Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Getting yelled at by a furious woman should be a semi-formal occasion. — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
Only a sadistic scoundrel-or a fool-tells the bald truth on social occasions. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
One prefers, of course, on all occasions to be stainless and above reproach, but, failing that, the next best thing is unquestionably… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There were many occasions in my career where I could have given up, where I asked myself whether I would ever make… — Amelie Mauresmo Copy Share Image
“I had been eagerly waiting just such a disaster. Storms, wolves, snakebite, floods-these are the occasions to find out how your father… — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
It is good to have companions when occasion arises, and it is good to be contented with whatever comes. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for… — John Buchan Copy Share Image
It is as well perhaps that this is not the first time I have been swept off my feet. In the days… — Knut Hamsun Copy Share Image
A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to maintain him. They must even… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Words become low by the occasions to which they are applied, or the general character of them who use them; and the… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I propose a limitation be put on how many sqares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Invitations to speak upon public occasions are among my most grievous embarrassments. Why is it inferred that one is or can be… — Corra May Harris Copy Share Image
Girls think they’re only allowed to wear dresses on formal occasions, but I like a woman who says, you know, I’m going… — John Green Copy Share Image
The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
I had the honor to meet Geraldine Ferraro on a few occasions over the years at the DNC and what struck me… — Adrienne Maloof Copy Share Image
I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
... as we are being blunt, the fact is that Tony [Abbott] and the people who put him in his job do… — Nick Minchin Copy Share Image
I remember one occasion when I tried to add a little seasoning to a review, but I wasn't allowed to. The paper… — Paul Halmos Copy Share Image
Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high.… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
But I have a problem with the term 'light'. I never in my life knew what to do with that. I know… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many,… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion is the individuality of each human soul--our Protestant idea, the… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I'm not super social, don't really go to parties, or basketball games, or football games very often, the big social occasions. — Taylor Phinney Copy Share Image
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth. — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
What we have to discover for ourselves leaves behind in our mind a pathway that can be used on another occasion. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
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Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways. — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
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The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Scotsmen, she had occasion to observe, often did have nice knees. Perhaps that was why they insisted upon kilts. — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
On some occasions the bodies of the martyrs who had been devoured by wild beasts, upon the beasts being strangled, were found… — Eusebius Copy Share Image
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