I Asked Quotes

870 I Asked quotes by 564 unique authors

When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, "How you… — Sakyong Mipham
When I asked him how long he had been driving a taxi, he said, Dree mouse. — Mike Royko
Never having thought of writing for the guitar, I asked Julian Bream for a chart which would explain what the guitar could do. I managed… — William Walton
Marriage is one of the most sacred human institutions. I asked our Senators, as many South Dakotans have done, to protect marriage as a union… — Mike Rounds
He said that private practice in medicine ought to be put down by law. When I asked him why, he said that private doctors were… — George Bernard Shaw
I asked [my father] what there was to make doctoring more disgusting than nursing, which women were always doing, and which ladies had done publicly… — Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
We are all healers of each other. Look at David Spiegel's fascinating study of putting people together in a support group and seeking that some… — Rachel Naomi Remen
I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted… — Herbie Mann
I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing that I can do for you that you can't do… — Conor Oberst
All I asked was that I be spared surprises, although, in this world of six billion souls, all acting with free will and too many… — Dean Koontz
The genius of Man in our time has gone into jet-propulsion, atom-splitting, penicillin-curing, etc. There is left none over for works of imagination; of spiritual… — Malcolm Muggeridge
Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her, "I love you, sweetheart." She responded rather blandly: "I… — Russell M. Nelson
I asked my hairdresser what would look good on me. She says a Los Angeles Rams football helmet. — Phyllis Diller
Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of… — John Wooden
My best idea was to not accept my wife's negative reaction when I asked her to marry me. — Michael Eisner
I asked Stu Hart earlier. I said, 'Stu, you gotta be proud of your boys.' He said, 'I have boys?' — Bobby Heenan
I asked Sunny if she would ever consider dating you. She said she would rather give birth to a porcupine on fire. — Jerry Lawler
My mother always told me if I really didn't wan to do something, if I was really tired, but if I had helped someone and… — Peter Steele
When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the truth is never… — Jeannette Walls
I asked my soul: What is Delhi? She replied: The world is the body and Delhi its life! — Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at… — Cliff Martinez
When we stopped to rest and Tony tried to figure out what was wrong with his compass, I asked him what he thought it was… — Susan Orlean
I think it's a very legitimate aspect of American life to criticize and to disagree and to debate. But I want to say I think… — John McCain
I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that… — Indra Nooyi
I believe in the Constitution. The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have… — Michael Newdow

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