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5201 Asked quotes by 2862 unique authors

Unless a man is prepared to ask a woman to be his wife, what right has he to claim her exclusive attention? Unless she has… — Elisabeth Elliot
Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high… — Malala Yousafzai
It's been a long time since I asked anything of heaven, and my arms still haven't come down. — Antonio Porchia
I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you. — Twyla Tharp
Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for. — Norman Vincent Peale
I bargained with Life for a penny, and Life would pay no more. However I begged at the evening when I counted my scanty store.… — Unknown Author
Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent… — Berkeley Breathed
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part. — Sam Walton
Would you dance, if I asked you to dance? Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And… — Enrique Iglesias
Forgiveness does not mean that we suppress anger; forgiveness means that we have asked for a miracle: the ability to see through mistakes that someone… — Marianne Williamson
I feel like someone after a deluge being asked to describe the way it was before the flood while I'm still plucking seaweed out of… — Norman Rush
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. — Emo Philips
When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph. — Ella Fitzgerald
"Learn what can, and cannot, be asked from destiny." — Janet Morris
Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our… — Colin Powell
An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell? No, said the… — Annie Dillard
When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree." — Martin Luther
Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them. You may dam… — Olive Schreiner
I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the… — Roger Babson
George Stigler Nobel laureate and a leader of Chicago School was asked why there were no Nobel Prizes awarded in the other social sciences, sociology,… — Robert Kuttner
One of the special beauties of America is that it is the only country in the world where you are not advised to learn the… — Quentin Crisp
Even under the most favorable circumstances no mortal can be asked to seize the truth in its wholeness or at its center. — George Santayana
"Don't you want to join us?" I was recently asked by an acquaintance when he ran across me alone after midnight in a coffeehouse that… — Franz Kafka
In many shamanic societies, people who complain of being disheartened... or depressed would be asked,... When did you stop dancing? ... This is because dancing… — Gabrielle Roth
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but that's only when people asked… — Ian Mckellen

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