Quotes About Event

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.' - On Civil Disobedience in 1969

Beginning, before it becomes a historical event, is the supreme capacity of man; politically, it is identified with man's freedom. 'That a beginning be made man was created' said Augustine. This beginning is guaranteed by each new birth; it is indeed every man.

Not only does the actual meaning of every event always transcend any number of past causes which we may assign to it, this past itself comes into being only with the event itself.

The only event that counts is the Tour, it's the only race that all the media go to. It's far more important than it was in my time, but as I see it cycling is more than the Tour de France.

We only get together when there's a good reason. Like, last summer, we didn't really intend to go out, but we thought the B-52's tour was a good opportunity.

I'm going to write, and after two years, when I've quit touring, if a special event comes up that I want to do, by all means I will do it, but as far as a structured tour goes, at the last date of 2014 goes, that will be it for touring.

I am really grateful to receive an award at Global Film Tourism Conclave 2019.

The FIFA Confederations Cup is a major event, and a success in this tournament can make a team stronger.

I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate. I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

It would clearly revolutionise boxing if we could have a tournament in every division.

To have a tournament right where you live is very cool.

The AAC is the best amateur event in the region and the most important tournament to me every year.

I went to Moses Malone's golf tournament in Houston, and I've been hooked ever since.

The Connecticut Open is one of my favorite events in the summer, so it feels great to have it confirmed on my calendar. I have a special relationship with the tournament and always feel such strong support when I'm on the court there.

I'm not a big proponent of the league tournament.

A tournament pays me to show up because the fans want to see me and I move the needle at the box office? That's amazing. It's good for tennis, good for me and good for the event. If a sponsor wants to pay to put their company name on my shirt because they think I'm a strong ambassador for their brand? Heck yes.

Squash has the credentials to become an olympic event and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful.

I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town.

The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.

He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it happened too often to keep track. More important, he hasn't said what he thinks about it all from the perspective of 2003.

I may never get back to the track. The problem was that I was dominating my event, and the winning became slightly boring. I wanted new challenges, and I've got that on the road.

A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year, although now you can get across in a speed boat in seven minutes but then it was a long way away.

Stephen King, 11/22/63