Aldous Huxley Quotes

I believe in ceremony. I think ceremony is important, pomp and circumstance, tradition. I'm into those things.

The red carpet is a beautiful situation for people. I think everybody appreciates it and loves it and honors it. Nobody really acts a fool because they know this is a one-time thing.

Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions.

My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.

In the Mexican culture, we never miss a baptism, a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding shower, a wedding. You must show up. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble.

Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.

I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude.

My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

It was a brilliant affair; the water flowed like champagne.

People like a bit of color and like a bit of pomp and circumstance and ceremony, and we’re rather better at it than most countries.

I've never been one to celebrate anniversaries.

There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.

I never believed in birthday parties.

All kinds of performance practices have a certain register of power or solemnity.

The thing about champagne,you say, unfoiling the cork, unwinding the wire restraint, is that is the ultimate associative object. Every time you open a bottle of champagne, it's a celebration, so there's no better way of starting a celebration than opening a bottle of champagne. Every time you sip it, you're sipping from all those other celebrations. The joy accumulates over time.

No doubt they rose up early to observe the rite of May; and, hearing our intent, Came here in grace of our solemnity.

I love birthdays, holidays, and anything that calls for a celebration.

In my world, the dressing room was sacrosanct. The only time anyone was permitted to take pictures in there was when we had won a trophy.

Bayern know how to celebrate on a big scale.

I can think of many reasonable excuses for needing a cocktail, but Cinco De Mayo is always a no-brainer.

If you accept my thesis that the universe and this earth are the most outrageous miracles by an infinite margin, then you will understand that simply for us to exist requires a miracle.

Rakshabandhan is one day in a year I always look forward to... As children, we used to get presents and money, and there would be a full line-up of rakhi brothers, but as I grew older, the excitement was lesser as the love grew deeper.

'Flower' is about the sublime.