Quotations for All Occasions

✍ Scribed by Catherine Frank

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 272
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

On the most important occasions of our lives, we often find ourselves at a loss for words; when we want to console, celebrate, explain, inspire, or thank, we end up repeating such uninspiring, uninformative phrases as "Words cannot express how I feel." To help us find the right words, Catherine Frank has compiled this handy compendium of quotations that capture the mundane and the magnificent, the everyday and extraordinary moments of our lives.The three sections of the book cover 150 occasions. "Every Year" offers quotations on all the special dates in the calendar from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, including Martin Luther King Day, Valentine's Day, Ramadan, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. "Occasionally" presents quotations on such occasions as giving a speech, having an interview, becoming a parent, getting engaged, welcoming someone, and saying goodbye. "Once in a Lifetime" provides quotations on such momentous events as confirmation, coming out, turning 16, graduation, and retirement. A sampling:• Plato, John Donne, and Woody Allen give their words of wisdom on death.• Betty Ford writes eloquently on recovery.• Martina Navratilova ruminates on her first sexual encounter... and Holden Caufield on his.• Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, and Frederick Douglass ponder Independence Day.• Amy Tan reflects on the meaning of the Chinese New Year.• Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Susan Sontag offer poignant descriptions of pain and illness.Whether you are offering consolation or congratulations, condolences or confessions, Quotations for All Occasions has the perfect words for every occasion.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
ISBN 0-231-11290-4......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 9
Every Year......Page 13
Birthday......Page 15
New Year......Page 16
Martin Luther King Day......Page 18
Chinese New Year......Page 20
Valentine’s Day......Page 23
St. Patrick’s Day......Page 26
April Fool’s Day......Page 28
Easter......Page 30
Passover......Page 32
Islamic New Year......Page 34
Ramadan......Page 35
Mother’s Day......Page 37
Memorial Day......Page 40
Father’s Day......Page 41
Independence Day......Page 43
Labor Day......Page 46
Rosh Hashanah......Page 48
Yom Kippur......Page 51
Halloween......Page 53
Veterans Day......Page 56
Thanksgiving......Page 57
Hanukkah......Page 60
Kwanzaa......Page 62
Christmas......Page 63
New Year’s Eve......Page 67
Days of the Week......Page 68
Sunday......Page 69
Monday......Page 71
Tuesday......Page 72
Friday......Page 73
Saturday......Page 74
February......Page 75
March......Page 76
April......Page 77
May......Page 79
June......Page 80
August......Page 81
November......Page 82
Spring......Page 83
Summer......Page 86
Autumn......Page 88
Winter......Page 92
Occasionally......Page 97
Back to School......Page 99
Taking Exams......Page 100
Falling in Love......Page 102
Breaking Up......Page 104
Proposals......Page 105
Engagement......Page 108
Quitting Smoking......Page 110
Quitting Drinking......Page 112
Losing Weight......Page 114
Wedding......Page 116
Starting a Business......Page 118
Promotion......Page 120
Becoming a Parent......Page 121
Moving House......Page 126
Wedding Anniversary......Page 128
Family Reunion......Page 131
School Reunion......Page 132
Hospitals and Doctors......Page 134
Illness (Mild)......Page 136
Severe Illness......Page 137
Separation......Page 139
Divorcing......Page 140
Disasters......Page 146
Bereavement......Page 147
Funeral......Page 150
Recovery......Page 152
Vacation......Page 153
Travel......Page 154
Writing a Report......Page 156
Drinking......Page 157
Toasting......Page 159
Giving a Speech......Page 160
Financial Success......Page 163
Financial Loss......Page 164
Meals......Page 165
Parties......Page 167
Introductions......Page 169
Consolation......Page 170
Awards, Rewards, and Congratulation......Page 171
Inspiring......Page 172
Invitation......Page 174
Welcome......Page 175
Saying Goodbye......Page 176
Concluding a Deal......Page 177
Thanks......Page 178
Apology......Page 179
Forgiving......Page 180
Vowing......Page 181
Praying......Page 182
Winning......Page 184
Losing......Page 185
Reconciliation......Page 187
Once in a Lifetime......Page 189
Birth......Page 191
First Baby......Page 192
Third Baby......Page 193
Death of a Child......Page 194
First Day of School......Page 195
Puberty......Page 196
Turning 16......Page 198
College......Page 200
Graduation......Page 203
First Sex......Page 205
First Love......Page 209
First Job......Page 210
Marriage (First)......Page 212
First Home......Page 216
Baptism......Page 218
First Communion......Page 221
Bar, Bat Mitzvah......Page 223
Coming Out......Page 226
Turning 20 or 21......Page 227
Second Marriage / Remarriage......Page 229
Turning 30......Page 230
Turning 40......Page 233
Middle Age......Page 235
Turning 50......Page 237
Losing a Parent......Page 239
Losing a Spouse......Page 240
Menopause......Page 242
Turning 60......Page 244
Retirement......Page 245
Old Age......Page 249
Turning 70......Page 252
Turning 80......Page 253
Turning 100......Page 254
Death......Page 255
B......Page 259
C......Page 261
D......Page 262
F......Page 263
H......Page 264
J......Page 265
L......Page 266
M......Page 267
P......Page 268
S......Page 269
U......Page 271
Z......Page 272