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I was elected prime minister in 2014 under incredibly difficult circumstances: A third of the country was overrun by terrorists, the economy was struggling, people were divided by sectarianism, and relations with the wider world were strained.
Haider al-Abadi
People
World
Country
Difficult
Incredibly
Relations
Sectarianism
Circumstances
Minister
Struggling
Divided
Prime
Prime Minister
Economy
Terrorists
Were
Overrun
Elected
Strained
Difficult Circumstances
Wider
Third
When people say, 'How did you start in comedy,' I say my family was kidnapped by ninjas when I was very young, and to get them released I had to do a killer five-minute set. And even after I did that, you know, I started doing comedy under tough circumstances, I still kept at it because I enjoyed it.
Hannibal Buress
Family
You
People
Comedy
Tough
Young
Say
Kidnapped
Released
Circumstances
Killer
People Say
Had
Know
Because
How
Still
Doing
Very
Five-Minute
Get
Did
After
Them
Even
Enjoyed
Start
Started
Kept
Set
Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
Harold H. Greene
Great
Judge
Great Deal
Considered
Circumstances
Has-Been
Indictments
Allowing
Prosecutor
Without
Deal
Been
Effect
Leeway
Any
Being
Transfer
Grid
Aggravating
Disparity
Based
Numerical
Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Best
People
Mind
Drive
Everyone
Rule
Circumstances
Out
General
More
General Rule
Nobody
Most
Powers
Does
Exertion
Than
Get
Which
Them
Us
Much
Body
Rid
Thing
Brings
A lot of times in life, it's personal choices that you're making, actively, and then there's a myriad of forces and circumstances that are out of our control. And without even realizing it, you're riding a wave of events that you have no control of.
Hasan Minhaj
Life
You
Events
Control
Wave
Our
Circumstances
Out
No Control
Myriad
Forces
Without
Making
Lot
Times
Personal
Then
Realizing
Choices
Even
Actively
Riding
To grow up under really simple circumstances, and to understand that certain things were ornamental... that made an impression on me as a child and is something I use.
Helmut Lang
Me
Simple
Made
Circumstances
Something
Understand
Were
Impression
Up
Child
Really
Certain
Use
Certain Things
Grow
Grow Up
Things
We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy people who aren't too screwed up.
Henry Mintzberg
Best
People
Healthy
Too
Circumstances
Simply
Healthy People
Effective
Up
Managers
Maybe
Screwed
Ordinary
Screwed-Up
Flawed
Flaws
Who
Whose
Basically
Fatal
A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which have not been obvious to the superficial observer.
Hesketh Pearson
Character
Man
Age
Youth
Old
Old Age
Changes
Circumstances
Characteristics
Out
Superficial
Never
Observer
Obvious
Been
Happens
Which
Radically
Bring
In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time.
Hideki Tojo
Time
Problem
Strong
Side
Circumstances
About
Direct
Had
Observation
Particularly
Judgments
Dealing
American
Which
China
Interests
Should
Based
Origins
Actual
British
The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part.
Hill Harper
Work
Kindness
Time
Women
Sense Of Humor
Humor
Important
Big
Important Things
Timing
Sense
Those
Circumstances
Easily
Out
Married
Dated
Could
Part
Qualities
Real
Been
Big Part
Work Out
Fortunate
Who
Things
Plays
Walking runway has been something I didn't even think would be a possibility in my lifetime with my circumstances and my origins.
Hunter Schafer
Think
Circumstances
Possibility
Has-Been
Would
Would-Be
Runway
Something
Lifetime
Been
Walking
Even
Origins
Both 'Saturday Church' and 'Pose' are incredible because they demonstrate something essential about survival. When you get pushed hard enough by certain circumstances, your survival mechanism kicks in, and you grow into the things that you need or are missing in your life.
Indya Moore
Life
You
Survival
Church
Enough
Incredible
Kicks
Circumstances
About
Something
Both
Pushed
Missing
Because
Demonstrate
Get
Essential
Certain
Your
Hard
Mechanism
Grow
Saturday
Things
Need
Pose
Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.
