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Quotes About Celebrations

My vision is one of celebrations and banquets, diplomas and banners, rings and parades.
~ John Calipari
I have always hated fancy dress parties.
~ Mary Beard
Lucy took care of me on the set, and made sure that none of the crew cussed around me. She also had birthday parties for me and made sure that they were well attended.
~ Keith Thibodeaux
I don't like to go to parties.
~ Courteney Cox
I hate parties. I don't like big crowded things.
~ Jennifer Jason Leigh
Then, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff.
~ Gary Owens
I'm terrible with big parties.
~ Liev Schreiber
I'm kinda famous for my barbecues - I'm always hosting parties.
~ Bonnie McKee
You know, I've been attending so many banquets that I know what they're going to serve before I get there.
~ Knute Rockne
The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action.
~ Pope Paul VI
Our path to reach out to stars should be full of celebrations, the journey is the most beautiful part of these dreams.
~ Purvi Raniga
Spring and summer in Pittsburgh mean outdoor festivals.
~ Bill Dedman
The Jingle Balls incident made me understand that holidays were not—and did not have to be—perfect in order to be beautiful. It made me realize that all families are dysfunctional, especially during the holidays, and that while most celebrations are well-intended, they are also usually diarrhea-inducing.
~ Wade Rouse
By the late 1830s, Indianapolis reformers were boasting of sober Fourth of July celebrations, though some of Fort Wayne's leading citizens, including directors of the branch bank and members of the local temperance society, were carried home drunk on election day in 1836.
~ James H. Madison
holidays were important to us in ways that might be inconceivable to people whose sole conception of Christmas had been based on frantic excursions to gigantic chain stores. We lived by the seasons now. Our survival depended on it. And we marked the seasons by frequent holiday celebrations, fetes, levees, balls, and solemn days of remembrance.
~ James Howard Kunstler
Cetshwayo, sensing there were vast numbers of men absent, asked where the rest of his regiments were. When told that they were dead, the king prohibited his people from the traditional celebrations following such a victory. Instead, he called for a time of mourning and is quoted as saying, "A spear has been thrust into the belly of our nation…there are not enough tears to mourn the dead.
~ James Mace
I've always been dead set against festivals - really suspicious and wary.
~ Elton John
Every Diwali, the excitement sets in with all the decorations, lights and Puja. Even if busy schedule of shoots does not allow time to enjoy all the celebrations or perform rituals, I make sure to do whatever I can.
~ Amrapali Gupta
I love to score goals, and I love to plan my celebrations.
~ Patrick Kane
I was never into drama and theatre in school, so I never participated in Christmas skits that were often a part of Christmas celebrations in school.
~ Gautam Rode
Celebrations have now become too selfish and I don't like it. When I used to score I was happy to celebrate with my team-mates. Now when players score it is all about them.
~ Gianluca Vialli
I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.
~ Jane Elliot
A broke man's lover doesn't feel 'loved' on her Birthday, Christmas, and, on Valentine's Day.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
My mother loved entertaining, and I've followed suit, so we have big celebrations for New Year, Passover, Thanksgiving and birthdays.
~ Joan Rivers