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5201 quotes by 2862 authors
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When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, "The one I feed the most."
— George Bernard Shaw
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When I'm asked about the relevance to Black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that Black people have…
— Mae Jemison
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"What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked. "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The genius of Man in our time has gone into jet-propulsion, atom-splitting, penicillin-curing, etc. There is left none over for works of imagination; of spiritual…
— Malcolm Muggeridge
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When asked about which team is the toughest team in the league, responded with an answer that all volleyball players must comprehend. He said simply…
— Roy Campanella
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Teachers all over the nation are doing the job they are asked to do, but one they are not really prepared to do. To teach…
— John Kessel
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Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her, "I love you, sweetheart." She responded rather blandly: "I…
— Russell M. Nelson
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I asked my hairdresser what would look good on me. She says a Los Angeles Rams football helmet.
— Phyllis Diller
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Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of…
— John Wooden
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When asked how he became so successful in investing, Buffett answered: 'we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year.
— Warren Buffett
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[What for] was the first question he asked about any activity proposed to him - and nothing would make him act, if he found no…
— Ayn Rand
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I found out from my own experience that the best way to involve my daughter, Joanna, in sports is to participate with her. Recently, a…
— Donna de Varona
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I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an…
— Billie Jean King
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When asked if he was a basketball player he replied No I clean giraffe ears.
— Elvin Hayes
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Don’t be disheartened when you didn’t get to be with the one you love. Sometimes you just have to accept the reality that the one…
— Rita Zahara
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The United States Central Command of the Armed Forces has asked Geraldo Rivera to leave Iraq. It should also be noted that the only three…
— Jon Stewart
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I like flawed characters very much. A lot of times I get asked to do parts that are kind of small but key - three-scene…
— Bobby Cannavale
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We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze all costs, no matter what the…
— Shimon Peres
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We are not asked to subscribe to any utopia or to believe in a perfect world just around the corner. We are asked to be…
— Emily Greene Balch
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
— Rosa Parks
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