Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes to the battlefield, or in colorful brocade kimono, attending (his lord) at a banquet, [sabi] is like this old figure.
Matsuo Basho
[his feelings about never having been nominated for an Oscar] I think they were afraid I`d show up at the banquet drunk, embarrassing both myself and them. But I wouldn`t have, you know.
John Barrymore
You must strive to multiply bread so that it suffices for the tables of mankind, and not rather favor an artificial control of birth, which would be irrational, in order to diminish the number of guests at the banquet of life.
Amy Lambert
This is our biggest fund-raiser of the year; The absolute biggest, and we haven`t had one of these affairs for five or six years, so it is important to the organization that we have a successful banquet Friday night,
Ron Meyer
This banquet is our major fund-raiser for our local and state units. The significance is simple: This fund is helping to pay for the freedom we have earned, and that`s a big deal.
Charles Evans