Special Occasion Quotes

“A sensual lifestyle defies the productivist logic, it has time.

I love this illustration by Anthony DeMello:

A rich entrepreneur from the North was horrified to find the southern fisherman lying lazily besides his boat, smoking pipe.

“Why aren’t you out fishing?” said the entrepreneur. “Because I have caught enough fish for the day,” said the fisherman.

“Why don’t you catch some more?”
“What would I do with them?”
“You could earn more money,” was the entrepreneur’s reply. “With that you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper waters and catch more fish. Then you would make enough to buy nylon nets. These would bring you more fish and more money. Soon you would have more money to own two boats... maybe even a fleet of boats. Then you would be a rich man like me.”

“What would I do then?” asked the fisherman.
“Then you could really enjoy life.”
“What do you think I’m doing right now?”
― Lebo Grand

“You don’t need a special occasion to say thank you.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“We’re not sensual because life is perfect but because we want to turn each day into a special occasion.”
― Lebo Grand

“Do not make prayer a special occasion; make it a frequent activity.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man

“I've learned from past mistakes that you should never own something as fun as a charcuterie board and save it for "special occasions," because it's highly like that the people you saved it for will somehow end up not having been worth it in the long run. Then, you'll just end up lamenting all the missed opportunities you had to enjoy the things all by yourself.”
― K.J. Micciche, The Book Proposal: A bookish, second-chance romantic comedy