“Some people find it easier to picture the stream of inspiration as being like radio waves of all sorts being broadcast at all times. With practice, we learn to hear the desired frequency on request. We tune in to the frequency we want.” PeopleWantInspirationPracticeEasierWaveRadioAll TimeStreamsTunesFrequencyRequestRadio Waves Book:The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition Source: The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
“Why should it be mandatory for people to give interviews. I request state governments to remove the process of interviews for minor jobs to end corruption in getting jobs.” PeopleGivingShouldEndsStatesGovernmentJobsProcessCorruptionInterviewsRemoveMinorsRequestState Government Author:Narendra Modi
“By more than two to one Americans do not consider what Kevorkian did, injecting a terminally ill patient with legal drugs at the patient's request, to be the same as murder. You may want to note that laws are not supposed to be enforced on the basis of public opinion polls.” WantMayTwoLawOpinionDrugBasesMurderNotesPatientIllSupposed To BePublic OpinionPollsRequestOpinion PollsTerminally Ill Author:Dan Rather
“I get thousands of requests for mentorship, but they don't offer anything in return, like filing, cleaning my house, or something. All too often, it's "please mentor me; I need my shot." But they don't offer anything in return.” NeedsHouseReturnPleaseOffersShotsMentorCleaningRequestFiling Author:Ryan Blair
“Coincidental to my leaving the company, I would like to make one request: that Nintendo give birth to wholly new ideas and create hardware which reflects that ideal.” GivingIdeasCompanyBirthIdealsLeavingNew IdeasRequestHardwareNintendo Author:Hiroshi Yamauchi
“Approximately 82% of the American people believe labeling should take place with regard to genetically engineered ingredients. All over this country people are increasingly concerned about the quality of the food they are ingesting and the food they are giving to their kids. People want to know what is in their food, and I believe that is a very reasonable request.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingShouldBelieveCountryKidsI BelieveQualityConcernedRegardReasonableIngredientsRequestLabeling Author:Bernie Sanders
“In April 1981, at my request, my mother went to a detective agency. She hired them to follow me, to report my daily activities, and to provide photographic evidence of my existence.” MotherExistenceActivityEvidenceAgencyReportsAprilRequestDetectivesFollow MeDaily Activities Author:Sophie Calle
“I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is about the extent of my religion. My parents made one request: that I have my first Holy Communion.” FirstsMadeParentBornChurchBloodHolyCatholicRaisedCommunionRequestBorn And RaisedHoly Communion Author:Tom Araya
“We consider ISIS and extremism to be a threat to all of us in the region. . . . Our position is that we help the legitimate governments in the region that have representation in the United Nations. We help the Iraqi government on their request through advisers; we help the Syrian government on their request to help with advisers to fight extremists. . . . So it's both lawful and legitimate.” HelpingGovernmentFightingNationsUnitedPositionThreatRegionsRepresentationUnited NationsIsisRequestExtremismExtremistAdviserLegitimate Government Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“I am really high maintenance and won't walk through the microwave that fries your body. I always request a pat down [in airport].” BodyWalksYour BodyAirportsRequestMaintenanceFriesMicrowavesHigh Maintenance Author:Michelle Visage
“I can tell you, having been in court today in New York, that the requests for the video outtakes have been dropped.” Has BeensI CanTodayNew YorkCourtVideoRequest Author:Floyd Abrams
“The AMA is urging the Federal Government not to classify marijuana as a dangerous drug and do more research. That's what they said. It's a big story, yeah. Yeah, that request came not only from the AMA but also from KFC.” SaidStoriesBigsGovernmentDangerousDrugResearchYeahMarijuanaThey SaidFederal GovernmentRequestKfcDangerous Drugs Author:Conan O'Brien
“As much as it pleases God to bless you, there will be moments when everything you try goes up in smoke. There will be moments when the one you counted on most walks away and leaves you groping through blinding tears and wailing questions of why. Plans and goals can be circumvented by the most disappointing of times, leaving you learning the art of patience and the acceptance of a denied request.” TryingArtMomentsGoalWalksPlansAcceptanceTearsPleaseLeavingSmokeBlessDeniedRequestDisappointingWailing Author:T. D. Jakes
