When Asked Quotes

128 quotes by 115 authors

Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound interest! What you have become is the… — Mignon McLaughlin
The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to the firm once run by the Vice President Dick Cheney… — Conan O'Brien
CBS news anchor Dan Rather has interviewed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. When asked what it was like to talk to a crazy man, Saddam said,… — Conan O'Brien
There's a joke in economics about the drunk who loses his keys in the street but only looks for them under the lightposts. When asked… — Christina Romer
When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views. — Donald Rumsfeld
I tend to approach giving interviews with the same sense of circumspection and restraint as I approach my writing. That is to say, virtually none.… — Ayelet Waldman
Alister McGrath has now written two books with my name in the title. The poet W. B. Yeats, when asked to say something about bad… — Richard Dawkins
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. — Anton Chekhov
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is… — George Bernard Shaw
It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his… — David Sedaris
When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and… — Isaac Asimov
When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it… — Stephen King
The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that 'if English was good enough for Jesus,… — Christopher Hitchens
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white men came, an Indian said simply "Ours. — Vine Deloria, Jr.
[Saint Anthony] said, in his solitude, he sometimes encountered devils who looked like angels, and other times he found angels who looked like devils. When… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they… — Daniel Gilbert
Hugh consoled me, saying, "Don't let it get to you. There are plenty of things you're good at." When asked for some examples, he listed… — David Sedaris
When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come… — David Sedaris
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who… — Khalil Gibran
When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what… — Paul Hawken

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