#asked

At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money. ↗

— Ethan Hawke

#choose #economic #environmental #every #gain

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#asked #fall #i #like #millions

My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.' ↗

— Mitch Hedberg

#banana #friend #frozen #i #later

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#asked #astaire #cope #dance #face

The Jewish people asked nothing of its sons except not to be denied. The world is grateful to every great man when he brings it something; only the paternal home thanks the son who brings nothing but himself. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

#brings #denied #every #except #grateful

I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite; you look back and it's all fixed so it's a scary thing. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#always #artist #asked #back #because

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

#never #told #truth #victor #will

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist and I asked her if there were people who came to her and admitted to doing horrible things and she said, 'More than you know.' ↗

— Alice Hoffman

#asked #came #come #doing #friend

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#asked #believe #between #clear #clear distinction

I asked my friend Greg Andersson to introduce me to people that can distribute my album. ↗

— Joshua Homme

#asked #distribute #friend #greg #i