Answering machines Quote by Judith Martin

Return telephone calls promptly but be judicious about the time spent on the phone.

— Mary Kay Ash

Nowadays, we never allow ourselves the convenience of being temporarily unavailable, even to strangers. With telephone and beeper, people subject themselves to being instantly…

— Judith Martin

I'd rather sit down and write a letter than call someone up. I hate the telephone.

— Henry Miller

I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

— Ewan McGregor

Sometimes you have to distance yourself from all the folks that only calls when they need something.

— Anonymous

It is not rude to turn off your telephone by switching it on to an answering machine, which is cheaper and less disruptive than…

— Judith Martin

People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.

— John Ortberg

One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock at night…

— Brene Brown

I will not be at the mercy of the telephone!

— C. S. Lewis

Even in the best of times, there is no tougher calling than serving as a police officer.

— William Barr

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

— Fran Lebowitz

Just because you're home, you don't have to answer the phone.

— Suzy Becker