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Said one oyster to a neighboring oyster, "I have a very great pain within me. It is heavy and round and I am in distress."… — Khalil Gibran
Why must we always talk about race anyway? Can't we just be human beings? And Professor Hunk replied - that is exactly what white privilege… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, Professor Cohen, how do I know that I… — Saul Bellow
Two weeks before his death, a friend asked him half jokingly if he had discovered any meaning in life. "Yes," he replied, "there is a… — Cyril Connolly
At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, "Let them… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Our awareness of time affects how we think and act. This is illustrated by the story about the clock in a restaurant window. It "had… — James E. Faust
A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you like it if… — Thomas a Kempis
I said to Heart, "How goes it?" Heart replied: "Right as a Ribstone Pippin!" But it lied. — Hilaire Belloc
A student undergoing a word association test was asked why a snowstorm put him in mind of sex. He replied frankly: "Because everything does." — Honor Tracy
In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still… — Plato
I asked these Indians: "Do men ever make Chicha?" My question was met with gales of laughter. The women howled. Bent over in hilarity, one… — Alan D. Eames
One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you a… — Gautama Buddha
Mr. Gandhi, you have been working fifteen hours a day for fifty years. Don't you think you should take a vacation?" Gandhi smiled and replied,… — Mahatma Gandhi
I have been crying," she replied, simply, "and it has done me good. It helps a woman you know, just as swearing helps a man — Horace Annesley Vachell
When I was crossing into Gaza, I was asked at the checkpost whether I was carrying any weapons. I replied: Oh yes, my prayer books. — Mother Teresa
Once a man criticized my desire for knowledge by saying that it was not fitting for a woman to possess learning because there was so… — Christine de Pizan
The hopes of Europe's six million Jews are centered on emigration. I was asked, 'Can you bring six million Jews to Palestine?' I replied, 'No'....From… — Chaim Weizmann
A prominent judge was asked what we, as citizens of the countries of the world, could do to reduce crime and disobedience to law and… — Thomas S. Monson
"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't… — Lewis Carroll
When I was told my team was lucky to win, I replied: "the more we practice, the luckier we get." — Steve Blake

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