Occasions Quotes · Page 22

By how much unexpected, by so much We must awake endeavour for defence; For courage mounteth with occasion.

— William Shakespeare

The foolish acts of others ought to serve more as a lesson to us than an occasion to laugh at those who…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Being snarky and smug doesn't equate to providing insight, and there's more than one occasion when the filmmakers lose sight of this…

— James Berardinelli

As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Our fear of technology is really a fear of empowerment. We now have the ability to design the reality we live in,…

— Douglas Rushkoff

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

— Herbert Hoover

The Western planners are definitely trying to fragment the entire Middle East. They already have done, on several historical occasions.

— Andre Vltchek

I've met Nelson Mandela a couple of times and it was an unbelievable experience on both occasions; the most amazing moment of…

— Andre Nel

I love the 'Delilah' show. I've been listening to it for years and years. It's incredible. She's always got a song for…

— Ronnie Milsap

Washington once advised his adopted grandson that where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to be silent.…

— Ron Chernow

Euripides was wont to say, silence was an answer to a wise man; but we seem to have greater occasion for it…

— Plutarch

I’ve spent too many years explaining who and what I am repeatedly, so as of this moment I officially secede from both…

— Drew Hayden Taylor

Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel,…

— Joan Didion

I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to…

— Erin Morgenstern

For as the interposition of a rivulet, however small, will occasion the line of the phalanx to fluctuate, so any trifling disagreement…

— Aristotle

Call upon me in the Day of Trouble, and I will deliver, and thou shalt glorify me...Wait on the Lord, and be…

— Daniel Defoe

I have had the advantage of the opportunity to meet with Mr. Trump on several occasions. And my experience is that he's…

— Kris Kobach

History will also give occasion to expatiate on the advantage of civil orders and constitutions; how men and their properties are protected…

— Benjamin Franklin

This can never become popular, and, indeed, has no occasion to be so; for fine-spun arguments in favour of useful truths make…

— Immanuel Kant

However much of time, labor, or other means it takes to establish a reputation, it frequently happens that it requires nearly as…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

I can't resist telling you that when the Vienna Economics Institute celebrated its centennial, many years ago, they invited, as their keynote…

— James K. Galbraith

There may be some who wish that he would have taken the occasion to first comment on the Brexit vote, but they're…

— Rush Limbaugh

Of ill-temper there are three kinds: irascibility, bitterness, sullenness. It belongs to the ill-tempered man to be unable to bear either small…

— Aristotle

And though it be their sin and vanity that is the cause, it is nevertheless your sin to be the unnecessary occasion:…

— Richard Baxter

For most Americans the Constitution had become a hazy document, cited like the Bible on ceremonial occasions but forgotten in the daily…

— Anonymous

The truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love.

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

There is no quality so contrary to any nature which one cannot affect, and put on upon occasion, in order to serve…

— Jonathan Swift

We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many…

— Nobuo Uematsu

The most guileful amongst the reporters are those who appear friendly and smile and seem to be supportive. They are the ones…

— Ed Koch

Summoning artists to participate In the august occasions of the state Seems something artists ought to celebrate. Today is for my cause…

— Robert Frost

The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from…

— Anthony Trollope

Every attempt we make is imperfect; yet each one of those imperfect attempts is an occasion for a delight unlike anything else…

— Stephen Nachmanovitch

You may have occasion to possess or use material things, but the secret of life lies in never missing them.

— Mahatma Gandhi

There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally.

— I. J. Good

Whenever I'm on a book tour, one of the questions I always get asked is what to wear to various occasions.

— Nina Garcia

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

— Chely Wright

I may have implied on several occasions to several different people that I may have been Jesus Christ, but I haven't decided…

— Vincent Bugliosi

You can do anything if you accept the challenge, rise to the occasion, try harder, and drive it home!

— Tyler Ward

A man really living alone (alone mentally as well as physically) would have little or no occasion to reflect upon his past…

— John Dewey