„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
„Upon being asked by a fan how to become a writer, Stephen King replied, "Write.“
— Stephen King
„Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "'Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."“
— Diogenes of Sinope
„He once begged alms of a statue, and, when asked why he did so, replied, "To get practice in being refused."“
— Diogenes of Sinope
„I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, "Verify your quotations."“
— Winston S. Churchill
„Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases.“
— Diogenes of Sinope