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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.

I start with an idea or a problem or a conflict, or even a situation that might be pertinent to the lives of young people, then the characters grow from that point. I try to make strong characters that change...

Quotes by Sharon Draper

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

Some people get a little shy, you know, and it can take a certain mood or a situation or a vibe for you to relax and come out of your shell.

Quotes by Shaggy

Correct meditation means correctly understanding your situation moment by moment - what are you doing now? Only do it! Then, each action is complete; each action is enough. Then no thinking, so each moment I can perceive everything just like...

Quotes by Seung Sahn

We have been getting out of the situation where we found ourselves in the early '90s, when the Soviet Union disappeared and the Russian Federation became what it is - you know, with no borders, with no budget, no money,...

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

We believe Russian-American relations are broader and larger than emotions and mutual grudges, including the situation with the U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

There are no journalistic ethics that transcend the value of human life. There are none. In a situation where you can save a human life, you must. There isn't any conflict in my mind.

Quotes by Sebastian Junger

We will try to raise awareness in Europe for the special situation and the special security needs of Israel.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

One big mistake of many politicians is to have no understanding for the real situation of people in their country.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

My eyebrows - they have a life of their own. I don't arch them on purpose; I don't do, like, arching exercises or anything, I promise! I try to maintain a neutral mass, but they just sort of go with...

Quotes by Seamus Dever

The thought of being in space, and kind of enclosed, I find would be very claustrophobic. I think I would panic in that situation.

Quotes by Sean Bean

When you turn up in Leicester Square and there are 5,000 people screaming your name and holding placards, that's just weird. It's hard to find a place for it in your brain that makes any sense. I'm not really comfortable...

Quotes by Sean Biggerstaff

There's a vast encyclopedia of fears and phobias, and pretty much any object, experience, situation you can think of, there is someone who has a phobia of it.

Quotes by Scott Stossel

If you're sitting across the table from someone, the geometry of the situation says 'confrontation.' If you're walking with somebody, you're heading in the same direction, and the spatial dance you're doing is a little more cooperative.

Quotes by Scott Kim

The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is.

Quotes by Sauli Niinisto

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

Quotes by Satya Bhabha

Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being.

Quotes by Sasha Grey

The thing I love about theater is the fact that everyone's complicit. We're either there as a storyteller, or we're there as a listener, and it's basically a campfire situation.

Quotes by Sarah Goldberg

I would never go into the 'Bigg Boss' house even in a hypothetical situation. I have been to jail, so if I were to be confined in that house, I'd get rattled.

Quotes by Sanjay Dutt

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

Quotes by Sanjay Kumar

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.