Replies Quotes

• In one story, he describes a man who is blind in one eye, myopic in the other, too poor to buy eyeglasses, who wears only the frames, with no lenses. When asked why he replies: “It’s better than nothing.

  

  Bel Kaufman
  • Story
  • Frames
  • Wears

• Memory says, 'I did that.' Pride replies, 'I could not have done that.' Eventually, memory yields.

  

  Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Memory
  • Yields
  • Replies

• He who replies to words of doubt doth put the light of knowledge out.

  

  William Blake
  • Knowledge
  • Light
  • Replies

• A 1977 poll of American astronomers, published in JSE, showed the following. Out of 2611 questionnaires 1356 were returned. In response to whether the UFO problem deserved further study the replies were: 23% certainly, 30% probably, 27% percent possibly, 17% probably not, 3% certainly not. Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between the amount of reading done on the subject and the opinion that further study was in order.

  

  Bernard Haisch
  • Study
  • Correlation
  • Astronomers

• Calls ignored, texts unanswered, short replies, excuses made. All I can say is don't be surprised when you're not in my future.

  

  Behdad Sami
  • Surprised
  • Ignored
  • Calls

• Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow after The delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrow For the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.

  

  Alfred Lord Tennyson
  • Night
  • Laughter
  • Sorrow