Occasions Quotes

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director's hat is only trying to justify his position. - Gary Oldman

You know, I always when people ask me, like, what is my most favorite song, I quote Duke Ellington, when they would ask him, what's his favorite composition? And I say, I haven't written it yet. Because, you know, there are different songs for different occasions. - Stevie Wonder

You have those rare occasions when an issue gets a lot of publicity and coverage and that's when most legislators would vote in accordance with the mainstream views back home. But those are rare occasions. On most issues and most bills, the level of public concern and understanding is, frankly, very low. And when that goes down, the amount of power and influence lobbyists have in that (Statehouse) goes up. That is true on most issues. - Jess Brown

Who so taketh in hand to frame any state or government ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves so to be. - Walter Raleigh

While this was nothing to sneeze at, it was certainly less than on previous occasions. - Keith Rockwell

When we want to hire or fire, both are happy or sad occasions, the Legislature believes it's fair to try to negotiate with people or gently reveal to people without having to air the news. - Mark Sadd

When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. - Bob Hope

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things, not the great occasions, give off the greatest glow of happiness. - Bob Hope