Occasion Quotes

728 Occasion quotes by 590 unique authors

Well, I don't ever get excited. I haven't been excited since I got a Chopper bicycle when I was about 12. Once you get older… — Jack Dee
Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways. — Josh Peck
I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion. — Brenda Lee
Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian… — Samantha Stosur
We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The… — Manmohan Singh
I came seriously close to getting married four times, and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another. Each occasion… — Ratan Tata
We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many different people and… — Nobuo Uematsu
The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of… — Howard Wilkinson
At the risk, then, of being shunned by some of my gloomier peers, I venture to tell you that writers work like demons, suffer greatly,… — Michael Cunningham
Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime-if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something… — Jess C Scott
I love Robert Fripp. You know what I really appreciate about Robert Fripp? He always dresses appropriately for the occasion. When he's on stage, he's… — St. Vincent
It's the occasion that makes the revolution. — Machado de Assis
The Beatles exist apart from my Self. I am not really Beatle George. Beatle George is like a suit or shirt that I once wore… — George Harrison
For the truth is that men do not desire to be the Common Man any more than they are the Common Man. They need greatness… — C. V. Wedgwood
The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in… — Alexander Haig
We escaped the last big bursting of a bubble - the dotcom bubble - with a relatively light U.S. recession. On that occasion, the world… — Evan Davis
I love the 'Delilah' show. I've been listening to it for years and years. It's incredible. She's always got a song for the right occasion.… — Ronnie Milsap
I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion. — Anthony Anderson
Rules matter, and to be rules they need to be universal in form: always do this, never do that. But it is foolish to rule… — Julian Baggini
You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances. — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story… — William Devane
Play: It is an an activity which proceeds within certain limits of time and space, in a visible order, according to rules freely accepted, and… — Johan Huizinga
Christ did not enchant men; He demanded that they believe in Him: except on one occasion, the Transfiguration. For a brief while, Peter, James, and… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The thing is that when you don't carry a camera, that's when you see pictures in particular, or at least that's when you think you… — Elliott Erwitt

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