When Asked Quotes

128 quotes by 115 authors

When asked how he became so successful in investing, Buffett answered: 'we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year. — Warren Buffett
When asked if he was a basketball player he replied No I clean giraffe ears. — Elvin Hayes
Mathematicians are a bit like the laconic Vermonter who, when asked if he's lived in the state his whole life, replies, "Not yet." — John Allen Paulos
The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood the essence of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When asked, 'Shall I tell my mother I'm gay?', I reply, 'Never tell your mother anything. — Quentin Crisp
I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some… — Jessica Lynch
Well, in the first place, it leads to great anxiety as to whether it's going to be correct or not ... I expect that's the… — Paul Dirac
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. — Jeremy Paxman
The poem springs from the half spoken words of the patient.... When asked, how I have for so many years continued an equal interest in… — William Carlos Williams
When asked what the stock market will do: It will fluctuate — J. P. Morgan
You just can't complain about being alive. It's self-indulgent to be unhappy. When asked how she has coped since husband's death. — Gena Rowlands
(When asked who wore the pants in his house:) I do, and I also wash and iron them. — Denis Thatcher
I am feeling fine. I remember these words and recite them. These are the things you say when asked how you are. After all, it… — Marya Hornbacher
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
I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. (When asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf — Tug McGraw
Obama's response when asked to define sin: "Being out of alignment with my values." — Barack Obama
In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions,… — Amy Dickinson
Other than his ex-wife and despite appearances with a series of cultivated blondes, Edward de Bono has never publicly aligned himself with a woman. 'Iâ€™m… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
People, when asked if they are Christians, give some of the strangest answers you ever heard. Some will say if you ask them: "Well -… — Dwight L. Moody
When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.' — Stephen King

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