There are occasions when the simplest and fewest words surpass in effect all the wealth of rhetorical amplification. — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
Religion indeed enlightens, terrifies, subdues; it gives faith, it inflicts remorse, it inspires resolutions, it draws tears, it inflames devotion, but only… — John Henry Newman Copy Share Image
I do not know that ever I desired anything earnestly in my life but 'twas denied me, and I am many times… — Dorothy Osborne Copy Share Image
I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion - just when we're in a bookstore… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Researchers who examined the voting records of wine judges found that 90 percent of the time they give inconsistent ratings to a… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together. — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
It's in Macbeth: "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon." I seldom have occasion to pull it out, but it's ready… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
A protest meeting on the issue of environmental abuse is not a convocation of accusers, it is a convocation of the guilty.… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I think He intends to try you like gold in the crucible, so as to number you amongst His most faithful servants.… — Margaret Mary Alacoque Copy Share Image
It may be no less dangerous to claim, on certain occasions, too little than too much. There is something captivating in spirit… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't remember ever feeling lonely; in fact, on the rare occasions when I met other children I found their games and… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
She'd stopped reading the kind of women's magazine that talked about romance and knitting and started reading the kind of women's magazine… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
There comes a time, in the history of Nations when fear and forgetfulness cause a nation to hesitate, to waver and perhaps… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
I have been asked many times, Why do you laugh so much and make so many jokes? I become serious sometimes-when I… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The washing of dishes does seem to me the most absurd and unsatisfactory business that I ever undertook. If, when once washed,… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The difficulty in judging what type of behavior works well arises not only because a given course of action does not always… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
Humility is the safeguard of chastity. In the matter of purity, there is no greater danger than not fearing the danger. For… — Philip Neri Copy Share Image
Ideally you do want people to treat you professionally in return, but not everyone necessarily does that. This acting job - it… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
Would it not be prudent to get our civilization tools together, and see how much stock is left on hand in the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
In regard to the so-called social contract, I have often had occasion to protest that I haven't even seen the contract, much… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs.… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Kindness is not something that we put on for certain occasions, like a piece of jewelry; rather, it is an attribute of… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
My mother told me on several different occasions that she was livin' her dream vicariously through me. She once said that I… — Buck Owens Copy Share Image
Even in the best and most peacefully civilized countries many occasions arise when a woman versed inthe knowledge and use of firarms… — Annie Oakley Copy Share Image
Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny,… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
I love hats; I love putting hats on. They are artwork. You can always go out and find a dress to wear… — Zara Phillips Copy Share Image
I wish we did have responsibility for the hair. I have been screwed up by the hair on many occasions. — Julie Harris Copy Share Image
There is definitely a comeback of the idea of dressing well every day. Nowadays, suits can be worn for many occasions -… — Brunello Cucinelli Copy Share Image
Any celebration meal to which guests are invited, be they family or friends, should be an occasion for generous hospitality. — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
I actually enjoyed changing diapers and I enjoyed swaddling. I don't mind being swaddled either, on occasion. — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
There are occasions when I have moved boulders, but I'm reluctant to, especially ones that have been rooted in a place for… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves. — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Sometimes the producer has more say and the director takes what he is given. On other occasions, you don't see the producer… — Julie Harris Copy Share Image
And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Do not wait for special occasions to make her feel special. Make her feel special as many time as you can. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
