Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson
To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only. — Mencius
In times of death and famine, reason is on the side of the priests-who have their own kind of logic which cries for miracles and,… — Jean Giraudoux
Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do anything… — George Eliot
Learning is often spoken of as if we are watching the open pages of all the books which we have ever read, and then, when… — Alfred North Whitehead
On occasions, after drinking a pint of beer at luncheon, there would be a flow into my mind with sudden and unaccountable emotion, sometimes a… — A. E. Housman
Economists are about as useful as astrologers in predicting the future (and, like astrologers, they never let failure on one occasion diminish certitude on the… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly. — Unknown Author
There are some occasions when a man must tell half his secret, in order to conceal the rest. — Lord Chesterfield
The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion… — Richard Whately
People who put slipcovers, doilies, plastic protectors, and cellophane on everything good that they own rarely live to see an occasion so good that all… — Judith Martin
On the occasions when I have pondered over men's various activities, the dangers and worries they are exposed to at court or at war, from… — Blaise Pascal
The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Few occasions are as joyous to small children as funerals, almost better than the big wedding blowouts that take place at night when it's hard… — Arthur Miller
I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what… — Charles Kennedy
Is there anything more terrible than a "call"? It affords an occasion for the exchange of the most threadbare commonplaces. Calls and the theatre are… — Miguel de Unamuno
To die quickly in one's eighth decade at the very top of one's powers is an enviable end, and not an occasion for mourning. — Brendan Gill
To each thing belongs it's measure. Occasion is best to know. — Pindar
Well, I don't ever get excited. I haven't been excited since I got a Chopper bicycle when I was about 12. Once you get older… — Jack Dee
The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south… — Nelson A. Miles
On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence. — Bebe Neuwirth
I want Americans to enjoy food. I want them to celebrate food. I want them to, on occasions, to have big cakes and great things.… — Jamie Oliver
Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways. — Josh Peck
I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion. — Brenda Lee
Today is indeed an historic occasion when as a first chair-in-office woman I hand over to another woman chair in office, your Prime Minister, Julia… — Kamla Persad-Bissessar

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