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

Asked to explain why he was unpopular, Johnson responded, " I am a dominating personality, and when I get things done I don't always please all the people.

Asked years later why Groves chose him, Oppenheimer replied that the general " had a fatal weakness for good men.

Asked why he didn't do it, Burns replied, " Incredibly enough, no one ever thought of it.

Asked why he carried the office about with him in this way, the old major replied: ‘ So that if I meet a man who has a letter belonging to him I can give it to him, sir!

Asked why she had stopped writing fiction at the age of 84, she replied: " If you haven't got anything to say, don't say it.

Asked at his first appearance as chancellor at the Treasury Select Committee whether he agreed with his predecessor's view on the depth and duration of the recession and not wishing to contradict Major, Lamont replied that " there are reasons why one could believe that it will be relatively short-lived and relatively shallow.

Asked why they had joined the rebel cause, one of them replied: " Don't know.

Asked why her parents might have called her so, Willcox said in a 1981 interview: " I don't know, they won't tell me, but it's definitely my birth name.

" Asked why he did not pay them if they were so valuable, he said he could not afford to.

Asked why he did not leave Jerusalem for Tel Aviv, he later said, “ Tel Aviv was not radical enough – only the kibbutz was radical enough .” However by his own account he was “ a disaster as a laborer ... the joke of the kibbutz .” When Oz first began to write, the kibbutz gave him one day a week to write ; when his book “ My Michael ” became a best-seller, and he had become “ a branch of the farm ”, three days ; and in the eighties he had four days for writing, while teaching for two days and taking turns as a waiter in the kibbutz dining hall on Saturdays .”

Asked in an interview with Mark Hertsgaard why he had recalled Bonner from El Salvador in the first place, A. M. Rosenthal, then-Executive Editor of the New York Times, explained: " The general impression among me and some others was that Bonner was first-rate, but we were really screwing this guy, because he wasn't getting what you really need to be a reporter.

Asked why the ' good night ' bit during noon, Mrs. Ling replied, " It has always been our practice, despite the time of the day or night to say good night whenever we wanted to retire for the night or for a siesta.

Asked about why she broke away from the party's influence, she described the following incident.

Asked why some of her rings did not shed light, Mary reportedly replied " Those are the graces for which people forget to ask.

Asked why he'd changed their name, the announcer said they were too young to have been pioneers, but that they could be sons of pioneers.

Asked why in 1974, he said:

Asked why he never sought the presidency, Rayburn said that he was " born in the wrong place at the wrong time " to undertake a national campaign.

Asked why the series never confirmed a relationship between Carter and O ' Neill, producer Joseph Mallozzi stated in his blog,

One can believe in segregation and believe in equality of the races …" Asked why he called for Lott to step down as Senate Minority Leader, Connerly said:

Asked why he didn't establish a democracy in the Lacedæmon, Lycurgus responded: “ Begin, friend, and set it up in your family ”.

Asked why he had accepted a dinner invitation from a man likely to try to kill him, Allison replied, " Because I didn't want to send a man to hell on an empty stomach ".

Asked why he stopped fighting even when he did not receive a full pardon, Zubeidi answered " because of the conflict between Fatah and Hamas.

Asked by The Daily Telegraph in 2012 why he finds his practise of transcendental meditation useful, Burgess replied: “ At the minimum it de-stresses you.

Asked to elaborate, Pierre Salinger, White House press secretary, replied, `` I would say it's got to go thru several more drafts ''.

Asked in July 2011 if Mötley Crüe has begun writing new material, Lee replied, " Nikki's got some stuff kickin ' around, I've got a few things kickin ' around.

Asked in a November 2011 interview with Examiner. com if Mötley Crüe will be making another album in 2012 or plan another Crüe Fest tour, Vince Neil replied, " We're looking at another Crüe Fest.

Asked whether he would ever turn professional, he replied, " I could not afford the cut in pay ".

Asked about the ramifications of his discoveries, Hertz replied, " Nothing, I guess.

Asked later for his opinion of the stadium, he replied, " Some ball yard.

" 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 about her acting ambitions she replied, " I don't fool myself.

Asked if Lady Diana ( his love interest ) would have fallen for a ' savage ' in real life Valentino replied, " People are not savages because they have dark skins.

Asked for a summary of the Jewish religion in the most concise terms, Hillel replied ( reputedly while standing on one leg ): " That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.

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

Asked which of her costars she preferred, Goddard had replied, " Veronica ( Lake ), I think .".

Asked who could lead such a coalition, he replied: " Mr Gladstone formed his last Government when he was eighty-three.

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.

Asked whether Firehose was planning to make a new album, Mike Watt replied, " When Edward was asking me about doing new gigs, he also said he wanted to write ... he has a band called Food, and said he's been writing songs.

Asked in February 2008 when the new album was expected to be released, Muir replied:

Asked in June 2010 what are upcoming plans for Mercyful Fate, guitarist Hank Shermann replied, " We have a DVD coming out with the early years, likely sometimes in early 2011!

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 when hydrogen cars will be broadly available, Romm replied: " Not in our lifetime, and very possibly never.