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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.

Is there some situation where square wheels would be better than round wheels? Sure! A round wheel has a pressure point directly under the tire. A square wheel's corners are going to bite and propel you forward. The square wheel...

Quotes by Jamie Hyneman

You can practice against each other, but there's something about a game situation.

Quotes by James Worthy

I'm not the kind of actor that can go completely cold into an emotional scene. I have to transport myself emotionally by whatever means possible, and that basically means you carry the situation with you all week, all episode or...

Quotes by Jamie Bamber

If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation that they're in, but most of all get the audience invested in the characters - then...

Quotes by James Wan

Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband).

Quotes by James Thurber

There is no situation like the open road, and seeing things completely afresh. I'm used to traveling. It's not a question of meeting or seeing new faces particularly, or hearing new stories, but of looking at life in a different...

Quotes by James Salter

Maybe it's just parenthood that puts you in a situation where you just have to develop a new attitude, I guess, about things.

Quotes by James Mercer

I speak to my mum and dad about the club, and my uncle and all my mates are big Leeds fans as well. They're on the up, if you like. It's a better situation than it was when they were...

Quotes by James Milner

It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.

Quotes by James MacArthur

Although we hardly see each other off the set, Joy and I get along well when we do. As far as the marriage between Nathan and Haley, I think they are young and will see the reality of the situation...

Quotes by James Lafferty

In any situation, I'm going to be good.

Quotes by James Harden

A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass...

Quotes by James Hetfield

Melodrama is one of the most stunning art forms. These are stories where the emotions are big, and the situations are big, and the artists believe in the situation dramatically. There's no irony or distance.

Quotes by James Gray

The first product I ever used was my mom's foundation. When I was younger, I had pimples, so I just slapped it on and hoped it would fix the situation. It never did, because it was about 18 shades too...

Quotes by James Charles

I attended seminars where many social issues were discussed abstractly, outside the pressures of an immediate situation, and there I developed certain attitudes which permitted me to face the real thing when it came along.

Quotes by James A. Michener

I can adapt to any situation.

Quotes by Jalen Brunson

I came out when I was 15 at school, and I realized I had put myself into a precarious situation. It was a very hostile environment for me, and a lot of kids had it in for me. It was...

Quotes by Jake Shears

When you do a good comedy show, you have to understand that if you don't have drama or sad moments, then the comedy turns into a clowning kind of situation.

Quotes by Jaime Camil

Sometimes the media gives us the impression that we are terminal patients, because of problems of global warmth or the ozone layer. And the people, they don't understand that they can could change this situation for the better if they...

Quotes by Jaime Lerner

When we step into a new terrain, we experience vast uncertainty. Uncertainty is just a situation that you do not know how to handle.

Quotes by Jaggi Vasudev

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.