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No man is good for anything who has not some particle of obstinacy to use upon occasion. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
... on the right occasion a bold choice of opening can unnerve even the most steely opponent. — Neil McDonald Copy Share Image
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind. — Abraham Cowley Copy Share Image
A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician. — George Stillman Hillard Copy Share Image
Whatever the occasion, [the Queen] has a face which demonstrably says 'I don't give a royal s**t.' — John Oliver Copy Share Image
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I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves. — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
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Whoever will imagine a perpetual confession of ignorance, a judgment without leaning or inclination, on any occasion whatever, hasa conception of Pyrrhonism. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Do not wait for special occasions to make her feel special. Make her feel special as many time as you can. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
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... 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
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