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When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was… — Plutarch
Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and Clodius. When asked… — Plutarch
A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. He replied: the ubiquity of sparrows. — Adam Zagajewski
They're saying now that Rick Santorum is gaining momentum because he's not Romney. And Mitt Romney was furious. He replied, 'Well, I can do that. — David Letterman
The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a… — Laurence Sterne
After a time," said old Mathers disregarding me, "I mercifully perceived the errors of my ways and the unhappy destination I would reach unless I… — Flann O'Brien
Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at… — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
A crow may put on human shape or crow shape, but we remain crows,â€ he replied firmly. â€œHawks, too, are the same, whether they are… — Tamora Pierce
Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied, "By thinking about it all the time. — Isaac Newton
When the poet Paul Valery once asked Albert Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but… — Bill Bryson
There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome." "And… — Jane Austen
I say, you do have a heart!" "Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time. — Jules Verne
As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended… — Duke of Wellington
You're not Dostoevsky,' said the citizeness, who was getting muddled by Koroviev. Well, who knows, who knows,' he replied. 'Dostoevsky's dead,' said the citizeness, but… — Mikhail Bulgakov
Is this what you have in mind,' I asked the Dalai Lama, 'when you say in teachings that the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the world… — Dalai Lama
What's it like then?" asked Old Bailey. "Being dead?" The marquis sighed. And then he twisted his lips up into a smile, and with a… — Neil Gaiman
Who are you?" she inquired, as the cat passed by. I'm the cat that looked at a king," he replied. And I," she remarked with… — P L Travers
Elizabethâ€™s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her and her motherâ€™s… — Cecelia Ahern
He looked at my lips. I suddenly found myself wanting to lick his. 'Yes,' he replied, his eyes going molten. My breath caught in my… — Katie MacAlister

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