Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Styron

It did not occur to me that there would be many difficulties to impede my ambition. . . .

Michelle Paver

I live on my own, happily, and I've never wanted children, but it did occur to me one day that there's part of me in 'Torak' - he's a loner, I'm a loner - as there's part of me in 'Renn,' who's quite waspish. I think, in some senses, 'Torak' is the son I never had.

Patrick Michaels

Had this occurred in mid-June to mid-August, it would be much more serious than it is now.

We need to make sure that this doesn't occur at other sites around the state.

Wojciech Jaruzelski

Socialism as such from its very origins is a workers' system, and when there occur deviations, it is workers that react first.

Harrison Ford

I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don't have that gene.

Dorothy Hamill

I never really liked my short hair; it never occurred to me that people would want it.

Spencer Grammer

When I went to college, it didn't even occur to me that I should be in a sorority at all. I went to school in New York City, where you don't need to be in a sorority to go to a party!

Amy Bloom

I do have a sister. I have never written much about sisters before. I am very close to my sister, but, maybe, because we are very close, it never occurred to me to write about her.

But, of course, at no time did it occur to me that Syria could assassinate Hariri.

We can't wait until it occurs before taking action,

We have work going on practically everywhere. It is a worry. It?s a worry for the motorists. It?s a worry for the workers. It?s a worry for their families. Every day they step out the door, and you just don?t know what going to occur out here.

Henry Bonilla

It's difficult when you're an appointee of any administration to publicly come out and say before a crisis occurs to say that we need to do X, Y and Z to avoid a crisis, because you probably wouldn't be around very long if you did that.

Our investigations showed that while in past years there were questionable things that occurred ... this is not wide-spread,

Julia Glass

Over time, it's occurred to me that my protagonists all originate in some aspect of myself that I find myself questioning or feeling uncomfortable about.

Michael Bamberger

That didn't occur to me. I was still in my reporter's mode. I wanted to talk to her first.

Tom Rath

The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns.

James E. Faust

Unfortunately, some of our greatest tribulations are the result of our own foolishness and weakness and occur because of our own carelessness or transgression.

Lina Wertmuller

When I was a girl, we all wanted to have fun. That's all we thought about. It didn't occur to us to get married and have babies.

This kind of thing occurs from time to time in a correctional setting.

In the past, aberrations have occurred to make it one week. It will be two weeks exclusively every year. Two weeks is natural.

Joe Biden

Innovation can only occur where you can breathe free.

Maggie Gallagher

But the real truth is that it never occurred to me,

Sylvia Browne

Reincarnation occurs because we decide that we haven't learned enough lessons.

It's possible that not all of the homicides occurred in Aurora's jurisdiction.

It never occurred to me that this was a trick. In this industry, you take somebody at their word.

It occurs to me that I'm not protecting a source. I am the source and I don't need protecting.

Rachel Carson

It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century, this little headland would be thronged with spectators.

It occurred as a result of stress and terror.

As a doctor, did it occur to you to render aid?

They haven't occurred as often as they did previously.

It probably occurred a while ago. I don't think it has had a big impact.

It is unclear whether the mutation occurred in the person or whether it occurred in the chicken.