“I have one last request. Don't use embalming fluid on me; I want to be stuffed with crab meat.” WantUseLastsMeatRequestFluidCrabsEmbalming Author:Woody Allen
“I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe, and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots even request permission to do that.” FeelsAirCircumstancesSafeFlyingPilotsPermissionRequest Author:Hugh Shelton
“I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was: God let me do well enough to be able to take care of my mother. I was able to do that 'til the day she died because of my audience. So, they've already done enough. All I ask for now is their continued support.” WellsDoneEnoughPlayCareAbleMotherAsksPrayerSupportAudienceLet MeDiedTake CareRequest Author:Tyler Perry
“I think the biggest pushback comes from people who perceive me to be a threat. Having bloggers who are dedicated to making up false information about you, having anonymous people write nasty emails and letters, having organizations file legal requests for your work-related emails, and all the other things that happen can be very depressing and discouraging.” PeopleThinkingWritingHappensInformationLettersOrganizationThreatPerceiveRelatedDedicatedDepressingNastyEmailFilesRequestDiscouragingMaking UpBloggersWork RelatedVery Depressing Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps.” IfsLooksPresidentOrganizationDataCampsAmerican HistoryRequestFbiCensusInternmentPresident RooseveltInternment CampsCensus Bureau Author:Michele Bachmann
“I've had some offers from furries - people that want to have sex with dudes in furry suits. I've had some interesting requests. There's some great fans.” PeopleWantSexInterestingFansOffersSuitsRequestFurryGreat FansSome Interesting Author:Jason Gann
“General Boykin has requested that an inspector general review this matter. And I have indicated that if that's his request, I think it's appropriate.” IfsThinkingMatterAppropriateReviewsRequestInspectors Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“If you were to go to a restaurant and disagree with Daniel Boulud, he'd probably throw something at you. Restaurant chefs have a problem with caterers because we accommodate special requests, but great service is about getting exactly what you want.” IfsWantProblemSpecialWhat You WantRestaurantsDisagreeChefRequestAccommodateGreat Service Author:David Castle
“The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.” ShouldWarCountryGovernmentHappensWantedForceSupportAirHugeWeaponsPossessionHeavyRadicalIranAlsRequestMissilesCoalitionsAir ForceMilitiaDoorstepHezbollahYemenLegitimate Government Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“I myself have participated in girl-on-girl shows for men that would ask for it, of which were very, very many. It is a popular request, especially at bachelor parties. It also paid a much higher dividend. Also when I worked the escort services, certain male/female clients would call and ask for a male/male team and the escort services that I worked for provided this specific request.” MenShowsCertainGirlAsksPartyTeamHigherFemalePaidMalesClientsRequestBachelorsDividendsMale FemaleBachelor Party Author:Annie Lobert
“It is not as common as female/male prostitution, but yes my friends and I had female clients. But this is a request that most girls are not willing to do. No, we never saw it as anything different, because if ladies were paying for an escort, they were still considered our clients, and they were treated as such.” IfsStillsDifferentGirlCommonSawsWillingMy FriendsFemaleMalesTreatedClientsRequestProstitution Author:Annie Lobert
“After you are diagnosed with a condition that is reasonably likely to lead to intolerable suffering and eventually cause loss of competence. An individual in this situation is going to be followed closely, and if they've made this advance request, and had it approved, then obviously it's up to the medical team advising them to follow the legislation.” IfsMadeSufferingIndividualCausesLossSituationTeamConditionsMedicalLegislationCompetenceRequestApproved Author:Kelvin Ogilvie
