#occasions

There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is. ↗

— Christian Bale

#been #clearly #disrespectful #even #i

Many occasions I've sat down with Israelis to say, where do you see your country in 10 years time, and work me back, so we can figure out the synergies and the connections between Israel and the rest of the Arab world. No Israeli has ever been able to answer that question. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#answer #arab #arab world #back #been

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#ask #before #complain #consciences #examine

On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening. ↗

— Silvio Berlusconi

#american president #avoid #capabilities #contrary #convince

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. ↗

— Alexis Bledel

#certain #i #job #learned #occasions

As President Bush has said on numerous occasions, it is the government's role to create the conditions, the friendly environment, that will attract capital. ↗

— Donald Evans

#bush #capital #conditions #create #environment

Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure. ↗

— Frances Burney

#imperial #insensibility #kinds #most #moves

I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions. ↗

— Jon Cryer

#being #i #important #important moments #moments

I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions. ↗

— Jim Dale

#call #deserves #done #down #enough

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory. ↗

— John Foxe

#crowned #crowns #eternal #flowers #garlands