Situation

Famous quotes containing the word situation:

    “In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that it may not actually come to pass while his article is still on the presses.”
    —Calvin Trillin (b. 1940)

    “Our chaotic economic situation has convinced so many of our young people that there is no room for them. They become uncertain and restless and morbid; they grab at false promises, embrace false gods and judge things by treacherous values. Their insecurity makes them believe that tomorrow doesn’t matter and the ineffectualness of their lives makes them deny the ideals which we of an older generation acknowledged.”
    —Hortense Odlum (1892–?)

    “When you can use dirty words in every situation with everyone, that’s a real big liberation.”
    —Lina Wertmuller (b. 1928)