Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

Whoa, that's the kind of little sister I can dig!" said Edison. "Yes, we're all alike," I said. "We cover for you, we lie for… — Lionel Shriver
She turned to Skulduggery and held out her arms. “Come here, you.” He tilted his head. “My hugs are for special occasions only.” “Hug me.”… — Derek Landy
Life had been a suit I'd only put on for special occasions. Most of the time I kept it in the back of my closet,… — Marisha Pessl
Are you smarter than a pig, Locke?” “On occasion,” said Locke. “There are contrary opinions. — Scott Lynch
Fate,Time,Occasion,Chance, and Change? To these All things are subject but eternal love. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness… — Charles Simmons
This is the way to cultivate courage: First, by standing firm on some conscientious principle, some law of duty. Next, by being faithful to truth… — James Freeman Clarke
The most congenial social occasions are those ruled by cheerful deference of each for all. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
False happiness is like false money; it passes for a time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is… — Alexander Pope
There is oftentimes a great deal of knowledge where there is but little wisdom to improve that knowledge. It is not the most knowing Christian… — Thomas Brooks
Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and... people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of… — Denis Diderot
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I… — Benjamin Franklin
The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it — Tony Benn
It is odd, but on the infrequent occasions when I have been called upon in a formal place to play the bongo drums, the introducer… — Richard P. Feynman
What we do on some great occasion will probably depend on what we already are; and what we are will be the result of previous… — Henry Parry Liddon
Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow… — Brooke Westcott
Celebration never need depend on outside circumstances. We need not wait for a special holiday or a formal occasion, nor a sunny and cloudless day.… — Rajneesh
It is easy to suppose that few people realize on that occasion, which comes to all of us, when we look at the blue sky… — Wallace Stevens
The only way of making money is for effort. The only time I've ever lost money is when I've purposely said, "I'm doing this to… — Kerry Stokes
I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not. — Brendan Behan
I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion. — Miguel de Cervantes
The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing.'Our leaders have… — Mitt Romney
Humility and love are precisely the graces which the men of the world can understand, if they do not comprehend doctrines. They are the graces… — J C Ryle
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The… — Dalai Lama

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