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I am someone who will rise to an occasion like that. Other occasions can defeat me.
There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to man
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Miss not the occasion; by the forelock take that subtle power, the never-halting time.
Memorable occasions should be brief, and so should be the expressions of appreciation.
All I can say is I did the best I could, and I didn't do well enough on many occasions.
There are so many occasions when I'd like to go back in time and have a word with myself.
Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.
Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.
There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing.
Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend.
We have said on many occasions that we have countless styles and genres of music to show our fans.
I have said, on a number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage.
There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion.
Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.
Because nonbeing longs for being, on occasion it creates a stronger sense of being than being itself.
I like to be myself, and I don't pretend. For instance, I don't dress up for occasions; I am what I am.
It is good to have companions when occasion arises, and it is good to be contented with whatever comes.
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives.
The world is so great and rich, and life so full of variety, that you can never lack occasions for poems.
Whenever you're playing sports with people who are better than you are, it makes you rise to the occasion.
Not that I'm against sneaking some notions into people's heads upon occasion. (Or blasting them in outright.
I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.
I actually enjoyed changing diapers and I enjoyed swaddling. I don't mind being swaddled either, on occasion.
Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place.
Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.
I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I've gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
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.
I've become more mature on and off the court, and I've learned how to deal with some of those big occasions much better.
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.
There are several occasions in the course of any woman's day when, without question, screaming is the appropriate response.
Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time.
Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities.
The arts must study their occasions; they must stand modestly aside until they can slip in fitly into the interstices of life.
On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.
I'm the oldest, I have the most experience, and I'm the best looking [betwin brothers]. I've been told that on numerous occasions.
The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people.
Necessity, especially in politics, often occasions false hopes, false reasonings, and a system of measures, correspondingly erroneous.
There are occasions when I have moved boulders, but I'm reluctant to, especially ones that have been rooted in a place for many years.
I used to be a steak and potatoes kind of guy - now it's just for special occasions. I eat a lot more fish, natural grains, and fiber.
There are on occasions, as we know, when resources are abundant, but they are expended so incompetently that the advantage is nullified.
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.
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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.
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 for rare occasions!
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.