Top 25 Occasions Quotes of 71 - Page 2

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.

Anthony Anderson

Comedian, Actors, Occasions

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Courage mounteth with occasion.

William Shakespeare

Memorable, Occasions

'King John' (1591-8) act 2, sc. 1, l. 82

In all works of liberality something more is to be considered besides the occasion of the givers; and that is the occasion of the receivers.

Thomas Sprat

Charity, Giver, Occasions

There are several occasions in the course of any woman's day when, without question, screaming is the appropriate response.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Response, Courses, Occasions

You'll find a way. You'll always find a way. And on the rare occasions when you can't, you'll have friends who will.

Michael Monroe

Rare Occasion, Way, Occasions

All occasions invite His mercies, and all times are His seasons.

John Donne

Mercy, All Time, All Occasions

1624 Sermons,'Christmas Day, 1624'.

It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion.

Horace

Sweet, Mind, Occasions

There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing.

Francine Prose

Literature, Occasions

Francine Prose (2009). “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them”, p.25, Harper Collins

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Charles Lamb

Thanksgiving, Gluttony, Occasions

Charles Lamb (1867). “The essays of Elia. [Followed by] The last essays of Elia”, p.125

I am someone who will rise to an occasion like that. Other occasions can defeat me.

Carrie Fisher

Defeat, Occasions

"The Wit & Wisdom of Carrie Fisher". Interview with Nancy Tobin, www.bphope.com. February 1, 2010.

Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.

Andre Gide

People, Opinion, Occasions

Andre Gide (2017). “Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality”, p.280, Routledge

Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.

Plautus

Men, Firefighter, Occasions

Titus Maccius Plautus (2012). “Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives”, p.323, tredition

Severally on the occasion of everything that thou doest, pause and ask thyself, if death is a dreadful thing because it deprives thee of this.

Marcus Aurelius

Thee, Occasions, Asks

Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (2016). “Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion”, p.114, Enhanced Media Publishing

Anytime you get men in glitter, it's a flamboyant occasion!

Johnny Weir

Men, Glitter, Occasions

Life is an occasion...rise to it.

Dustin Hoffman

Life Is, Occasions

Sure, occasion is the father of most that is good in us.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Father, Occasions

William Makepeace Thackeray (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)”, p.2331, Delphi Classics

I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.

Rex Stout

Luck, Occasions, Picks

Rex Stout (2010). “Might As Well Be Dead”, p.61, Bantam

Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place.

Orison Swett Marden

May, Higher, Occasions

…on some occasions, women, like dreams, go by contraries.

Louisa May Alcott

Dream, Little Women, Occasions

J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.1102, e-artnow