Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much. – Derek Bailey
Due to these various circumstances, when I entered the Catholic University of Louvain in 1934, I had already travelled in a number of European countries and spoke four languages fairly fluently. This turned out to be a valuable asset in my subsequent career as a scientist. – Christian de Duve
I grew up in financially straitened circumstances and meat, which was expensive, was a rare thing at mealtimes. We ate meat about once a month, if that. – Neel Mukherjee
Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime. – Gijs de Vries
Who, other than a crazy person, does anything besides hang up on a robo-call? Any call, any person, anywhere, under any circumstances. – P. J. O’Rourke
The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare. – Edward Thorndike
Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion. – David O. Selznick
There is a certain inescapable attachment. If you are born somewhere and circumstances don’t take you away from it, then you grow up and remain within it. – Graham Swift
People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circumstances. – Charles Frazier
Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances. – James Russell Lowell
Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they’re seen by their gravitational effect. – Murray Gell-Mann
If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right and, under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign. – Pope Benedict XVI
I’d always wanted to live in San Francisco, and my circumstances never permitted it. I’m so happy I made the move. – Mitch Kapor
I’ve always found that acting has been quite a hard thing to pre-manage because so much of it is spontaneous and the circumstances so uncontrolled. – Max Minghella
Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that of saving congressional souls. – James L. Buckley
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. – Mahatma Gandhi
LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Belief systems thrive in circumstances of collision. They are energized by their opposites. – James P. Carse
I’m a trader. Under the right circumstances, I’d consider a new boat. I’m not ruling it out. – Jeff Greene
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. – Mark Twain
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. – Martha Washington
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. – Mario Andretti
As a former member of the IRA, I accept all the responsibilities that are due to me. But in terms of the individual circumstances, I don’t comment on that. – Martin McGuinness
I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances. – Lee Trevino