“And so I continue in borderline poverty, save for my one indulgence, no, my single absolute necessity: I take cabs. Yes, on occasion, when I wish to see what people with unpleasant skin conditions are wearing, I do take the subway. I have never, I am proud to say, taken the bus, because people who take the bus have given up.” PeopleGivenWishPovertyTakenConditionsProudSkinsAbsolutesOccasionsBusIndulgenceGiven UpSubwayCabBorderline Book:I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey Source: I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey
“We have spoken on many occasions of the need to achieve high economic growth as an absolute priority for our country. The annual address for 2003 set for the first time the goal of doubling gross domestic product within a decade.” NeedsFirstsCountryGoalGrowthEconomicAchieveProductsFirst TimeAbsolutesDecadesPrioritiesOur CountryOccasionsAddressesGrossEconomic GrowthAnnualsGross Domestic Product Author:Vladimir Putin
“All confidence which is not absolute and entire, is dangerous. There are few occasions but where a man ought either to say all, or conceal all; for, how little so ever you have revealed of your secret to a friend, you have already said too much if you think it not safe to make him privy to all particulars.” IfsThinkingMenLittlesSaidSecretToo MuchDangerousOughtSafeAbsolutesOccasions Author:Francis Beaumont
“It's the vision of the composer that we have to determine, and not the absolute mathematical adherence of the score. In my experience, there have been occasions where I feel that a composer has not notated something as they meant to have it represented.” FeelsHas BeensVisionAbsolutesDetermineOccasionsMathematicalScoreComposerAdherence Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin
“I remember one particular occasion when I hadn't played a solo for, quite literally, a couple of months. And I was asked to play a solo on a rock & roll thing. I played it and felt that what I'd done was absolute crap. I was so disgusted with myself that I made my mind up that I had to get out of it. It was messing me right up.” MindMadeDonePlayRememberFeltRocksParticularMonthsCoupleAbsolutesOccasionsCrapSoloDisgusted Author:Jimmy Page
“In this office we do not have problems. We have interesting developments. We have challenges. If we absolute must we may, on occasion, have a slight difficulty. But under no circumstances whatsoever do we have problems.” IfsMayProblemChallengesInterestingDevelopmentCircumstancesOfficeDifficultyAbsolutesOccasions Author:Karen Miller