Quotes About Solicitation

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.

I also know how to ask people for money and I have no shame about doing that.

I wouldn't want to spend every waking hour asking people for money. A, I can't do it, it's just not my nature.

A friar who asks alms for God's sake begs for two.

The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.

President Trump used the office of the Presidency to solicit foreign interference in our elections for his own personal, political benefit.

Army had solicited ideas for a better armored vehicle—to sell to the Iraqis, not for U.S. use.

Many people only go to see other people when they want to ask for some favour.

Rebates weren't just solicited by shippers but were sedulously pushed by railway freight agents eager to win over new business.

Fellow Citizens, I presume22 you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance. I am in favor of a national bank. I am in favor of the internal improvement system and a high protection tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected I shall be thankful; if not it will be all the same.

I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor.

Perhaps the solicitation to pamper the way men live is too strong for them, for much of the business of philosophy at the present time seems to be to give high-sounding names to cover the sins of men. The clay is now molding the potter and the marble carving out the sculptor.

Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens.

it is all wrong that a person who is going to be deemed worthy of the office should himself solicit it... for no one who is not ambitious would ask to hold office.

Really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends. … Hardly anyone does that, and it's incredibly helpful.

All giving is asking, and all asking is an asking for love.

The next time a prostitute solicits your business, ask for the clergyman's rate.

Households that got the once-and-done letter were twice as likely to become first-time donors as people who got a regular solicitation letter. By fund-raising standards, this was a colossal gain. These donors also gave slightly more money, an average of $56 versus $50.

It is sometimes dangerous to make requests to men, who are too desirous of receiving them.

Asking for money can be especially intimidating.

Begging for love but charitised... in turn!

The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as the greatest goods.

Here is where you get into the danger zone, when the government official starts talking about U.S. government business and then also talking about what personal business favors they might want. And when the conversation goes down that road, it does risk crossing the line into solicitation of a bribe.