#celebration

Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

#become #celebration #conference #date #day

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#business #business owner #business owners #celebration #day

In my house, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game have always been a grand tradition for ringing in the New Year. To serve as Grand Marshal is a dream come true and I look forward to sharing the celebration with all of the fans and viewers worldwide. ↗

— Paula Deen

#been #bowl #celebration #come #dream

In my household there is an insane amount of laughter and celebration. ↗

— Edie Falco

#celebration #household #insane #laughter

For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#been #celebrations #certain #friendly #human

I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#common #determination #different #future #i

This is a wonderful day,” Anthony was muttering to himself. “A wonderful day.” He looked up sharply at Gareth. “You don’t have sisters, do you?” “None,” Gareth confirmed. “I am in possession of four,” Anthony said, tossing back at least a third of the contents of his glass. “Four. And now they’re all off my hands. I’m done,” he said, looking as if he might break into a jig at any moment. “I’m free.” “You’ve daughters, don’t you?” Gareth could not resist reminding him. “Just one, and she’s only three. I have years before I have to go through this again. If I’m lucky, she’ll convert to Catholicism and become a nun. Gareth choked on his drink. “It’s good, isn’t it?” Anthony said, looking at the bottle. “Aged twenty-four years.” “I don’t believe I’ve ever ingested anything quite so ancient,” Gareth murmured. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#celebration #humor #marriage #age

I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think the administration is a little bit guilty of. ↗

— Neil Young

#bit #celebration #guilty #i #i think

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#boxing #celebration #lost #masculinity #more

Michael and Alex, I love you. And we're going to have the biggest celebration when you get home. ↗

— Susan Smith

#biggest #celebration #get #going #home