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Situation Quotes

How people actually respond when a situation shows up.

A few situation quotes here come from unexpected angles, one performer recalling how much fun an odd voice role turned out to be, another imagining a better outcome if future leaders had taught in high-need schools first. The Best collection covers related optimism.

As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an immediate empathy with the victims of such senseless discrimination. Because although the Turks were never slaves, they were...

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.

Quotes by Aharon Appelfeld

It's really rare in life that a situation is as black and white as we tend to paint it.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Just because I get in trouble or into a situation outside of boxing, don't let that make your statement on my boxing.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

Best Quotes

I'm not the kind of person who would throw himself into some exciting or dangerous situation just to get material. So I tend to go about my normal, boring life and just try to look at things a little more...

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Amboyna seems to present the most favorable opening. Fifty thousand souls are there perishing without the means of life, and the situation of the island is such that a mission there established might, with the blessing of God, be extended...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation.

Quotes by Adolf Galland

In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.

Quotes by Adam Weishaupt

NFL Europe helped me quite a bit. It was a situation where I came out of college and spent the first few months of my career over in Europe.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

Good Quotes

There's a lot of guys out there that can play at this level, and sometimes they might be discouraged because they come from a small school or a tough situation.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

Being able to put the film out there that I did and prove that I can be a starter in this league, it's put me in a good situation.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

It's the same thing as a competitor with anything whether it be a play, an injury, a distraction. You just put it behind you, you take the situation for what it is and you control what you control and the...

Quotes by Adam Thielen

Politics is the art of achieving political goals - of achieving what is possible in a given situation - that is, in a situation that has its conditions and its limits.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They forget that these are humans who are in an abnormal situation.

Quotes by Adam Driver

Life Quotes

It's always great playing with other musicians. It's also a great situation where I'm the older guy, I've influenced generations of guitar players.

Quotes by Ace Frehley

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

The majority of people were always sitting in the stands. When I find people who are willing to go against the grain, who are willing to make tremendous sacrifices to change an unjust situation - that's what blows my mind...

Quotes by Abbie Hoffman

When I was in school with my friends and stuff, you always used to put yourself in the situation of footballers of the time and pretend to be them.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

Me Quotes

At Mint, we developed five pending patents on our technology, ranging from categorization to the Ways to Save system that calculates how much a new financial product would save a user given their present financial situation.

Quotes by Aaron Patzer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a lighthearted quote about a fun opportunity?
Yes — one recalls enjoying an offer: "when they offered this little situation for me to do this voice in this special segment, I found it so incredibly humorous that I said yes, and I enjoyed it. It was fun." It's an upbeat take on saying yes to something unexpected. For more upbeat, feel-good quotes like this, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about how education could change society?
Yes — one imagines a better outcome: "If we could reach the point where many of our nation's future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation." It's a hopeful vision about learning from teachers' experience. For more on aiming for the best possible outcome, browse Best quotes.
Is there a quote about turning an unexpected situation into something positive?
Yes — a great example from game design: "a player figuring out how to do something that the designer didn't intend - to most developers, that's a bug. For me, that's a celebration." It shows one person's problem can be another's delight, depending on perspective. For more first-person takes like this, check out Me quotes.
Is there a quote about how situations shape choices?
Yes — one explains a creative philosophy: "We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does." It's a clear description of how interactive situations create meaning. For more on choices and consequences in everyday life, see Life quotes.
What's the common thread tying these "situation" quotes together?
Each shows how a situation's meaning depends on perspective — what's fun, hopeful, a celebration, or meaningful often comes down to how you choose to see it.

Two entries come from game design specifically, treating a player's unplanned discovery as something to celebrate rather than fix, and describing interactive outcomes as the whole point of gaming. Continue with Good quotes or Life quotes.