Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how… — Wystan Hugh Auden
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
It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin.… — Teresa of Avila
On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I… — Charles Babbage
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
No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions. — Henry Ward Beecher
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
For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of… — Conrad Black
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. — John Buchan
Many occasions I've sat down with Israelis to say, where do you see your country in 10 years time, and work me back, so we… — Abdallah II
Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions. — Samuel Butler
I have thought that I have seen ghosts on many occasions. — Taylor Caldwell
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. — Albert Camus
On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind… — Brian Clough
Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too. — Walter Annenberg
There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate. — Robert Breault
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
This was one of those special occasions when I could actually feel the inner appreciation of the beauty of the moment passing like an electric… — Prince Charles
The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties. — Alexander Pope
In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric… — Winston Churchill
On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul life, deliver it… — Watchman Nee
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

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