“One cannot always bestow all manner of things upon everybody. To refuse a request for just cause is as praiseworthy as to grant a request that is worthy. It is for this reason that the "no" of some people pleases more than the "yes" of others. A refusal accompanied by sweet words and a civil manner gives more satisfaction to a true heart than a favor given with bad grace.” PeopleGivingHeartReasonGivenCausesGraceSweetPleaseSatisfactionRefuseWorthyFavorsGrantsRequestRefusalPraiseworthyTrue HeartSweet Words Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“Most people that I know don believe that a handful of corporations request sit together without disclosure, by the way, and pump hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars into the political process. That is not the democracy that many of us believe America should be.” PeopleKnowsWayShouldBelieveTogetherAmericaPoliticalProcessMillionsDemocracyDollarsCorporationsHandfulRequestPumpsDisclosure Author:Bernie Sanders
“I have not forgotten my story I want to tell Millennial women. I'm still waiting for them all to gather out there. I sent out a request for people to call Millennial that they know.” PeopleKnowsWantStillsStoriesWaitingForgottenRequestMillennials Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I guess at that moment in time I had a certain... presence? A certain level of presence in the industry. But that was at Madonna's request. There was a concept for the video ["Material Girl"], and the idea was that it was kind of a Howard Hughes and Marilyn Monroe sort of idea, that there was this guy behind the scenes making it all happen. And she saw me as that guy, so she asked for me.” KindIdeasMomentsHappensGuyCertainGirlLevelsBehindsSawsMaterialsIndustrySceneConceptsVideoThat MomentThis GuyRequestThat GuyMoments In TimeBehind The ScenesMaterial Girl Author:Keith Carradine
“My four-year-old daughter regularly requests reading Book One [the March] at bedtime; the methods of reading, delivering, and processing the book's content vary according to a kid's age and developmental level, but she's deeply affected by the story, asking follow-up questions for days.” YearsBookStoriesKidsAgeReadingLevelsFourDaughterAskingMethodMarchAffectedFour YearsReading BooksRequestVaryDeliveringBedtimeProcessingDevelopmentalFollow Up Author:Nate Powell
“Friend request from a cute girl is an automatic follow.” GirlCuteRequestCute Girl Author:Kliff Kingsbury
“I would never call a neighbor an enemy. But I would request the neighbor to be a good neighbor, to see that the neighbor's interest is a stable prosperous neighbor, a neighbor that is doing well.” WellsInterestEnemyNeighborStableProsperousRequestGood Neighbor Author:Hamid Karzai
“The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears."” WritingYearsStoriesSonHeroMy FriendsEarsEightTalesUnlikelyRequestLukeDespereauxUnlikely Heroes Author:Kate DiCamillo
“I did a week-long assessment in 2005 at (then Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld's request. Following our return, I told him that Afghanistan was going to be the longest campaign of what we then termed "the long war."” LongWarWeekReturnFollowingDefenseCampaignsAfghanistanSecretaryRequestAssessment Author:David Petraeus
“It's a little different when you spend 30 years developing all these companies that we just ask [Donald Trump] to sell them. So I don't think that's a fair request.” ThinkingYearsLittlesDifferentAsksCompanyTrumpFairsSellsDevelopingRequest Author:Rand Paul
“At the request of my Japanese colleagues, in 2000 we revisited the possibility of signing a peace treaty based on the 1956 agreement.” PossibilityAgreementColleaguesRequestTreatiesSigningPeace Treaties Author:Vladimir Putin
“We were in negotiations, but then the Japanese side suspended them unilaterally. Now, at the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks.” SidesPartnersNegotiationRequestSuspended Author:Vladimir Putin
“At the request of our Japanese partners, we have reopened these talks [about territories]. What command is given in this case in judo? You probably know better than I do: Yoshi (continue). So we will continue.” KnowsGivenCasesPartnersCommandTerritoryRequestJudo Author:Vladimir Putin
“In the early years, I was able to accommodate most of the requests and favors that came my way, but as the requests multiplied, I had to make tough choices because the numbers were more than I could handle.” WayYearsAbleChoicesNumbersToughFavorsHandleMy WayRequestAccommodateTough Choices Author:LaVell Edwards
“I try to give to most legitimate requests, but the amount of my contribution and my personal time varies greatly.” GivingTryingAmountContributionRequestVaryPersonal Time Author:LaVell Edwards
“Credibility is a must. Think of all those bloggers that kill us with photos outside the shows - there will be a selection there, too. Not because some are less good, but those that do not impose a style will have fewer requests.” ThinkingShowsStyleFewerSelectionCredibilityRequestBloggers Author:Franca Sozzani
