All Quotes

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.
‐‐ Ricardo Montalban

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
‐‐ Orson Welles

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
‐‐ Magic Johnson

Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.
‐‐ Mortimer Adler

Ask people to pitch in - hand them a spoon and ask them to stir. Doing things together, having everyone help, makes for a nicer party.
‐‐ Ruth Reichl

Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers.
‐‐ Vanessa Redgrave

Ask the young. They know everything.
‐‐ Joseph Joubert

Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend.
‐‐ Alphonsus Liguori

Ask your agent to set up a meeting with either your editor or the marketing department of the house or both so you can find out what they're doing, what they aren't, and what you can do to help.
‐‐ M. J. Rose

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.
‐‐ Fran Lebowitz

Ask your editor or ask your agent to find out what the house's goals are for your book before it comes out. Get some sense of expectations so you are prepared.
‐‐ M. J. Rose

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
‐‐ Annie Lennox

Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.
‐‐ Edward Snowden

Ask yourself: if that is what Jesus is all about - that is, getting us to love one another - then why did everyone reject him?
‐‐ Stanley Hauerwas

Ask yourself if these Democrats still speak for you. When they say we have a duty to grow government even when we can't afford it, does it sound like compassion to you - or recklessness?
‐‐ Artur Davis

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.
‐‐ Richard Bach

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.
‐‐ Dave Pelzer

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.
‐‐ Ayn Rand

Ask yourself why a red carpet is red. It could be any colour.
‐‐ Jake Gyllenhaal

Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, Rice acted as though the question was an odd one: it wasn't her job. Well, in retrospect, it was and now certainly is.
‐‐ Howard Fineman

Asked to give advice to a 13-year-old girl about how to lead her life, I say find something you love to do. The goal shouldn't be accumulating money. It might be making changes in the world, or in your country.
‐‐ Karen DeCrow

Asked why they wanted to fight, the young women said they enjoyed it, just as some men and boys do.
‐‐ Katherine Dunn

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig.
‐‐ John McCarthy

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.
‐‐ Christopher Hampton

Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
‐‐ Jean Cocteau

Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.
‐‐ Marianne Wiggins

Asking for a royally appointed prime minister is undemocratic. It is, pardon me, a mess. It is irrational.
‐‐ Bhumibol Adulyadej

Asking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences.
‐‐ Nick Nolte

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.
‐‐ David A. Bednar

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.
‐‐ Jim Rohn

Asking me to choose between a traditional book and a Kindle is like asking me which of my dogs I love most.
‐‐ Jen Lancaster

Asking me why I did or didn't do anything is generally pointless. How do I know? And asking me what I'll do in the future is even less rewarding.
‐‐ Lawrence Block

Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless. It just slows down my writing, and I can't tell anyway. It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read with pride, that my editor will suggest cutting.
‐‐ Liane Moriarty

Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom.
‐‐ Henri Nouwen

Asking questions about why I don't want kids is really none of your business, but at least it's a dialogue.
‐‐ Jen Kirkman

Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.
‐‐ Anthony Kennedy

Asking questions is what brains were born to do, at least when we were young children. For young children, quite literally, seeking explanations is as deeply rooted a drive as seeking food or water.
‐‐ Alison Gopnik

Asking Siri where the nearest sushi bar is - that's not interesting. What's interesting is asking your phone where one of your friends have last had dinner in the neighborhood, or having it recommend a cool paella place in Barcelona because it knows you eat paella all the time at home.
‐‐ Dennis Crowley

Asking someone else to do something immoral is immoral.
‐‐ Penn Jillette

Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.
‐‐ Chester Bennington

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.
‐‐ Lion Feuchtwanger

Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.
‐‐ Donna Shalala

Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.
‐‐ Robert Half

Asking what I considered an impossible salary when I didn't want to work for someone has boosted my pay again and again.
‐‐ Ethel Waters

Asking what I'd do without Loopt is almost like asking what I would do if I didn't have a smartphone because the feature set has become the norm for me.
‐‐ Sam Altman

Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because boasting is a formal condition of the epic form. And those taught that they deserve nothing rightly enjoy it when they succeed in terms the culture understands.
‐‐ Zadie Smith

Asking your children about their fears or worries about going back to school will help them share their burden.
‐‐ Chuck Norris

Asmat has natural and cultural treasures that await exploration.
‐‐ Ciputra

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.
‐‐ Charles Lamb