Iris Chang
People
Dangerous
Evil
Unleashed
Circumstances
All People
Would
Would-Be
Only
Potential
Almost
Almost All
Which
Social
Certain
I'm a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you've got to temper it because your fans are there, and they've paid good money to see a show.
Isaac Hanson
Good
You
Money
Fans
Bit
Circumstances
Temper
See
Because
Got
Certain
Paid
Your
Show
Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.
Isaac Watts
Time
Matters
Relate
Those
Circumstances
Penetrate
Take
Allow
Mere
Hover
Always
Surface
Nor
Up
As Far As
Which
Far
Depth
Your
Profession
Appearances
Suddenly
Things
I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!
Isabel Allende
Love
Reality
Confusion
Circumstances
Out
Write
Most
Sort
Because
Understand
Demons
The cocoa-nut palm grows best near salt water, no matter how loose and sandy the soil is, and in these congenial circumstances needs neither manure nor care of any kind. It bends lovingly toward the sea and drops its ripe fruit into it.
Isabella Bird
Best
Needs
Fruit
Water
Matter
Care
Soil
Salt
Bends
Circumstances
Kind
Neither
Ripe
Drops
Toward
Loose
How
Nor
Any
Lovingly
Sandy
Congenial
Sea
Manure
Near
Grows
Palm
Twilight' has a supernatural reference to it with werewolves and vampires. 'Harry Potter' has magic. 'The Hunger Games' is about real people put into extreme situations and circumstances.
Isabelle Fuhrman
People
Extreme
Harry
Harry Potter
Circumstances
Hunger
Hunger Games
Vampires
Magic
About
Supernatural
Potter
Put
Real
Werewolves
Reference
Real People
Situations
Games
Twilight
In plain words: now that Britain has told the world that she has the H-Bomb she should announce as early as possible that she has done with it, that she proposes to reject in all circumstances nuclear warfare.
J. B. Priestley
Words
World
Circumstances
Possible
Proposes
Announce
She
Done
Warfare
Plain
Should
Now
Nuclear
Reject
Early
Britain
The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.
J. Paul Getty
Events
Made
Rich
Cynical
Way
Circumstances
Born
Sceptical
You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done.
Jack Youngblood
Life
You
Matter
Job
Whatever
Pain
Other
Enough
Way
Circumstances
Bad
Find
Obstacles
Learnt
Doing
Very
Get
Done
Want
Much
What I learned for myself... is that no matter what the circumstances, people survive.
Jacqueline Woodson
Myself
People
Matter
Circumstances
Learned
Survive
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.
Jacques Ellul
Women
Reflection
Thought
Men
Men And Women
Live
Sum
Thoroughly
Circumstances
Pointless
Rendered
Been
Modern
Which
Act
I grew up in this poor place, with very limited circumstances, at about 16 years of age was sent by my family to work, and instead of remaining in the position into which I was sent, I somehow worked my way out of it without any help from anyone, just luck.
Jamaica Kincaid
Work
Family
Age
Luck
Way
Circumstances
Out
About
Somehow
Remaining
Instead
Without
Limited
Years
Up
Very
Any
Just
Anyone
Grew
Place
Which
Sent
Poor
Worked
Help
Position
Unfortunately, many young believers - and some older ones, too - do not know that there will be times in every person's life when circumstances don't add up - when God doesn't appear to make sense. This aspect of the Christian faith is not well advertised.
James Dobson
Life
God
Faith
Will
Young
Sense
Older
Christian
Every
Too
Add
Circumstances
Some
Know
Well
Make
Up
Times
Person
Unfortunately
Aspect
Many
Appear
Believers
Christian Faith
You have kids growing up in some of the worst circumstances financially, living in some of the worst ghettos, and they succeed. They succeed because an adult figure, typically a mother, maybe a grandmother, nourishes the kid, supports the kid, protects the kid, encourages the kid to succeed. It's as if the environment never happened.
James Heckman
You
Mother
Living
Kid
Worst
Circumstances
Kids
Financially
Some
Adult
Never
Environment
Supports
Protects
Because
Encourages
Up
Maybe
Happened
Succeed
Grandmother
Figure
Nourishes
Growing
Growing Up
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