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296 Occasional quotes by 254 unique authors

Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory. — Mariella Frostrup
The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men… — Polykarp Kusch
In the midst of the complexities of modern life, with all its pressures, the spirit of man needs to refresh itself by communion with unspoiled… — Laurance Rockefeller
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The only black people you found were occasional characters or characters who were so feeble-witted that they couldn't manage anything, anyway. I wrote myself in,… — Octavia Butler
Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation. — Conor Cruise O'Brien
A person should go out on the water on a fine day to a small distance from a beautiful coast, if he would see Nature… — Augustus William Hare
Some [intentional communities], like the Shakers and the Harmony Society, have endured for a century or even longer. The Hutterians, to cite an extreme example,… — Unknown Author
Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and… — Mario Lopez
Time was when all the parts of the subject were dissevered, when algebra, geometry, and arithmetic either lived apart or kept up cold relations of… — James Joseph Sylvester
The good life is best construed as a matrix that includes happiness, occasional sadness, a sense of purpose, playfulness, and psychological flexibility, as well autonomy,… — Unknown Author
Never look back, except for an occasional glance, look ahead and plan for the future. Success is not built on past laurels, but rather on… — Dorothy Draper
An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a man can hope for, Even then, no sooner has he… — Ogden Nash
The price for men in motion is the occasional collision... — Carroll Smith
A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout of violent and irrational emotion, for instinctual drives must be… — Cyril Connolly
I'm far from being reclusive. I have thirty or forty year friendships that I prefer to meeting new people. I go to an occasional party,… — Kirk Kerkorian
The case for industry breakups comes from Thomas Jefferson's idea that occasional revolutions are important to the health of any system. As he wrote in… — Tim Wu
The future will be like the past, in the sense that, no matter how amazing or technologically advanced a society becomes, the basic human rhythm… — Adam Gopnik
Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks… — Unknown Author
A three-year diet of rubber chicken and occasional crow. — Charles Krauthammer
Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength... It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we… — Charles Spurgeon
While I was the mayor of Bogotá, I received occasional death threats. Therefore, I had to use a bullet-proof vest. I made a hole right… — Antanas Mockus
Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come. — Og Mandino
When I start on a book, I have been thinking about it and making occasional notes for some time... So I have lots of theme,… — Arthur C. Clarke
Imagine (if you dare) a whimsical marriage of Lord Dunsany and S.J. Perelman, and you have something approaching the tales of Rhys Hughes, filled with… — T. E. D. Klein

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