Circumstantial Control Quotes

In proportion as man gets back the spirit of manliness, which is self-sacrifice, affection, loyalty loan idea beyond himself, a God above himself, so far will he rise above circumstances, and wield them at his will.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

To become mindfully aware of our surroundings is to bring our thinking back to our present moment reality and to the possibility of some semblance of serenity in the face of circumstances outside our ability to control.

"What we control," Juliette said, "is our actions once fate puts us there."

Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself.

When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive, and we settle into resignation and stagnation.

I may have had many projects, but I never was free to carry out any of them. It did me little good to be holding the helm; no matter how strong my hands, the sudden and numerous waves were stronger still, and I was wise enough to yield to them rather than resist them obstinately and make the ship founder. Thus I never was truly my own master but was always ruled by circumstances.

It is better for you to take responsibility for your life as it is, instead of blaming others, or circumstances, for your predicament. As your eyes open, you'll see that your state of health, happiness, and every circumstance of your life has been, in large part, arranged by you - consciously or unconsciously.

You can’t always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response.

A man is not little when he finds it difficult to cope with circumstances, but when circumstances overmaster him.

We think we can control life by controlling our immediate circumstances. But we can't!

I am the very slave of circumstance

Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men.

Do not let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.

Cottonmouth is the result of having to react to his circumstances. He had to, in some ways, take control of the situation and own his circumstances. But as a result of that, he became a person he didn't intend to become.

I try to only be in agreeable circumstances.

A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often has no opportunity to exercise judgment.