Occasion Quotes

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Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think… — Marcus Aurelius
I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be… — Lauren Bacall
No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always… — Christian Bale
I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds. I've even… — Don Adams
I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling of hope it… — Roseanne Barr
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in… — Joseph Addison
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. — Albert Camus
Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too. — Walter Annenberg
The first question to be answered by any individual or any social group, facing a hazardous situation, is whether the crisis is to be met… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
Of course we women gossip on occasion. But our appetite for it is not as avid as a man s. It is in the boys… — Phyllis McGinley
I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who… — Frank Luntz
Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized. — Andre Simon
I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you… — George Mikes
International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies everywhere — Koichiro Matsuura
It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well. — Plutarch
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give… — Joseph Addison
Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or decreasing as the occasion suggests.… — Robertson Davies
If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at… — Alphonsus Liguori
Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It only kills the… — P.J. O'Rourke
If mankind is to profit freely from the small and sporadic crop of the heroically gifted it produces, it will have to cultivate the delicate… — Wilfred Trotter

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