Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. — Brooke Westcott Copy Share Image
Study me, reader, if you delight in me, because on very few occasions shall I return to the world, and because the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
On several occasions, I discussed with Bill Clinton the subject of inquiries by the media about our relationship. He told me to… — Gennifer Flowers Copy Share Image
Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways. — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Christmas is a rare occasion when we are reminded that we have obligations to people we did not choose to be related… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
I have often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortunes. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
If there be no great love in the beginning, yet heaven may decrease it upon better acquaintance, when we are married and… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
In times of death and famine, reason is on the side of the priests-who have their own kind of logic which cries… — Jean Giraudoux Copy Share Image
Moral sentences appear ostentatious and tumid, when they have no greater occasions than the journey of a wit to his home town:… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training. — Barrett Tillman Copy Share Image
There are several occasions in the course of any woman's day when, without question, screaming is the appropriate response. — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
The riches of His free grace cause me daily to triumph over all the temptations of the wicked one, who is very… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
The market is incredibly inefficient and capable on rare occasions of being utterly dysfunctional. And people have a really hard time getting… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
Like a community sing, a howl is a happy occasion. Wolves love to howl. When it is started, they instantly seek contact… — Lois Crisler Copy Share Image
A voice in me said, You have to rise to the occasion or the best in you will die. We always have… — Lily Yeh Copy Share Image
It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
Now, I've been known to be attractive on special occasions, and I do my best to project as much beauty as I… — Terry McMillan Copy Share Image
Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This was sheer idleness to my fellow-townsmen, no doubt; but if the birds and flowers had tried me by their standard, I… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
In the homes of many Western Christians, hours are sometimes spent listening to worldly music. In our homes loud music can also… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
