Famous Quotes & Sayings

When I asked for that prepayment, I asked for that to assist our members with back to school expenses and hurricane preparedness. We asked the Government to consider it being paid at the end of August before school had re-opened.

When I asked for pictures, I got pictures like you wouldn't believe. They're proud of what they do.

When I asked for participants, their first response was 'yes.' It was awesome.

When I asked Amir if he would like to join the lads on their morning run, I swear there was a tear in his eye. He couldn't get his boots on quick enough.

When the idea of an emergency operations center came up, we decided to ask the state if we could keep that building. They didn't have any particular plan for it, and it works perfectly for our need.

When the hiring manager asks for references, it's a signal the firm is interested in pursuing you as an employee. Wait until you are asked for your references; don't volunteer them.

When the guy who is signing your check is in the locker room asking about your family and cares about every minute detail, it sends a message to the coach, to the general manager and that trickles down to the players.

Dorothy Allison

My son, Wolf, was born when I was past 40 and the author of a best-selling novel. That means he has grown up a middle-class child - one who sometimes asks me for stories of my childhood but knows nothing of what it means to grow up poor and afraid. I have worked to make sure of that.

Doug Harvey

I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases some day. Just go do that. You're going to love it. Try the slow-pitch stuff. You'll love it. Ask my son - he tried it! He said, 'I've never seen so many idiots in all my life.'

Doug Harvey

I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Kylie Minogue

Funnily enough, when I was leaving school and they asked you what you were going to do, and I just liked acting, that's never what I would say. I would always say I would go into business, even though I didn't really know what was meant by that.

O'Shea Jackson, Jr.

Being on set with my dad - that's so cool. People always ask me if that made me nervous, but it's the same element when you're a kid - when your parents come in the auditorium for those school performances. It calms you.

Taya Kyle

You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.

Tawakkol Karman

I would like the world to know that Yemeni women are strong, and if empowered, they can achieve. The world needs to look beyond stereotypes and dress code. In our hearts, we are just human beings who want to live a dignified life. Is that too much to ask for?

If you ask me, over time, I am a believer in the Indian financial saving story getting stronger; a lot more savers are moving money away from gold and real estate into banks, mutual funds, insurance and equities.

Twyla Tharp

I realize that dancers have worked long and hard for standards. However, on occasion, I think that it's good to examine one's heart and ask why are we dancing.

Tom Shadyac

Someone asked me the other day, 'What's the biggest influence on your filmmaking career?' And they started naming filmmakers. I went 'Naw, it's Jesus actually.'

Tom Stoppard

The notion that the 'leader' has the right to ask huge sacrifices of your generation for a notional future paradise - if you'd be good enough to lie down under the wheels of the juggernaut - that sentimental and self-aggrandising rationalisation for brute force and cowardice I felt from adolescence was wrong.

Timothy Noah

GOP candidates routinely sign a pledge never, ever to raise taxes. Democratic candidates aren't even asked to sign a parallel pledge never, ever to cut entitlements.

Todd Rundgren

My very first records, I was very interested in how you get the particular quality you want out of it, and I began to learn about the engineering and aspects of production and things very early on. I got hands-on with the process and taught myself how to engineer, as opposed to just being a producer who asked the engineer to make it sound nice.

Timothy Noah

When the only people in mainstream discourse who care about the working class are Wall Street investors, it really is time to ask where our politics went wrong.

We might be trying to get to some of these communities where nobody's been yet but we'll do whatever we're asked to do,

We might ask if the ramp split on the way up, and whether they stayed left or right, which is the difference between odd and even floors. Did they turn right or left when they got to their floor? Did they ride an automated shuttle? (They run from long-term.) Did they ride a rubber-tire bus? (They run from remote-economy.) Was there a roof overhead?

The public asked to be protected from toxic mercury and the governor delivered.

We've taken out close to 500 cubic yards. We will be asking (the state Department of Land & Natural Resources) to do some erosion control to stabilize the area. Something needs to be done.

We've supported reasonable and technologically feasible increases. All we ask is to be part of the process.

We've seen a marked increase in the number of women calling to request an in-home estimate. In fact, the lady of the house is involved with all aspects of the decision-making process. Our sales staff has come to expect that our consumers are well educated when it comes to making a replacement window purchase. What they find more and more often is a woman asking informed questions, which shows that she's done her research.

Mike was outstanding. We asked him to do a lot, and he came through. He has been playing good hockey for us. Eric also made some big saves. We needed those two guys in the final period.

Mike was in a tough, no-win situation from Day 1. He was being asked to juggle two full-time positions, knowing full well it was going to be virtually impossible to manage it all.

Mr Peacock, I am sorry I have to ask you to stand up.

Mr. Milosevic, I asked you a question. Do you wish to enter a plea today or are you asking for adjournment to consider the matter further?

Mr. Harper's trip didn't do much. At this point, not enough has happened to explain to people why we happen to be there and to really justify the type of sacrifice they are being asked to make.

Mr. Greenspan's 'conundrum' is a central issue here and asks whether the yield curve today means what it used to mean. Even if it does mean what it used to, the record is still pretty patchy anyway.