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If you asked people, "Do you like jazz?" they would be like, "not at all." But I think that if you're really putting yourself out… — Kamasi Washington
Older boys often asked me to teach them â€œsome bad words in your languageâ€. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination,… — Firoozeh Dumas
Asked what role he believes art plays in society, Baselitz replied, 'The same role as a good shoe, nothing more. — Georg Baselitz
If you don't like the question that's asked, answer some other question. — Howard Baker
I am just a hard-working 23-year-old. When Maxim asked me to be on their cover, I was quite surprised. Of course, I was happy about… — Priyanka Chopra
When an ecstatic is asked the question, What is it that love dares the self to do? she will answer: Love dares the self to… — Anne Carson
What if, every time I started to invent something, I asked, 'How would nature solve this?' — Janine Benyus
I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm often… — Daniel Alarcon
Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm welcome… — Nuruddin Farah
I'm regularly asked, 'What's a good voice?' I often answer, 'One that I don't notice'. I would also add, one which makes me notice things… — Patsy Rodenburg
Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it, the… — Tom Vanderbilt
Other than his ex-wife and despite appearances with a series of cultivated blondes, Edward de Bono has never publicly aligned himself with a woman. 'Iâ€™m… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006, I asked a boy begging on the streets, 'If you could have… — Adam Braun
If you expect to see the final results of your work, you simply have not asked a big enough question. — I F Stone
That clergyman soon becomes an object of contempt who being often asked out to dinner never refuses to go. — St. Jerome
People, when asked if they are Christians, give some of the strangest answers you ever heard. Some will say if you ask them: "Well -… — Dwight L. Moody
The body was the slave of the vortex; but the slave has become the master; and we must free ourselves from that tyranny. It is… — George Bernard Shaw
At a lecture I am asked to pronounce my name three times. I try to be slow and emphatic, "AnaÃ¯s AnaÃ¯s AnaÃ¯s. You just say… — Anais Nin
The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no Atheists in foxholes. I asked Jack what he thought… — Kurt Vonnegut
The reason I don't like interviews is that I seem to react violently to personal questions. If the questions are about the work, I try… — William Faulkner

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