Rare Occasions Quotes
26 quotes by 24 authors
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I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from the heavens, absorbed…
— Shaun Tan
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On the rare occasions when our dreams succeed and achieve perfection - most dreams are bungled - the are symbolic chains of scene and images…
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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There was no hope for any kind of big opportunity. I'm not saying it was hopeless. The big pay-off was to work as an artist…
— Edward Ruscha
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On one of those rare occasions when Bach appraised his own life's work, he remarked: I worked hard.
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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I am not greedy. I do not seek to possess the major portion of your days. I am content if, on those rare occasions whose…
— Maya Deren
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In the homes of many Western Christians, hours are sometimes spent listening to worldly music. In our homes loud music can also be heard, but…
— Richard Wurmbrand
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We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own…
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it…
— Walter Lippmann
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On the rare occasions I go to the gym, I prefer silence.
— Bebe Neuwirth
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We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own…
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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The whole gamut of good and evil is in every human being, certain notes, from stronger original quality or most frequent use, appearing to form…
— Fanny Kemble
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On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage, but on close examination it will…
— Emma Goldman
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I don't like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards…
— Bear Grylls
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Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised…
— David Ogilvy
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History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment…
— Michael K. Simpson
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On the rare occasions when I spend a night in Oxford, the keeping of the hours by the clock towers in New College, and Merton,…
— A. N. Wilson
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I don't remember ever feeling lonely; in fact, on the rare occasions when I met other children I found their games and their talk far…
— Alberto Manguel
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Amy adored both the new look and the new person it allowed her to be. Following the photo shoot, she wore her bruises to the…
— David Sedaris
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All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it. And even then, on the rare occasions when something opens within,…
— James A. Baldwin
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If your heart tells you something but your mind tells you something else, which do you believe? Both are just as apt to lie. In…
— Neal Shusterman
Who Wrote These Rare Occasions Quotes
24 authors contributed a total of 26 Rare Occasions Quotes as follows: