A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard
Military action without political context is ineffective.
Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
When you're doing mountain rescue, you don't take a doctorate in mountain rescue; you look for somebody who knows the terrain. It's about context.
A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime's by action dignified
Technology alone is not enough.
I changed it. I had to. Do you know why?" She studied him, her eyes grave. "Because that was then and this is now. Because the past is gone, even though it defines the present.
The right thing at a wrong time is a wrong thing.
Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.
Just because a cat has kittens in the oven, that doesn't make them biscuits.
Most people are doing the best they can, given what they know and understand, including you. If they knew more and were aware of more, they would do things differently.
Love requires Context.
There is a difference in what people are willing to consider, daytime versus nighttime.
When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all.
The major problem with most attempts to predict a specific outcome, such as interviews, is decontextualization: the attempt takes place in a generalized environment, as opposed to the context in which a behavior or trait naturally occurs.
Things appear different from every different plane from which you look at them, and when a person standing on flat earth asks a person standing on top of a mountain, "Do you also believe something?" the person cannot tell much. The questioner must come to the top of the mountain and see. There can be no link of conversation between them until that time.
Knowing about authors' beliefs helps you understand how those beliefs influence their writing, and things you thought meant one thing, once you've got enough information about that writer, you suddenly realize mean an entirely different thing. That makes a difference.
Sometimes six and six make a dozen, and sometimes they make a mess
History informs where we are and how we got here.
The way a problem is described is bound to influence the choice of how to solve it.
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
I think one of the problems when we discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict is people talk too much in terms of, 'What's your preference?,' like politics is a Chinese menu - I'll take one from column A and two from column B. That's not what politics is about.
Abuse is no argument against proper use
Everyone is different, and every relationship is different, and I think the rules can change, and feelings can change. It's not only about who you're with, but also where you are in your own life and your own process.
