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To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay." (Diogenes of Sinope)
When Alexander the Great addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, Diogenes replied "Yes, stand a little out of my sunshine." View quote
Diogenes of Sinope
He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed." View quote
Diogenes of Sinope
When some one boasted that at the Pythian games he had vanquished men, Diogenes replied, "Nay, I defeat men, you defeat slaves." View quote
Diogenes of Sinope
When asked why people give to beggars but not to philosophers, he replied, 'Because they expect they may become lame and blind, but never that they will become philosophers.' View quote
Diogenes of Sinope
A man was desired to rise from bed, because the sun was already risen. To which he replied: "If I had as far to go, and as much to do as he has, I should be risen by now; but having but a little way to go, I shall not rise yet." View quote
Leonardo da Vinci
There are thousands of people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence - against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people. View quote
Nelson Mandela
No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly," His Highness replied, "...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it. View quote
Murasaki Shikibu
The late philosopher Morris R. Cohen of CCNY was asked by a student in the metaphysics course, "Professor Cohen, how do I know that I exist?” The keen old prof replied, "And who is asking?”. View quote
Saul Bellow
"Optimism," said Cacambo, "What is that?" "Alas!" replied Candide, "It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst! View quote
Voltaire
Underneath all his writing there is the settled determination to use certain words, to take certain attitudes, to produce a certain atmosphere; what he is seeing or thinking or feeling has hardly any influence on the way he writes. The reader can reply, ironically, "That's what it means to have a style"; but few people have so much of one, or one so obdurate that you can say of it, "It is a style that no subject can change." (Randall Jarrell)
Polycarp replied to Marcion, who met him on one occasion, and said, "Do you know me?" "I do know thee, first-born of Satan." Such was the horror of the apostles and their disciples had against holding even verbal communication with any corrupters of the truth. View quote
Irenaeus
She let herself love me for three minutes. Can three minutes last forever? I ask myself, but already know the answer. Probably not, I reply. But maybe they last long enough. View quote
Markus Zusak
What is the appropriate reply to make to a man who says he loves you? Thank you. You are very kind. View quote
Meg Cabot
Let's scope the place out," he suggested, heading around the side of the building, "and be careful in the bushes." "Why?" Amy asked. "This is South Africa, dude," Dan replied. "Where cobras come from. And not the hot ones, like Ian. View quote
Peter Lerangis
Keep climbing,' he told himself. 'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied. 'Shut up,' he thought. 'With fries,' his stomach complained. View quote
Rick Riordan
What did he say?" Hazel asked. "With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top," Percy replied. View quote
Rick Riordan
Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle. "You HAD to break," she scolded it. The ankle did not reply. View quote
Rick Riordan
Whathat!" Tyson gasped. "Those are the stables for the pegasi," I replied, "You know, winged horses?" "Whasthat!" "Um... those are the toilets. View quote
Rick Riordan
When people asked him why he didn't work with those viruses, he replied, I don't particularly feel like dying. View quote
Richard Preston
Now we're e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone all day long, and it warbles to alert me that someone has sent me a message on Facebook or a reply or direct message on Twitter, but it rarely ever rings. (Susan Orlean)
Why do you wear a mask and hood?" I think everybody will in the near future," was the man in black's reply. "They're terribly comfortable. View quote
William Goldman
I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said. "No good," the man in black replied. "I've known too many Spaniards. View quote
William Goldman
We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness. View quote
Philippa Gregory
Clavo saca clavo. Nothing sacas nothing, you reply. No one will ever be like her. View quote
Junot Diaz