Special Occasion Quotes

• Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes, the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge.

  Hester Browne

  Wine, Special, Bottles

  Hester Browne (2009). “The Finishing Touches”, p.405, Simon and Schuster

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• There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.

  Robert Breault

  Positive, Fall, Thinking

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• Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Special, Life Is, Occasions

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• Don't Wait! Start on your dreams, your impulses, your longings, your special occasions today. Because this is your moment.

  Mary Anne Radmacher

  Motivational, Dream, Waiting

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• You can make anything into a special occasion and dress up for it

  Victoria Beckham

  Special, Dresses, Occasions

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• Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Blessed, Grateful, Heart

  Sarah Ban Breathnach (2012). “Simple Abundance”, Random House

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• I think a nice romantic dinner should be saved for when you and the girl you're dating or seeing have something special and it's a more special occasion.

  Ben Savage

  Girl, Nice, Thinking

  "Paging Your Inner-Tween: We're Chatting With Ben Savage (AKA Cory Matthews!)". Interview with Rosemary Brennan, www.glamour.com. October 18, 2011.

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• This was one of those special occasions when I could actually feel the inner appreciation of the beauty of the moment passing like an electric current through the brush in my hand.

  Prince Charles

  Appreciation, Hands, Special

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• I hate that people think going to the theatre is a special occasion. I wish people would treat it as normally as going to the cinema.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Hate, Thinking, People

  "'I think I'm quite good at my job'". Interview with Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.

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• I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.

  Marilyn Monroe

  Girl, School, Boys

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• I liked wine, both red and white, and especially Champagne; and on very special occasions I could even drink a small glass of brandy.

  Winston Churchill

  Wine, White, Glasses

  Winston Churchill (2010). “My Early Life: 1874-1904”, p.132, Simon and Schuster

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• Bottom line, wasn’t life itself a special occasion?

  Jan Karon

  Special, Lines, Bottom

  Jan Karon (2000). “A New Song”, p.195, Penguin

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• There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion.

  Michael Pollan

  Long, Special, Occasions

  Michael Pollan (2009). “Food Rules: An Eater's Manual”, p.60, Penguin

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• Throughout human history, people have developed strong loyalties to traditions, rituals, and symbols. In the most effective organizations, they are not only respected but celebrated. It is no coincidence that the most highly admired corporations are also among the most profitable. Why? Because everyone involved is committed to certain non-negotiable core values. Traditions keep them alive. Rituals such as special occasions reaffirm them. Symbols serve as constant reminders of their enduring importance.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Loyalty, Strong, People

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• American women often fall into the trap of, "Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night." It's so old-fashioned. The French are not afraid of their luxury. Americans can be so puritanical and think, "That's my special-occasion bag." Whereas, for a French woman, it's her everyday bag.

  Michael Kors

  Fall, Weekend, Night

  "Exclusive: Michael Kors' Lifetime Achievements". Interview with Katie Connor, www.marieclaire.com. September 13, 2010.

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• Historic accounts of the lives of great masters have told of rainbows and other special signs, like the rain of flowers, and of special clouds that appeared, witnessed by people on very special occasions and at auspicious events.

  Jamgon Kongtrul

  Rain, Flower, Clouds

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• Eating in Italy is essentially a family art, practiced for and by the family. The finest accomplishments of the home cook are not reserved like the good silver and china for special occasions or for impressing guests, but are offered daily for the pleasure and happiness of the family group.

  Marcella Hazan

  Art, Home, Accomplishment

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• Waiting for a special occasion to kill me? Christmas is coming.

  Cassandra Clare

  Waiting, Special, Kill Me

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.1172, Simon and Schuster

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• Every day at about four o'clock, I would go up to a farmhouse - or whatever kind of house was around - and knock on the door and say, "Hi, I'm biking across Canada, and I'm wondering if I could pitch my tent on your land." And sometimes people slammed the door in my face, but the vast majority of the time they said, "Of course," and then they said, "Come for dinner," and then they packed me food the next day and fed me breakfast and sometimes they got out the bottle of wine they'd been saving for a special occasion.

  Pam Houston

  Wine, Next Day, Doors

  Source: therumpus.net

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• David Duchovny asked me while I was picking out shoes in the closet. It wasn't a special occasion. He just asked, 'Will you marry me?'

  Tea Leoni

  Shoes, Special, Will You Marry Me

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• I had a very Italian house - the "plastic furniture you couldn't sit on" house. Did anybody have the museum house? For a kid it's traumatic. Towels you can never touch. China no one's ever gonna use. Everything is for a special occasion that never happens. My mother was waiting for the Pope to show up for dinner. Or Sinatra. Or Chachi.

  Ray Romano

  Mother, Kids, Italian

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• The nowadays ruling that no word is unprintable has, I think, done nothing whatever for beautiful letters. ... Obscenity is too valuable a commodity to chuck around all over the place; it should be taken out of the safe on special occasions only.

  Dorothy Parker

  Beautiful, Taken, Thinking

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• But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.

  Anthony Trollope

  Eye, Light, House

  Anthony Trollope (2016). “The Prime Minister: Trollope's Works”, p.36, 谷月社

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• She turned to Skulduggery and held out her arms. “Come here, you.” He tilted his head. “My hugs are for special occasions only.” “Hug me.” “I prefer the old tradition.” “Hug.” “Would a handshake do?” “Hug.” “A pat on the back?” She stepped forward and wrapped her arms round him. “Hug,” she said. He sighed, and his hands settled on her shoulders. The others were warm and their embraces strong – with Skulduggery the hug was cold, and there were areas on his jacket that gave way beneath her fingers, and she could feel the emptiness within. She didn’t mind.

  Derek Landy

  Strong, Hands, Hug

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• I don't want people to feel like they have to state something in a certain way because so-and-so might be around on the site. It's nice when people have a forum to discuss things among themselves. If you had a certain special-occasion blog I could probably contribute...I normally post on my site if I'm writing about music, and if you have a specific issue you're addressing or you want me to write about certain topics, then I'd be happy to try.

  Hilary Hahn

  Nice, Writing, Issues

  "Violinist.com interview with Hilary Hahn". Interview with Laurie Niles, www.violinist.com. October 22, 2007.

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