I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and women both, so I wrote the song. Since I had always been very fond of the Passion Chorale, I wrote words to that great piece.
Contemporary scholars have little explored the preconditions of genocide. Still less have they asked whether a society's weapons policy might be one of the institutional arrangements that contributes to the probability of its government engaging in some of the more extreme varieties of outrage. Though it is a long step between being disarmed and being murdered-one does not usually lead to the other-but it is nevertheless an arresting reality that not one of the principal genocides of the twentieth century, and there have been dozens, has been inflicted on a population that was armed.
Calcifer," Sophie said, "I shall have to break your contract. Will it kill you?" "It would if anyone else broke it," Calcifer said hoarsely. "That's why I asked you to do it.
The thing that I do try to convey is, don't do what I did - but ask what I asked.
During a heavy storm at sea a nervous woman passenger on a large liner went to the captain, seeking reassurance. "Captain," she asked tremulously, "are we in great danger?" "Don't worry, madam," he answered, "after all, we in the hands of God. " "Oh," she gasped, terror written on her face, "is it as bad as that?"
When asked, 'Shall I tell my mother I'm gay?', I reply, 'Never tell your mother anything.
Someone once asked me "If your life could be extended to 150 and you could start another career, would you?" And I said "No, thanks, I think I'll stick at this. "
Hmph," said Sharon. "Did you know that the numbers three and seven are sacred to vampires? There are seven vampire sects. " "Seven sacred sects," I repeated. "Say that three times fast. " "How about I spank you instead?" asked Patrick in a benign tone that belied the flare of irritation in his gaze. "Only if you tie me to a bed and use a paddle. " His silver eyes went molten. Uh-oh. Me and my big smart-aleck mouth. "I… uh, sorry. I didn't mean that. I saw Secretary a few too many times. I'm impressionable.
Yet in truth the big question Camus asked was never the Anglo-American liberal one: How can we make the world a little bit better tomorrow? It was the grander French one: Why not kill yourself tonight? That the answers come to much the same thing in the end-easy does it; tomorrow may be a bit better than today; and, after all, you have to have a little faith in people-doesn't diminish the glamour that clings to the man who turned the question over and look at it, elegantly, upside down.
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.
Before he turned away, I asked, 'What do you need?' 'I need you. I need to give you a proper kiss. I need you to be my mate.
I think LeBron asked out of the game once or twice before that, so we knew he was getting tired but we were all getting tired out there. . . . I don't think I've played in anything like this since I left the islands.
He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.
Paul [Walker]’s kindness was pure. He never asked for credit of glory. He was just a really good guy.
We're being asked to bring our humanness along in holding that love and compassion for ourselves as we make our way through this energetic time of transformation.
And that's why the president has asked the entire government to step up, on his part. I mean, there's - there are things that the private sector needs to do; there are things that the government needs to do.
If someone had asked, How does this compare to kissing Kennedy? I would have answered, "Who?"
You like music, Mr. Gurgeh?" Hamin asked, leaning over to the man. Gurgeh nodded. "Well, a little does no harm.
Recently my girlfriend asked me if I was having sex behind her back and I replied, "Yes, who did you think it was?"