A Quotes
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“Asking him about how I was expected to do all of this, he told me that “Maine turns out good seaman and they needed another Harbor Pilot at the Liberian Port.” At first I didn’t understand his reasoning for this, however he explained that Farrell Lines, being one of three American companies that constituted the “Port of Monrovia Company,” had the responsibility to operate the marine part of it. Liam Janssens, the chief pilot, was leaving for Belgium and would be on leave for the next few months. He explained that the junior pilot was skilled and anything but junior. Captain Wethersfield came from England and had been involved in coordinating the difficult evacuation from Dunkirk. He would have taken over for Liam, but having been wounded hampered his ability to climb the ladder from the tug to the ship! He also let it be known that he felt that he had the promotion coming and told Captain Hickey as much. Hickey was caught between a rock and a hard place as he told me “You know the harbor as well as anyone, so the job is yours; that is if you want it.”
His purpose for doing it this way was first to avoid hiring Wethersfield who in effect, challenged Captain Hickey authority and secondly he had confidence that I could handle it. Besides “You know that everything pretty much runs itself and it would be a nice way to earn an extra few bucks!” He was saying that this would allow me to run the MV Cestos and still be able to fill in as a harbor pilot…. It was a job I wasn’t licensed for or had ever done. To me it was just another violation of the norms accepted in the rest of the world. Legally I would be covered with Liberian endorsements and besides, who would know the difference just as long as everything went smoothly during the weeks ahead?
Personally I didn’t think that he took into account the immense liability involved but this was West Africa where most things were fudged anyway, and besides, since this hadn’t been planned for, he didn’t have much choice! I couldn't help but wonder about international licensing laws, possible insurance consequences, not to mention his own rules.”
“Asking Hollywood to begin to show some restraint and balance in its antireligious fury is not the same as suggesting that the industry must transform itself into an agency for advancing the Word of God.”
Source: Hollywood vs. America: popular culture and the war on traditional values
“Asking how can you be alive one minute and gone the next?
How can you breathe one second and stop for the rest”
Source: All for Love and Glory: A Poem Anthology
“Asking if there is corruption in Thailand is like asking if there is dough inside a bakery. Pies and cakes don’t come from heaven and neither do deals and contracts.”
Source: Spirit House
“Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.”
“Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.”
“Asking insightful and pertinent questions is critical for governing changes at the board-level.”
Source: Digital Boardroom: 100 Q&as
“Asking is the beginning of receiving.”
“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.”
“Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask.”
Source: The Secret
“Asking journalists to denounce leaks because of their deleterious effects on the functioning of government is as hopeless as asking an airline to denounce jet fuel because of its impact on the environment.”
“Asking liberals where wages and prices come from is like asking six-year-olds where babies come from.”
“Asking me to be anything besides myself, is a disgrace to the entire universe”
“Asking me to describe my son is like asking me to hold the ocean in a paper cup”
“Asking me what I think of Oscar (Hammerstein) is like asking me what I think of the Yankees, Man o' War and Strawberry Sundaes.”
“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.”
“Asking others for input puts you in the driver's seat, and may feel less awkward than having to watch yourself on video.”
“Asking our emotions to stay predictable, easy, and flat in grief is like asking the ocean to be a smooth, glassy, back- yard pool. It’s just not possible. Can you imagine an ocean that didn’t roar and crash into the shore? It wouldn’t be an ocean, would it? We allow our humanness in grief by giving ourselves permission to experience our feelings in their fullness as they surface.”
Source: Permission to Grieve: Creating Grace, Space, & Room to Breathe in the Aftermath of Loss
“Asking ourselves, 'Where am I right now?' gives us a chance to step outside the internal dialogue for a moment of peace. Look around you, take a deep breath and notice what you see, hear and feel. Present moment awareness is the point of power and choice. It frees us from our compulsive thoughts.”
“Asking people for advice and getting mad when it's not what you wanna hear is like eating food you know you are allergic to.”
“Asking permission to call someone by their first name is a gesture of gentility and consideration. And once permission is granted, the gate is open for mutual respect and mutual purpose. Simply demonstrating this courtesy before making an assumption is impressive. Once permission is granted, you have earned points on both sides.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“Asking politicians to give up a source of money is like asking Dracula to forsake blood.”
“Asking politicians to vote themselves out of power is like asking rabbits not to multiply, it ain't natural.”
“Asking questions has become forbidden in some circles. But asking questions is not the problem, it's the solution.”
Source: Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
“Asking questions in therapy would be so helpful if anyone ever answered them accurately. But no one ever does.”
“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.”
“Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“Asking questions is not a matter of weakness or of being uninformed. In fact, people who ask a lot of questions tend to achieve more and learn more than those who do not.”
Source: All You Have Is Now: How Your Approach to the World Determines Your Destiny
“Asking questions is one of the best ways to grow as a human being.”
“Asking questions opens up new doors, new opportunities, and new ideas. It helps you think, create, and discover.”
Source: The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity
“Asking questions will get you further than giving answers. Doing the right things is more important than going fast.”
“Asking questions will get you to the goal, but ask people you trust.”
“Asking Saudi Arabia and Iran to work together, when they can't stand each other and are engaged in a proxy battle right at this moment.”
“Asking science to explain life and vital matters is equivalent to asking a grammarian to explain poetry.”
Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“Asking Senator Fulbright's advice on foreign policy is like asking the Boston Strangler to massage your neck.”
Source: The real Spiro Agnew: commonsense quotations of a household word
“Asking someone else to drive your sports car is like asking someone else to kiss your girlfriend.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Asking someone in advance not judge you, is like asking someone in advance not to smell you.”
“Asking someone in the media about liberal bias is like asking a fish about water. 'Huh, what are you talking about? Where is it?'”
“Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.”
“Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble.”
Source: Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)
“Asking storytellers to be genuine is like, asking a chain smoker to quit smoking . Habit of lying isn't easy to fix. Pretend as believing is like selling cigarettes. What else we could do, if we want them to be in our lives...”
“Asking the appropriate questions means understanding exactly what your customer is trying to achieve”
Source: Selling with EASE: The Four Step Sales Cycle Found in Every Successful Business Transaction
“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.”
“Asking the front wheels of a car to do their normal job of steering while handling more than 170 is like asking a man to wire a plug while juggling. Penguins. While making love. To a beautiful woman while on fire, on stage. In front of the Queen. It's all going to go wrong.”
“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.”
“Asking the head I have now to explain its own thinking is as pointless as dialing your own telephone number on your own telephone: Either way, you get an engaged signal. Or your own answer message, if you have that kind of phone system.”
“Asking the legal system to resolve divorce is like asking a boxing coach to be our marriage counselor.”
“Asking the proper question is the central act of transformation!”
“Asking the proper question is the central action of transformation- in fairy tales, in analysis, and in individuation. The key question causes germination of consciousness. The properly shaped question always emanates from an essential curiosity about what stands behind. Questions are the keys that cause the secret doors of the psyche to swing open.”
“Asking the proper questions is the central action of transformation. Questions are the key that causes the secret doors of the psyche to swing open.”