Famous Quotes & Sayings

Normally, someone would be referred to a supervisor if they asked to speak to one. It is escalated if that representative is unable to help.

After the attacks in London, there were a number of questions asked trying to understand who these people were and where they had been.

Asif Ali Zardari

After the assassination of my wife, our nation was perilously close to civil strife. If I, as the co-chairman of the Party, had asked my people to take to the streets, the very existence of the federation would have been threatened.

After you've scored a goal it's just orgasmic... if you asked me just after a game, I'd say it's better than sex, but if you asked me just after sex I'd say: 'Forget it, mate'.

After signing Ryan Diem (now a starting lineman with the Indianapolis Colts), I asked him about the mail he had received, and his mom said he got one letter or more a day from Kentucky and they never came to his school and never called him. It just shows he was on their list, but they never followed up on it. It's crazy.

After she made the free throw and (Monroe) called timeout, I asked her if that made up for all the times she gets blocked. She just gave me a wry smile. But that is what we want her to do, attack.

Olivia Thirlby

'The Movie' is something that I made with some friends of mine in L.A. My friend, Luke Eberl, is the filmmaker. He shot this movie and asked a bunch of his friends to be involved with it. I just saw him the other day and there is no money to finish the film. But, you know, I literally have a cameo in it.

A deer hunter flipped the switch for me. He dropped two books on my desk 'Diet for a New America' by John Robbins and 'A Challenging Second Opinion' by John McDougal, and asked me if they were valid.

Helen Oyeyemi

A few people have tried to make me see that my writing isn't quite their thing by saying to me: 'What about realism?' To which my general response is, 'What about it?' However, I wouldn't be at all surprised if one of my favorite writers, Marilynne Robinson, was to say something similar if asked 'What about the fantastic?'

A few people have asked me, wandering if I might change my mind. But I keep telling them that I plan on enrolling at Notre Dame next fall.

Woody Allen

A fast word about oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said 'no'.

After all the noise they made, there would certainly be a lot of questions asked (if they raised their bid).

After it happened, I asked the Crew if they would mind if we played the game here on our campus, made it a memorial game and used the proceeds from the game as a fundraiser. They have been unbelievably supportive and fantastic in their efforts to raise awareness of the game, to participate in the game, etc. So our hats go off to the Crew for all of their help.

After I talked to EMI, I talked to Ralph and then asked Moe to talk to the other band members. The idea was if they're going to get together to record these songs, they might as well go do some shows, so we're planning a national tour for December, and will hit most of the major cities. All of that is in the planning stages.

A friend of mine asked me to open a sports bar in London, and the media were there. This fella started interviewing me, thinking I was Sean Bean.

Rodman Philbrick

After I had written more than a dozen adult genre novels, an editor I knew in New York asked me to write a mystery for young adults.

Norman Thomas

After I asked him what he meant, he replied that freedom consisted of the unimpeded right to get rich, to use his ability, no matter what the cost to others, to win advancement.

Felix Rodriguez

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, oil companies were asked to help Americans in need. We are happy to respond, by offering people here in Philadelphia help this winter, and we hope that no one has to make sacrifices to stay warm.

After he won his first league championship game, he went out and bought scooters for everybody. He never said anything to the league, never asked permission.

Robert Frost

An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now asked asylum and I was stirred To be the one so dog-preferred

Estelle Ramey

Are you a Feminist? (addressing a group of professional military officers) Oh...WRONG question. I should have asked 'are you a Father?' When your daughter loses her job to a clearly less-qualified man, you will discover YOU are a feminist.

Nandan Nilekani

Ever since the India-Pakistan conflict, our customers have asked for enhanced security.

Don Scardino

Edgar asked me, 'Do you know anything about John Lennon,' ... I said, 'I know everything about John Lennon.' And he told me, 'If you can come up with a concept, you can come to the meeting.' So I had three days to think of something, and my starting point was, what would I, as a die-hard John Lennon fan, want to see?

Stan Kenton

Drew would run through a brick wall for (Temples). When he asked him to put his hand down, he didn't hesitate. I think it's the reason why he's playing college football, because he put his hand down.

Joe Theismann

During a routine physical, I asked my doctor about the signs indicating an enlarged prostate. He explained the symptoms, which basically matched what I was experiencing. During my checkup, he found that I did indeed have an enlarged prostate.

Duncan asked me a question he probably shouldn't have asked, ... It's a question Tony should have asked. I would have talked to Tony.

Dykes got loose and hit some tough shots, but we did a decent job on him for the most part. I can't say enough about how hard the kids on the floor worked and how they executed everything we asked them to do. We just couldn't get the ball to drop for us tonight.

Rahul Dravid

Each day I am asked to do the job as captain I go about preparing for it not just in the short term but also in the long term. There is a responsibility to deal not just with what is happening now but also look ahead.

Due to the lack of snow in other locations and knowing that I had a practice track, they asked if they could have it up here.

Tony Robinson

Due to the extraordinary circumstances, we've asked that everybody cancel or relocate their events.

Each year I've tried to find a different (opponent) so that it gives more student-athletes the experience (of playing at The Palace). This year, it just happened that I asked Clare and they accepted.

Eric Clapton asked me to join his band, Derek and the Dominos. That was the day before Carlos asked me to join him, and I went with Carlos.

Euthanasia, of course, is the next round of that discussion, ... It's a lot more difficult because with euthanasia, the life wants to be taken. So you can't say, 'Poor fetus, nobody asked the fetus.' It's, 'Poor old guy, somebody asked him and he said, please do it.'