Asked by the townsmen to cease his suit, Greville had answered that `` hytt shulde coste hym 500 first & sayed it must be tried ether before my Lorde Anderson in the countrey or his uncle Ffortescue in the exchequer with whom he colde more prevaile then we ''.

Asked about this afterwards, the scholar observed: " I don't know about you, Gentlemen, but in Oxford I at least am known by my face.

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Asked about the liberal, non-democratic rule by a Chilean interviewer, Hayek is translated from German to Spanish to English as having said, " As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships.

Asked by Terre Haute politician and lawyer John Palmer Usher, future Secretary of the Interior under President Abraham Lincoln, to testify in a slander case, Cannon became fascinated with the law.

Asked by Adler why he had chosen to react this way, he said, " I'm a chicken-What do I know from a bomb?

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Asked of Canada were the terms of the Canadian side to initiate discussions, and whether or not the island of Barbados could depend on the full influence of Canada in getting the change agreed to by the United Kingdom.

" Asked by Patterson – who became Secretary of War a few months later – what he would do, Patton replied: " I would have you tell the Red Army where their border is, and give them a limited time to get back across.

Asked by an announcer what his solution to the problem was, he answered simply, " Just stand up and lambast the next pitch ", which he often did.

" Asked by suspicious American sentries during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered " Haven't the foggiest idea.

Asked by an ILP reporter if she were prepared to spend time in prison, Pankhurst replied: " Oh, yes, quite.

Asked how the president should be chosen if there were to be a republic, 80 percent said elected by the people, against 12 percent who favoured appointment by parliament.

Asked the secret of his staying power by a reporter who had watched a succession of women parade into, and out of, the champion's hotel room, Johnson supposedly said " Eat jellied eels and think distant thoughts ".

Asked by anxious citizens — Abbie's uncle, Dr. Irving ( Henry Travers ) among them — to be the new sheriff, Hatton politely declines, saying he is not cut out for this kind of job.

Asked by admirers to return to chess competition, he refused.

Asked to accept deep cuts in pay and benefits, on March 4, 1989, Frank Lorenzo locked out Eastern's mechanics and ramp service employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ( IAM ).

Asked by BBC political editor Nick Robinson whether people caught carrying knives illegally could expect a lesser punishment, Clarke said ministers would not insist on " absolute tariffs ".

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Asked about the unfavourable comments by other aristocrats when he turned the family home into a safari park, the 13th Duke said, " I do not relish the scorn of the peerage, but it is better to be looked down on than overlooked.

Asked by a group of music students in Boston which twentieth-century composer he most admired, he replied, " Gershwin: because in an age of experimentation with rhythm ... Gershwin kept song alive.

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Asked by a publisher to write an autobiography, Couture responded " Biography is the exaltation of personality — and personality is the scourge of our time.

Asked once how far Sparta's boundaries stretched, he brandished his spear and said, " As far as this can reach.

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Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was YER-keez.

Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, " In English, her ' sholt ; in Danish, hairs ' hult.

Asked how to pronounce her surname, she told the Literary Digest she preferred the French way, but " If the French is too difficult for American consumption, both syllables should be equally accented, and the a should be more or less broad ": fon-tahn.

Asked once how long it took him to make the series, Cooke replied, " I do not want to be coy, but it took 40 years.

Asked how she will explain the vanishing of her supposed granddaughter to a ballroom full of expectant guests, she declares, " I will tell them that the play is over, go home!

Asked how the Iraqis he had interviewed felt about the war, Russell said Although Russell had planned to release the film before November 2004, hoping to " perhaps make a difference before the election ," Warner Brothers abandoned the project at the last minute, citing " controversy surrounding the documentary, combined with a later-than-expected arrival of the bonus footage ".

Asked in August 2010 if Soundgarden will record new material, Cornell replied, " it would be exciting to record one song, to hear how Soundgarden-ish that might be this much time later.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest " as though it were spelled pin ' cho, with slight emphasis on the first syllable.

Asked by Sam how he can bear to serve a " bunch of drunken body changers " he puts forth a " higher cause " rationale.

Asked at his home ( where a picture of Devi was over the fireplace ) how he could continue climbing after losing his daughter, Willi responded: " What -- you want me to die of a heart attack, drinking beer, eating potato chips, and watching a golf tournament on TV ???

Asked later how he had managed to access so much classified information, Walker said, " KMart has better security than the Navy ".

Asked how to pronounce his surname, he told The Literary Digest: " Pronounced as if it were spelled bruff.

Asked how to say his name, he told the Literary Digest that in America it was po-GAH-ny.

Asked by Martin Sargent in 2003 how it felt to be an Internet celebrity, Ray stated that it was not a position he wanted, but something he felt he had to do as " no writer or speaker understands the Time Cube ".

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was lay-VEEN.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest " I still stick to the Dutch pronunciation of the double o — Loon like loan in ' Loan and Trust Co .' My sons will probably accept the American pronunciation.

Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, " The name means little lamb, and is pronounced as if it were spelled ' lem-lee '.

Asked how to say his name, Knopf told the Literary Digest: " Sound the k: k ' nupf.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest, " The first syllable is pronounced like May, the name of the month.

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it had ow as in now: row-ELL.

Asked how to say his name, the third Baron told The Literary Digest: " In England it is pronounced ' Villars.