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People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to… — Marion Barry
People blame me because these water mains break, but I ask you, if the water mains didn't break, would it be my responsibility to fix… — Marion Barry
The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and… — George Leigh Mallory
But really, if you ask me, there is only one kid of plot. One. Stuff happens. That's it. — Nora Raleigh Baskin
I was to be buried inside my own creation, the better to keep its secrets. I will not tell you more, for your sake. But… — Jedediah Berry
When you don't have to ask for permission innovation thrives. — Steven Johnson
Conversely, beware the man who does nothing but ask you questions about yourself and offers no information about himself. Not only is he keeping you… — Merrill Markoe
Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date. — Merrill Markoe
Don't assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don't say anything you can't stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel. — Warsan Shire
Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven't asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go. It hits your mind… — Clayton Christensen
To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered. — Lukas Foss
My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you… — Lukas Foss
Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now time that I… — Louis XIV
The capacity to tolerate complexity and welcome contradiction, not the need for simplicity and certainty, is the attribute of an explorer. Centuries ago, when some… — Heinz Pagels
In novels, I said, people are transfigured by love. They’re elevated, made different, lifted out of their ordinariness…It’s not so much to ask, I said.… — Anatole Broyard
Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more… — Brian P. Cleary
It is often said that Americans have no sense of history. Ask a college student who Jimmy Carter was and they will likely reply that… — J. Maarten Troost
Quarterbacks have to ask the crowd to quiet down. Pitchers never do. — Thomas Boswell
When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something. — Douglas Horton
If the ultimate, the hardest, cannot be asked of me; if my fellows hesitate to ask it and turn to someone else, then I know… — Amy Carmichael
Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It… — Edward de Bono
Search for the truth. I tell you things and I always ask you to verify what I say. I told you yesterday that there was… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
If everyone is defining a problem or solving it one way and the results are subpar, this is the time to ask, What if I… — Tim Ferriss
Goalies often react quickly to shots with no regard for what might happen to their body because we are trained to stop pucks first and… — Martin Brodeur
Note to self: It’s a good idea to ask, “What am I not doing? — Ben Horowitz

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