There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.
When I was growing up, my father would not allow me to get a perm, so I straightened my hair for special occasions.
I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions.
Birthdays are meant for special occasions.
There are occasions when obstruction in Parliament brings greater benefits to the country.
There were so many occasions when I wasn't around for my kids or my husband. But we learnt to work around it.
On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
Robert Zemeckis is a genius filmmaker who is an amazing individual. I feel really blessed that I've gotten to work with him on many different occasions.
My books are published by Hachette. My books have been blacklisted and blocked on Amazon on multiple occasions.
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.
