Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

Tom Brady rises up to the occasion and plays well. That is just who he is. — Deion Sanders
The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people. — Joseph Brant
Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good. — Mahatma Gandhi
The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. — Mas Oyama
It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for… — Jonathan Swift
The power to share has already turned once-solitary activities into social occasions. — Melinda Blau
I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat, but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts. — Nadia Giosia
On occasion I have observed parents shopping to clothe a son about to enter missionary service. The new suits are fitted, the new shoes are… — Thomas S. Monson
The good of our soul is more important than that of our body; and we have to prefer the spiritual welfare of our neighbor to… — Pope Pius XII
The first duty of a Christian, of a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ, is to deny himself. To deny oneself means to give up… — Unknown Author
Ordinarily it would take me about fifteen minutes to get a hallucination going," wrote Feynman, "but on a few occasions, when I smoked some marijuana… — Richard P. Feynman
During our journey there were two occasions that we celebrated by honoring someone's talent. Everyone is recognized by a special party, but it has nothing… — Marlo Morgan
The abjectly poor, and all those person whose energies are entirely absorbed by the struggle for daily sustenance, are conservative because they cannot afford the… — Thorstein Veblen
Remember this saying, The good payer is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he… — Benjamin Franklin
The principle of laissez-faire may be safely trusted to in some things but in many more it is wholly inapplicable; and to appeal to it… — John Ramsay McCulloch
The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly always… — John Quiggin
I can't resist telling you that when the Vienna Economics Institute celebrated its centennial, many years ago, they invited, as their keynote speaker, my father… — Unknown Author
We donâ€™t have to be superstars or win championshipsâ€¦. All we have to do is learn to rise to every occasion, give our best effort,… — John Wooden
Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. Itâ€™s necessary. I make corrections only after I… — John Wooden
Don't permit fear of failure to prevent effort. We are all imperfect and will fail on occasions, but fear of failure is the greatest failure… — John Wooden

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