„He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, “To get practice in being refused.”“

— Diogenes of Sinope
„What did he say?" Hazel asked."With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top," Percy replied.“
— Rick Riordan
„He was seized and dragged off to King Philip, and being asked who he was, replied, "A spy upon your insatiable greed."“
— Diogenes of Sinope
„Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."“
— Diogenes of Sinope
„When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people."“
— Diogenes of Sinope