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Occasions Quotes by Henry James
- I had an excellent repast - the best repast possible - which consisted simply of boiled eggs and bread and butter. It was the quality…
- I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I…
- Sometimes she went so far as to wish that she should find herself in a difficult position, so that she might have the pleasure of…
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- Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people… — 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… — Marcus Aurelius
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — 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… — Charles Babbage
- I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head,… — 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.… — Christian Bale
- I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three… — Don Adams
- I actually regard Facebook as a huge bore, but I cannot refrain from participating in it. I guess I crave the feeling… — 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… — Joseph Addison
- For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled… — Conrad Black
- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for… — John Buchan