Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

In Jack Dempsey's early days he had a fight contract, which paid him two dollars per fight for the fights he won. He received nothing… — Sterling W Sill
Men have been swindled by other men on many occasions. The autumn of 1929 was, perhaps, the first occasion when men succeeded on a large… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Hitler did not have Mussolinis revolutionary socialist background. . . . Nevertheless, he shared the socialist hatred and contempt for the bourgeoisie and capitalism and… — Richard Pipes
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what… — Thomas a Kempis
Being snarky and smug doesn't equate to providing insight, and there's more than one occasion when the filmmakers lose sight of this in their zeal… — James Berardinelli
The press must speak out and, if the occasion arises, raise bloody hell. — Unknown Author
A man demonstrates his rationality, not by a commitment to fixed ideas, stereotyped procedures, or immutable concepts, but by the manner in which, and the… — Stephen Toulmin
The truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
It would be so nice to have the luxury just to laze. So nice not to have to always get up and get dressed for… — Benazir Bhutto
I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few… — Anita Hill
I may have implied on several occasions to several different people that I may have been Jesus Christ, but I haven't decided yet what I… — Vincent Bugliosi
I don't roam around with a camera and never did. I took pictures in spurts, for my books, for some assignments or on special occasions.… — William Klein
There are occasions when I have moved boulders, but I'm reluctant to, especially ones that have been rooted in a place for many years. — Andy Goldsworthy
You can do anything if you accept the challenge, rise to the occasion, try harder, and drive it home! — Unknown Author
Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions. — J J Johnson
In the 1980s, there were occasions when it made sense to say, 'it is too difficult to maximize the likelihood function, and besides if we… — Thomas J. Sargent
Life is rife with frustrations, jealousies and, on occasion, an overwhelming sense of its injustices, but it's a big mistake to let such negative sentiments… — Mariella Frostrup
On certain occasions, the eyes of the mind can supply the want of the most powerful telescopes, and lead to astronomical discoveries of the highest… — Francois Arago
I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion. — Joan Blades
If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an… — Polykarp Kusch

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