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Occasions Quotes - Page 3

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.158

"Time" does not mean "occasion."

"Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 8, Issue 2, 1 July 2014, Pages 123 - 135, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013.

Over the holidays is when I have the most occasions to cook and bake.

Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. January 23, 2012.

There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to man

Mahatma Gandhi (1988). “Gandhi on Women: Collection of Mahatma Gandhi's Writings and Speeches on Women”

Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.

"Josh Peck Talks RED DAWN, How He Landed the Role, Watching the Original Film, Boot Camp Training, Working with Chris Hemsworth and Hopes to Direct". Interview, collider.com. November 20, 2012.

Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend.

Hesiod, Apostolos N. Athanassakis (2004). “Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield”, p.77, JHU Press

The keen spirit seizes the prompt occasion.

Hannah More (1853). “Poems, sacred dramas, essays”, p.188

Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.

Frances Burney, Fanny Burney (2015). “Complete Works of Frances Burney (Delphi Classics)”, p.210, Delphi Classics

Woolsey bites on occasion

Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1164, Simon and Schuster

HATRED, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.106, University of Georgia Press

Necessity, especially in politics, often occasions false hopes, false reasonings, and a system of measures, correspondingly erroneous.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2007). “The Federalist Papers”, p.257, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.