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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I… — Saint Augustine
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made… — Marcus Aurelius
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. — James A. Baldwin
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance.… — James A. Baldwin
A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. — Joey Adams
Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity, grants full liberty to the… — Charles Baudelaire
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. — Joseph Addison
God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how. — Henry Ward Beecher
When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no.… — Erma Bombeck
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will… — Samuel Butler
Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one and who's number two. Does… — Buzz Aldrin
Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the… — Nicolas Cage
The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a farmer who, having sown… — James Allen
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. — Winston Churchill
It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want to spend time with me.… — George Clooney
The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed. — Jean Cocteau
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Feminism's agenda is basic: it asks that women not be forced to "choose" between public justice and private happiness. It asks that women be free… — Susan Faludi
The power of God is effective when a person asks for the help from God, acknowledging his own weakness and sinfulness. This is why humility… — John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition. — Freeman Thomas

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