When Asked Quotes

128 quotes by 115 authors

This is a question too difficult for a mathematician. It should be asked of a philosopher"(when asked about completing his income tax form) — Albert Einstein
What advice I would give to anybody about anything. Life is a slow-motion avalanche, and none of us are steering." (When asked in an interview… — Donald E. Westlake
We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say… — Robert Green Ingersoll
St Thomas (Aqinas) loved books and lived on books... When asked for what he thanked God most, he answered simply, â€˜I have understood every page… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
This singularity of meaning--I was my face, I was ugliness--though sometimes unbearable, also offered a possible point of escape. It became the launching pad from… — Lucy Grealy
When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing. — Oscar Wilde
Skepsis. I am a true skeptic, born under the noble sign of skepsis, the sign of the man who knows that all astrology is absolutely… — Stephen Fry
The late British-born philosopher Alan Watts, in one of his wonderful lectures on eastern philosophy, used this analogy: "If I draw a circle, most people,… — Eric Weiner
When asked about which scientist he'd like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person ever to walk… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Once, long ago, Parminder had told Barry the story of Bhai Kanhaiya, the Sikh hero who had administered to the needs of those wounded in… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree." — Martin Luther
I believe that all students, when asked to be accountable for their actions and to be socially aware citizens, will become agents for change! — Erin Gruwell
Wise parents offer criticism only when asked, and then minimally. — Leonard Roy Frank
There is truth in the reply of a great lawyer when asked how the lawyers who formed the United States Constitution had such a mastery… — Wallace Stevens
I'll moider da bum - when asked what he thought of William Shakespeare — Tony Galento
When asked by a reporter about his football's teams execution, Coach McKay replied, I'm in favor of it. — Chris Wehner
When asked what's wrong?, we always answer nothing because it is so much easier than to say everything. — Faizan Ali
When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up… — Uma Thurman
Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world — Diogenes
When asked if he has any aspirations for adopting his own children: "I don`t know when, but right now I am sponsoring three children in… — Ricky Martin

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