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| There are times when God ASKs nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears. | C. S. Robinson | |
| Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on ASKing them. | Frank Moore Colby | 1865-1925, American Editor, Essayist |
| Don't ASK me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. | Giorgos Seferis | |
| When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and ASKing questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. | Lillian Smith | 1897-1966, American Author |
| Wear your learning like a watch and do not pull it out merely to show you have it. If you are ASKed for the time, tell it; but do not proclaim it hourly unASKed. | Lord Chesterfield | 1694-1773, British Statesman, Author |
| In any situation, ASK yourself: What strengths do I possess that can contribute towards accomplishing something in this situation? Then follow through. | Source Unknown | |
| In Boston they ASK, ''How much does he know?'' In New York, ''How much is he worth?'' In Philadelphia, ''Who were his parents?'' | Mark Twain | 1835-1910, American Humorist, Writer |
| The interesting and inspiring thing about America is that she ASKs nothing for herself except what she has a right to ASK for humanity itself. | Woodrow T. Wilson | 1856-1924, Twenty-eighth President of the USA |
| Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ASK others. | Johann Gottfried Von Herder | 1744-1803, German Critic and Poet |
| ''How do you know so much about everything?'' was ASKed of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was ''By never being afraid or ashamed to ASK questions as to anything of which I was ignorant. | John Abbott | American Actor |
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| God does not ASK about our ability, but our availability. | Source Unknown | |
| A wise man, when ASKed how he had learned so much about everything, replied: ''By never being ashamed or afraid to ASK questions about anything of which I was ignorant.'' | Source Unknown | |
| The simplest way to customize is to phone members of the audience in advance and ASK them what they expect from your session and why they expect it. Then use their quotes throughout your presentation. | Alan Pease | |
| Never say no when a client ASKs for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible. | Cesar Ritz | |
| Labor in this country is independent and proud. It has not to ASK the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid of labor. | Daniel Webster | 1782-1852, American Lawyer, Statesman |
| Most people I ASK little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing in return and I do very well in the bargain. | Francois F-Nelon | 1651-1715, French Writer |
| No great deed is done by falterers who ASK for certainty. | George Eliot | 1819-1880, British Novelist |
| Buying is cheaper than ASKing. | German Proverb | Sayings of German Origin |
| Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not ASKed, and which doubtless don't even arise. | Jean Baudrillard | French Postmodern Philosopher, Writer |
| The New Frontier I speak of is not a set of promises -- it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intent to ASK of them. | John F. Kennedy | 1917-1963, Thirty-fifth President of the USA |
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| If you have to ASK how much it costs, you can't afford it. | John Pierpont Morgan | 1837-1913, American Banker, Financier, Art Collector |
| 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 price you paid to get what you used to want. | Mignon Mclaughlin | 1915?-, American Author, Editor |
| A man may fulfill the object of his existence by ASKing a question he cannot answer, and attempting a tASK he cannot achieve. | Oliver Wendell Holmes | 1809-1894, American Author, Wit, Poet |
| You cannot be a leader, and ASK other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. | Sam Rayburn | 1882-1961, American Representative |
| Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers. Source Unknown Effective leaders are known by the questions they ASK rather than the statements they make. | Source Unknown | |
| People ASK the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. | Theodore Roosevelt | 1858-1919, Twenty-sixth President of the USA |
| You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ASK. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news. | Thomas J. Watson | 18?-1956, American Businessman, Founder of IBM |
| When ASKed what would he do if he found $1 million, Yogi responded, If the guy was poor, I'd give it back. | Yogi Berra | 1925-, American Baseball Player |
| If God gives you a watch, are you honouring Him more by ASKing Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch? | A. W. Tozer | ?-1963, American Preacher |
| It may be objected by some that I have concentrated too much on the dry bones, and too little on the flesh which clothes them, but I would ASK such critics to concede at least that the bones have an austere beauty of their own. | A.B. Pippard | |
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| It is not enough for me to ASK question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for? | Abraham J. Heschel | 1907-1972, Polish educator, Author |
| We must ASK where we are and whither we are tending. | Abraham Lincoln | 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA |
| The art and science of ASKing questions is the source of all knowledge. | Adolf Berle | 1937-1971, American Politician |
| Review our priorities, ASK the question; What's the best use of our time right now? | Alan Lakein | American Time Management Expert, Author, Trainer |
| Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without having ASKed any clear question. | Albert Camus | 1913-1960, French Existential Writer |
| Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings admiring, ASKing and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science | Albert Einstein | 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist |
| I was ASKed to memorize what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner. | Aleister Crowley | 1875-1947, British Occultist |
| Before every action ASK yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden? | Alfred A. Montapert | American Author |
| Pray. To ASK the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. | Ambrose Bierce | 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' |
| No; we have been as usual ASKing the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful? | Annie Dillard | 1945-, American Author, Poet |
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| Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ASK better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. | Anthony Robbins | 1960-, American Author, Speaker, Peak Performance Expert / Consultant |
| We must no more ASK whether the soul and body are one than ASK whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one. | Aristotle | BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher |
| Sometimes I'm ASKed by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven't tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant. | Art Linkletter | Canadian-born American Radio and TV Personality, Actor |
| ASK with urgency and passion. | Arthur James Balfour | 1848-1930, British Conservative Politician, Prime Minister |
| Most people ASK for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition. | Arthur Rubinstein | 1887-1982, Polish-born American Pianist-artist |
| The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ASK for. | Arthur Schopenhauer | 1788-1860, German Philosopher |
| What we ASK of him is, that he should find out for us more than we can find out for ourselves. He must have the passion of a lover. | Arthur Symons | |
| I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need. [when ASKed how he managed to make his remarkable statues.] | Auguste Rodin | 1840-1917, French Sculptor |
| If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ASK questions. If there were no questions, there would be no lies. | B. Traven | |
| A woman ASKing ''Am I good? Am I satisfied?'' is extremely selfish. The less women fuss about themselves, the less they talk to other women, the more they try to please their husbands, the happier the marriage is going to be. | Barbara Cartland | 1901-, British Novelist |
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