A Quote by George Stillman Hillard

A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician.

George Stillman Hillard

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George Stillman Hillard
American - Lawyer
September 22, 1808 - January 21, 1879

It's the occasion that makes the revolution.

Machado de Assis

Wine makes every meal an occasion.

Andre Simon

A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.

James Freeman Clarke

On occasion, I hear a rearrangement of a song that really makes me reevaluate it in a way.

Todd Rundgren

Whenever you're playing sports with people who are better than you are, it makes you rise to the occasion.

J. J. Abrams

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.

Thomas Sprat

The occasion is piled high with difficulty. We must rise to the occasion.

Abraham Lincoln

I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.

Rex Stout

This is the one-off occasion and you can't get any bigger occasion than that

Bryan Robson

Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place.

Orison Swett Marden

But if we’re going to kill them all, we might as well make an occasion of it.” Toshak shrugged. “Do as you wish,” he said. “Occasion or not, as long as they’re all dead, I’m happy.

John Flanagan

Whenever the occasion arose, he rose to the occasion.

Jonathan Brown

All questions rely on the present for their solution. Time measures nothing but itself. The word that is written may be postponed,but not that on the lip. If this is what the occasion says, let the occasion say it.

Henry David Thoreau

On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you're likely to think there are unbreakable "rules" for a lot of these things.)

Bill Walsh

I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a better actor. Anytime I'm afraid of something that makes me rise to the occasion, it scares me, but it's what makes great actors - being in the moment.