Asking Quotes

2209 quotes by 1723 authors

If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world… — Steven Pressfield
When I was a kid, I always had a big thing for Dannii Minogue. Initially I liked Kylie, but I quickly moved on to Dannii.… — Andrew Buchan
The United States could transform its property tax system into a progressive tax on net worth without asking permission to the rest of the world. — Thomas Piketty
The essential problems remain the same... The kids I write about are asking for the same things I wanted. They want two contradictory things. They… — E L Konigsburg
During most of my life, my contact with Jews and Judaism was slight. I gave little thought to their problems, save in asking myself, from… — Louis D. Brandeis
Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would… — Mitch Kapor
I can be unbearable sometimes asking for so many takes. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Content is king. When you are asking people to read you several times a day, you better have some fine content. — Barry Ritholtz
The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions. — Bing Gordon
I never step upon a stage without asking myself whether I will succeed in finishing the opera. The fact is that a conscientious singer is… — Enrico Caruso
Even when I interviewed bands, it was about asking them about writing songs, so it was more for me than anybody else. — Benjamin Booker
Occasionally, when you do a take, and - what I kind of sort of like is asking for a PPB - Personal Play Back. — Benedict Wong
I tend to be shy in asking people for photos - other actors that I really like and admire. — Matt McGorry
It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and… — Barbara McClintock
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. — Thomas Berger
Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas. — Paula Poundstone
I am guilty of asking the Senate for pork and proud of the Senate for giving it to me. — Ted Stevens
When you are in the family... you have more rights than when you are asking to join and knocking on the door. — Jacques Chirac
To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be… — Ronald Fisher
Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig. — John McCarthy

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