Quotes About Request

Despite your daughter's very inappropriate laughter at such a fine pack of soldiers for the Confederacy, I have come to ask you for her hand in marriage. No, sir! Your pardon, I take that back! I have come to beg you for her hand in marriage!

Before taking his leave of a premises, the dustman would request either beer or a tip for his trouble, quaintly known in the trade as 'sparrows'.

Oosick, cootie shot! Give me a cootie shot!

Do come now, said he..., pray come, you must come, I declare you shall come.

Mr. Rushworh was very ready to request the favour of Mr. Crawford's assistance; and Mr. Crawford after properly depreciating his own abilities, was quite at his service in any way that could be useful.

How then was I to be--to be in love with him the moment he said he was with me? how was I to have an attachment at his service, as soon as it was asked for?

Mr. Collins was to attend them, at the request of Mr. Bennet, who was most anxious to get rid of him, and have his library to himself

My dear, replied her husband, I have two small favours to request. First, that you will allow me the free use of my understanding on the present occasion; and secondly, of my room. I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be.

Order me something without dairy or tomatoes or gluten," Potts said. "That would be the paper napkins

She was used to taking the world as it was, she'd never have guessed you could get what you wanted by asking for it.

It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.

Unfortunately, when someone asks me for a favor, I can't say no. Because of my upbringing - my Catholic guilt - if I don't do it, it plagues me.

I was having a lot of people ask me to update 'The Shock Doctrine' and add a chapter about Trump.

Whether they give or refuse women are glad to have been asked.

What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.

Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious."—Thomas Edison

you've crossed a psychological boundary by establishing yourself to the asker as someone who is interested in the type of request being made. Research shows we're remarkably committed to maintaining a consistent sense of external identity, even if we only established it to begin with out of politeness.

I believe you shouldn't start a business unless people are asking you to.

In pondering the request for "green time," Corso theorized that radar had caused loss of the craft's control systems, resulting in its subsequent crash.

After we ate our heaping slice of humble pie, we asked the missus if she could at least serve it up a la mode next time.

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.

It was one of the things that used to be on my rider when I would do my shows. I would always ask for a Klondike bar.

your fate is mortal: what you ask for isn't.

Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.