Occur Quotes

744 Occur quotes by 609 unique authors

If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out… — Alice Hoffman
Sometimes," I ventured, "it doesn't occur to boys that their mother was ever young and pretty. . . I couldn't stand it if you boys… — Willa Cather
Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. — George Bernard Shaw
There are things than cannot ever occur with any precision. They are too big and too magnificent to be contained in mere facts. They are… — Bruno Schulz
To believe that what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man. — Mahatma Gandhi
This is the awe-inspiring universe of magic: There are no atoms, only waves and motions all around. Here, you discard all belief in barriers to… — Frank Herbert
We cannot understand without wanting to understand, that is, without wanting to let something be said...Understanding does not occur when we try to intercept what… — Hans-Georg Gadamer
God has allowed some magical reversal to occur, so that you see the scorpion pit as an object of desire, and all the beautiful expanse… — Unknown Author
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only… — M. Scott Peck
[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to… — Stephen Hawking
Prayer is a relationship; half the job is mine. If I want transformation, but can't even be bothered to articulate what, exactly, I'm aiming for,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Politics deals with externals: borders, wealth, crimes. Authentic forgiveness deals with the evil in a persons heart, something for which politics has no cure. Virulent… — Philip Yancey
It is quite rare for God to provide a great man at the necessary moment to carry out some great deep, which is why when… — Alexandre Dumas
Fine, if you see no reason to worry about bisonbecks who do the bidding of Risto'-- he sat down on a log and pulled out… — Donita K. Paul
The man whose whole life is spent in performing a few simple operations, of which the effects are perhaps always the same, or very nearly… — Adam Smith
There are those of us who are always about to live. We are waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are… — George A. Sheehan
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. — Khalil Gibran
I believe this. When we meet those we fall in love with, there is an aspect of our spirit that is historian, a bit of… — Michael Ondaatje
Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are… — Daniel Handler
If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise," said the seer. "If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will… — Paulo Coelho
In Kilanga, people knew nothing of things they might have had - a Frigidaire? a washer-dryer combination? Really, they'd sooner imagine a tree that could… — Barbara Kingsolver
It did occur to me that the effect of good literature may be as dizzying as that of alcohol. — Pamela Dean
Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur. — Stephen Hawking
He awoke, opened his eye. The room meant very little to him; he was too deeply immersed in the non-being from which he had just… — Paul Bowles
What nobility of feeling! To sacrifice your own pleasure to preserve the comfort of others! It is a thing, I confess, that would never occur… — Susanna Clarke

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