Asks Quote by Patricia Wentworth Download Open image “it isn't good tactics to ask for something that you know will be refused.” — Patricia Wentworth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Asks Favors Knows Tactics
Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request. — Arthur Helps Copy Share Image
Be careful what you ask for; I try not to, but when I do I always claim that its OK to say no. — Christina Kelly Copy Share Image
You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself. — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“You can’t ask authentically and gracefully without truly being able to accept “No” for an answer. Because if you’re not truly willing to accept… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
Never ask for anything! Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They'll make the offer themselves, and give everything… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You can't be asking people to do things you're not willing to do yourself. — Owen Farrell Copy Share Image
I've always refused requests even from friends to employ a technique I know nothing about. — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
I do not approve of children being beaten. It is always a confession of failure. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
when married people begin to talk about their rights, it means something has gone pretty far wrong between them. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
When there is too much to say it is easier to say nothing at all. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
Love and a cold cannot be hid. It is, I believe, a Spanish proverb. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
It is the man who is sure of himself who disregards the opinion of the world. To be sure is to have power. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
Anyone who pretends not to be interested in money is either a fool or a knave. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
“I am extremely sorry to disturb you. I hope that you had not retired?" "I'm putting it off as long as possible. I don't… — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
Any road is bound to arrive somewhere if you follow it far enough — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
Mary Stuart wrote, 'My end is in my beginning.' It is easier to agree with her than to decide what is the beginning, and… — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
“Henry, for heaven's sake! You can't propose when I'm fainting!” — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
When you've just made the most complete fool of yourself, you feel the need of a specially high horse to ride. — Patricia Wentworth Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I don't wear a watch because I want my arms to weigh the same. So if somebody asks me what time it is, I… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes. — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
Freedom in every sense but primarily political sense, a rise in repression that stems from a repression of sexuality. It's AIDS, it's herpes, it's… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time. — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate. — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
For someone to ask 'Who did you play for' and to be able to answer a single name 'Liverpool' that would be brilliant...I don't… — Jamie Carragher Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very dependent within… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
