The person is saying they had a great time on another occasion, but not this evening.
“I'm living proof that dreams do come true.”
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, ...”
“There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way”
“You make your own luck by working really hard and trying lots and lots of things”
“Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.”
“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not”
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”
“Live without pretending, love without depending, listen without defending, speak without offending”
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'”
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk”