On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods. — Polybius Copy Share Image
I only drink on two occasions. When it's my birthday, and when it's not my birthday. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
I have, on several occasions, disagreed with decisions of Justice Souter. — William H. Pryor Copy Share Image
I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions. — Jon Cryer Copy Share Image
A very little thief of occasion will rob you of a great deal of patience. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
All I can say is I did the best I could, and I didn't do well enough on many occasions. — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
There are some occasions in which a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest: but there is… — Lord Chesterfield 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
I have twice met Jeffrey Archer, and on both occasions was struck by the firmness of his handshake - and the way… — Craig Brown 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
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
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
In montage's original form as photomontage, it is capable of striking effects and on occasion it can even become a powerful political… — Gyorgy Lukacs Copy Share Image
PMA is the right mental attitude for each specific occasion. It has the power to attract the good and the beautiful. NMA… — W. Clement Stone Copy Share Image
On several occasions, we are informed that the professional ideal 'took steps', 'organised assaults', and 'selected social problems'. But this is anthropomorphic… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
... The person who, at any stage of a conversation, disagrees, should at least hope to reach agreement in the end. He… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The danger lies in forgetting what we had. The flow between generations becomes a trickle, grandchildren tape-recording grandparents' memories on special occasions… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Some eschew wine for their religion; others just don't cotton to it. A slew of Americans consider wine a fancy-schmancy treat for… — Jennifer Rosen Copy Share Image
Your own gown is most delicately suitable, both to the occasion and to yourself,' to be translated: Your gown is insipid and… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o'clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The world we inhabit is abundant beyond our wildest imagination. There are trees, dreams, sunrises; there are thunderstorms, shadows, rivers; there are… — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
There again," said Syme irritably, "what is there poetical about being in revolt? You might as well say that it is poetical… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The forgiveness of God is gratuitous liberation from guilt. Paradoxically, the conviction of personal sinfulness becomes the occasion of encounter with the… — Brennan Manning 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
You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Sure, occasion is the father of most that is good in us. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
A song marks an occasion in my life and that's how I live my life, by songs. — Amy Winehouse Copy Share Image
Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion. — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
I have too much respect for the truth to drag it out on every trifling occasion. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Sickness may be the solemn occasion of God's intervention in a person's life. — Paul Tournier Copy Share Image
You can eat an omelet at midnight, at lunchtime, all day long. It's perfect for every occasion. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image