Best Once Asked Sayings

91 Once Asked quotes by 83 unique authors

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.' — Mickey Mantle
A very beautiful young woman once asked me to sign her breasts. That was back when I was a hip young thing - it's been… — Will Self
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
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach… — John F. Kennedy
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
Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, once asked a group of women at a university why they felt threatened by men. The women said they were… — Molly Ivins
NEW RULE: 'Kidiots' Leave the children behind. At least until they learn something. A new study has shown that half of American high schools agree… — Bill Maher
Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out once every thousand years. No one would sleep that night,… — Paul Hawken
I once asked a young dissertation writer whether her suddenly grayed hair was due to ill health or personal tragedy; she answered: “It was the… — Joanna Russ
Krishna was once asked what was the most miraculous thing in all creation, and he replied, "That a man should wake each morning and believe… — Christopher Pike
Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile. Einstein's reply was "I don't know, why should I fill my brain with facts… — Albert Einstein
Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything… — John Eldredge
Davy once asked me if I thought it was better to be a has-been than a never was, but maybe it doesn't make much of… — Todd Strasser
Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied.… — Steven Pressfield
A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do… — Neil Gaiman
His soul is in his stories. I once asked him who inspired him to create his characters, and his answer was no one. That all… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Ana Iris once asked me if I loved him and I told her about the lights in my old home in the capital, how they… — Junot Diaz
I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have… — Mother Teresa
As a child, Kate hat once asked her mother how she would know she was in love. Her mother had said she would know she… — Lynsay Sands
I once asked Ozzy Osbourne, truly one of my favorite people in the world, if he was cool with singing Black Sabbath songs year after… — Henry Rollins
I have never once asked Alaskans to like how I got this job. — Lisa Murkowski
Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied. — Martin Short
A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, If you are a rich man, whenever you please;… — Diogenes
A man once asked his father, Father, how will I ever find the right woman? His father replied, Forget finding the right woman, focus on… — Orebela Gbenga
Someone once asked me, Have you ever fallen in love? Then I answered, Of course. Then they gave me another question, Did it hurt? I… — Superman

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