Famous Quotes & Sayings

I asked the man on the phone from the National Endowment for the Arts what this fellowship entailed, and he said, 'Well, first there's $10,000.' I asked him, 'Can I pay it in installments?'

Marian Hossa

I asked the guys, 'What should I do?' They told me to just score. He closed the pads pretty quick, but somehow it just squeezed in.

I asked (the doctors) how bad it would be if we did nothing. He said you'd last less than three months, and your lungs would probably bleed and that's gonna be the end of you.

I asked the clubhouse guy, 'Did you change my locker?' ... And he said, 'We were told to take your stuff to the other clubhouse.'

I approached the vehicle and saw a gun in his hand, ... I asked him to drop the weapon and at that point he sped off.

I approached him and I asked his name. He says, 'I'm Brennan,'

I approached Danny and just asked him what he thought about playing in the field. I knew he had done that before playing for club. And he said he would like to play in the field. So it was more of just a try and then it worked out. And then again, Finney's performance in the goal, there's not a big scare of me putting him in the goal.

Ted Leonsis

I asked the brother, 'What did she say? She said 'I'm proud of him, but we have to win the game.' I'm like, 'That's exactly the way to do it.

I asked the boys not to concede any more soft points in the second half and they didn't. That was good, and we didn't let it become a side-to-side-fest.

Dick Durbin

I asked the attorney general to please ask our special counsel in this case to take a look at the precedent of the Paris Hilton case and see if he can perhaps protect our records as much as we want to protect that poor young lady's telephone records,

I asked that he be relayed the message as soon as possible.

Larry Sanders

I asked that all the benefits to transfer over, but I was denied. The way I understand it, the county board is saying they are considered a new hire.

I asked someone what one of the most important elements of a film festival is, and he immediately said the event's destination. Because Delray is a great city with beautiful weather and ideally located, I felt that a film festival would make a nice fit.

Ariel Sharon

I asked Shimon Peres to pick any job he wants. Shimon can fulfil any post, I believe with great success.

I asked several officers this, but of course no one could tell me. I grieved that I couldn't comfort him in his last moments.

Carlos Beltran

I asked (Samuels) about Piazza. He told me he was close to signing with a team in the American League.

Apollonius of Tyana

I asked questions when I was a stripling, and it is not my business to ask questions now, but to teach people what I have discovered.

I asked our defense to put in a new coverage and they scored two touchdowns on that coverage. I take full responsibility for that. I thought it would help us in the running game.

Chris Reed

I asked one store owner if I could put a few bottles on the shelf, ... I gave him a cold one to drink. Eight hours later, they called and said they were sold out.

Steve Phillips

I asked one of them their record when they were running the bases in the first inning.

Doc Rivers

I asked one of their coaches what was the difference between here and, like, Minnesota. And he said: 'No one cares who scores. If Chauncey scores 40 one night and Rip has two, Rip could are less. And that's unique. That's a coach's dream.

I asked my trainer, 'What are we doing?' and he said that if we didn't need him, don't put him back in.

Danica Patrick

I asked myself what is the next step and, logically, I know it is winning races.

Charlie Crist

I asked my opponent to debate. Actually, I've asked him to debate 12 times,

I asked my lawyer to look into the possibility of whether we should go to court, too. We'll see if justice is there for all or justice for (a) few.

Edmund White

I asked my body if it was going to die or not from AIDS. And it said 'no.' I sort of paid attention to that.

I asked Maurice what happened and he told me. That was it. I really wasn't worried that Antonio and I would have a confrontation. If he did, well, I'm the head coach.

I asked Kevin, is this narrative or nonfiction? He said 'Yes. This is what interested him and this is totally, like, an experience.

Jim Messina

I asked Kenny to sit in. Richie Furay, Rusty Young and Paul Cotton (from Poco) were there, too.

I asked Karl Rove, 'Are you all going to be supporting this?' And he said 'no'. End of involvement.

I asked Joe Frazier earlier this year about Ali's declining state, ... and he replied, with a sense of satisfaction, 'I did that to him.'

I asked if they thought it took away from the family, ... Only Marcus (his youngest son) said he'd like to play baseball more.

I asked if she would be interested in interviewing for one of our jobs. She said she was under contract. I told her that normally, in the past, administrators would be released from their contracts if they had a good opportunity.