other obstacles, so inevitably I've had disappointments. But once you realise that things can't always go your own way, you're on the right track to being able to handle your own life.

I've learned over and over that life happens on its own terms, not mine.

At different times in my life, I've made grand statements like, 'I want these many kids, and I want them by this age.' I think, with every year that goes by, I accept that I don't know when it's going to happen or how it's going to happen. I'll just take it one day at a time, and when I'm ready, I'll be ready. It'll reveal itself, I guess.

To some degree. I know I couldn't do it anymore.

I understand reversal of fortune; that usually has come through my own hand, but you know, you live life on life's terms.

Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge.

Our friends must not expect us to do things we cannot do.

There is no such thing as balance in life, you just do the best you can, when you can with that you've got.

It's a huge learning that things aren't always in your control. You can only be responsible for what you're doing.

When I get scored on or something doesn't go my way, I think of what I'm able to do and I'm reminded that I'm capable of doing it. I'm honest about myself - I know I'm not going to stop everything, so I don't try for perfection. I'm going to try to get there, but I know I'll never be perfect. I think that helps me to deal with everything.

The best thing is to accept the circumstances, not take them personally, deal with them, stop complaining, and give everything your best.

I just try to do what I can, control what I can, and let the rest handle itself.

Not everybody is going to understand you. You can't please everybody. That's just human nature. Everybody has their opinion, and that's going to be there. You deal with it. You take it in stride. You take the good with the bad, the bad with the good. That's part of life.