Ceremony Quote by Barbara Jonas

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Why beer is better than wine: human feet are conspicuously absent from beer making.

— Steve Mirsky

Nature admits of no permanence in the relation between man and woman. It is only man's egoism that wants to keep woman like some…

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

It is merely the egoism of the man, who wants to bury a woman like a treasure. All attempts at using vows, contracts, and…

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“Japanese tea ceremony,”

— Sheryl Berk

Over the weekend, former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Rebecca Carter married each other during a huge ceremony in Houston. The happy couple is…

— Conan O'Brien

Nostalgia is also a trait of the organizations that I call lodges - everything from corporate cultures to religious sects. Their bonding power often…

— Jennifer James

Singing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 was amazing and, probably the highlight of this decade is the opening of…

— Olivia Newton-John

Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt.

— Oliver Goldsmith

I am unable to distinguish clearly between your religious ceremonies and apparently identical behavior at the sporting and cultural functions you have transmitted to…

— Arthur C. Clarke

The cocktail party - as the name itself indicates - was originally invented by dogs. They are simply bottom-sniffings raised to the rank of…

— Lawrence Durrell

There are ceremonious bows that repel one like a cudgel.

— Christian Nestell Bovee