Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic State. It has always been put down in the book as a state that might… — Chester A. Arthur Copy Share Image
If you light upon an impertinent talker, that sticks to you like a bur, to the disappointment of your important occasions, deal… — Plutarch 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
When I reflect upon what I have seen, what I have heard, what I have done, I can hardly persuade myself that… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In old days the public didn't really mind much about accuracy, but nowadays readers take it upon themselves to write to authors… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
A man really living alone (alone mentally as well as physically) would have little or no occasion to reflect upon his past… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in… — Bob Hope Copy Share Image
Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I've never worn a dress shirt that's been comfortable. I've always just worn dress shoes. On more than one occasion, I've heard… — CM Punk Copy Share Image
People who put slipcovers, doilies, plastic protectors, and cellophane on everything good that they own rarely live to see an occasion so… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are occasions when I would rather feel like a fly than a spider. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
He's Black Council," I said. "Or maybe stupid," Ebenezar countered. I thought about it. "Not sure which is scarier." Ebenezar blinked at… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
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 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
The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the vision of science by the public at large. The prestige the prize confers… — Kenneth G. Wilson Copy Share Image
If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary. — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not. — Brendan Behan Copy Share Image
