A meeting is an occasion when people gather together, some to say what they do not think, and others not to say… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
On the rare occasions when our dreams succeed and achieve perfection - most dreams are bungled - the are symbolic chains of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
And [Asimov]'ll sign anything, hardbacks, softbacks, other people's books, scraps of paper. Inevitably someone handed him a blank check on the occasion… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
The big pay-off was to work as an artist and gain some shred of respect from your friends, who were also artists.… — Edward Ruscha Copy Share Image
Tea with us became more than an idealisation of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life.… — Okakura Kakuzo Copy Share Image
There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The power to share has already turned once-solitary activities into social occasions. — Melinda Blau Copy Share Image
This visit [to Singapore] is an occasion to mark the 50th anniversary our bilateral relationship with Singapore, which is one of our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Out of frustration, you do drugs when you can't write. On occasion that might work, but usually what happens is that once… — Steve Jordan Copy Share Image
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I look at the occasion, and this was one of the biggest so far in my career. It was a bit of… — Robin van Persie 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
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 Copy Share Image
If we're capable of conjuring up terrifying monsters in childhood, why shouldn't some of us, at least on occasion, be able to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever drunk champagne before breakfast before. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before before. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I never did, nor do I believe I ever shall, give advice to a woman who is setting out on a matrimonial… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I don't roam around with a camera and never did. I took pictures in spurts, for my books, for some assignments or… — William Klein Copy Share Image
Most dreams are also part reality (otherwise we wouldn't believe them), and reality happens to be a condition that gives you plenty… — Leigh Newman Copy Share Image
When I hear that there are 5,000,000 working women in this country, I always take occasion to say that there are 18,000,000… — Anna Howard Shaw Copy Share Image
I had an excellent repast - the best repast possible - which consisted simply of boiled eggs and bread and butter. It… — Henry James Copy Share Image
If magistrates had true justice, and if physicians had the true art of healing, they would have no occasion for square caps;… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain. — Plautus Copy Share Image