“The requests started coming in from other prisoners all over the United States. And then the word got around. So I always wanted to record that, you know, to record a show because of the reaction I got. It was far and above anything I had ever had in my life, the complete explosion of noise and reaction that they gave me with every song. So then I came back the next year and played the prison again, the New Year's Day show, came back again a third year and did the show.” KnowsYearsStatesShowsWantedSongNextUnitedUnited StatesRecordsThirdsPrisonReactionsNoisePrisonerNew YearExplosionsNext YearRequestBack Again Author:Johnny Cash
“I must say that, in the first instance, we got the request from many African countries who said, look, you people had better host the Parliament. So, the general feeling around the Continent was that it would be better that the Parliament was based here. In part, because of what this country has done with regard to establishing a democratic system, and we have responded to that. We have said, fine.” PeopleFirstsLooksSaidCountryDoneFeelingsWould BeFineRegardDemocraticInstanceHostContinentsParliamentRequest Author:Thabo Mbeki
“A number of African countries came to us and said, we request that South Africa should not field a candidate, because so many other African countries wanted to, and, in any case, South Africa would continue to play a role in terms of building the African Union, and so on. And they actually said, please don't field a candidate, and we didn't. As I have said, it is not because we didn't have people who are competent to serve in these positions.” PeopleShouldSaidCountryPlayWantedTermNumbersRolesCasesFieldsPositionBuildingPleaseUnionsSouthCandidatesSouth AfricaRequestCompetentAfrican Union Author:Thabo Mbeki
“The complaints I've had is that GitHub as a development platform - making commits, pull requests, keeping track of issues etc - doesn't work very well at all. It's not even close, not for something like the kernel. It's much too limited.” WellsIssuesDevelopmentTrackCommitEtcPlatformsComplaintsRequestKernel Author:Linus Torvalds
“If we provide employment to people, if we ensure there's food on their plates, if we provide them with facilities and give them education, all the tension will end. And this is why, all those who want good for the nation, I request them to compete towards development and for development. This atmosphere should be created in India and I think such an environment is being created nowadays.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantGivingShouldEndsNationsEnvironmentDevelopmentIndiaEmploymentAtmosphereTensionPlatesFacilityRequest Author:Narendra Modi
“It's obvious that I must explain what I want from an actor, but I don't want to discuss everything I ask him to do, because often my requests are completely instinctive and there are things I can't explain. It's like painting: You don't know why you use pink instead of blue. You simply feel that's how it should be - pink. Then the phone rings and you answer it. When you come back, you don't want pink anymore and you use blue - without knowing why. You can't help it; that's just the way it is.” KnowsWayWantFeelsShouldI CanHelpingUseActorsAsksAnswersKnowingPaintingBluePhonesObviousRingsRequest Author:Michelangelo Antonioni
“When the U.S. asks for the extradition of a terrorist, if Turkey doesn't have that individual on the terror list, what do we say, what do we respond? Now, the individual might not be on your terror list or terrorist list. But if he is on my list, and if we have an agreement on the extradition of criminals, if I make the request, then, well, you should extradite that person. And there has been numerous examples of that mechanism working with many other nations as well, not just the U.S.” IfsShouldWellsPersonsHas BeensMightAsksIndividualNationsExampleTerrorCriminalsListsTerroristAgreementMechanismTurkeysRequest Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“Sometimes people will request a song I haven't played in a while and I'll play it and singing the lyrics will mean something different to me as a 35 year-old person than they did when I was 25. I know I'm still that person who wrote it and thought I knew what I meant when I was writing them. They meant something very exact to me in that time of my life. But it's really cool when those same lyrics can transform into something else and mean something entirely different to me.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsMeanPersonsStillsDifferentSometimesPlaySongHavensSingingRequestReally CoolTime Of My LifeOld Person Author:Denison Witmer