Asking Quotes

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

We must move from asking God to take care of the things that are breaking our hearts, to praying about the things that are breaking His heart.

It makes me disgusted that this could go on for this long. I mean, we're not asking to let them go scot-free, but at least give them a re-trial. So that's kind of what we're shooting for. At least get them a little bit of time. Let 'em speak their minds, because they have a whole lot to say.

He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done.

They been callin up here, asking when I am gonna get out. When I hit bricks, it all belongs to me.

In my early professionals years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'.

We are asking a specific question -- should sex selection play a role in terms of family balancing.

He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.

It is not the correct thing to scold children for asking questions: this is about as reasonable as to scold them for breathing or thinking.

We are asking you to cooperate with our mission by keeping an open mind.

Try asking for equal pay while wearing a baby-doll frock.

We British weren't all horrible monsters, there was some justification in asking for taxation from the colonies.

I am worried that it seems inconsistent and unsustainable for the president to be asking for large tax cuts before we know what our continuing obligations are. I would like to see us take a deep breath, deal with Iraq....I don't believe that we really fully appreciate the cost that we may be embarking upon.

We're asking that they are not allowed to discriminate, harass, or abuse wards, based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex.

A letter has been sent to the football league and football federation asking that they look into the nationalisation of Messi.

People have been asking me to declare my stand, whether I will go for the top seat. I want to say that when the opportunity comes, I will offer myself for the LDP presidential nomination. I will go for the top seat if picked by my party.

A lot of people have come up to us asking for it. It's hard for individuals to get signatures, so they asked us.

They help alleviate some of the problems, but the bottom line is you're asking someone work for nothing. There's a lot of work involved, and you can't necessarily ask someone who's not getting paid to do the things you ask someone you're paying.

Our expectation is to make the wet foot/dry foot policy more humane. We're not asking the government to commence an open-door policy that would encourage people leaving Cuba to risk their lives in the Straits of Florida.

I cannot remember anyone ever asking 'Who came Second?' Can you?

The shock has been palpable. Germans now feel reinforced in their attachment to our social solidarity and are asking if this is what the American economic model produces. The fact Bush is widely disliked has added to the questioning.

We're asking anyone with evidence to please step forward.