Question Quotes

Small: When youre writing these things, youre in a room making each other laugh, you really have very little sense of
"When you're writing these things, you're in a room making each other laugh, you really have very little sense of political correctness or incorrectness. This is a question that Europe tends to ask and America doesn't"
Mike Myers, Comedian
Small: What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtu
"What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself"
Johann Kaspar Lavater, Theologian
Small: Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically e
"Examine each question in terms of what is ethically and aesthetically right, as well as what is economically expedient"
Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist
Small: It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being re
"It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding"
Bede Griffiths, Clergyman
Small: Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and
"Justice must always question itself, just as society can exist only by means of the work it does on itself and on its institutions"
Michel Foucault, Historian
Small: In the final analysis, the questions of why bad things happen to good people transmutes itself into some very
"In the final analysis, the questions of why bad things happen to good people transmutes itself into some very different questions, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it happened"
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Philosopher
Small: The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines the
"The question about those aromatic advertisements that perfume companies are having stitched into magazines these days is this: under the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, is smelling up the place a constitutionally protected form of expression?"
Calvin Trillin, Journalist
Small: My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his fami
"My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question"
David Ogden Stiers, Actor
Small: There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of
"There is a deep question whether the possible meanings that emerge from an effort to explain the experience of art may not mask the real meanings of a work of art"
Jerome Bruner, Psychologist
Small: Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I thi
"Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I think I got on everyone's nerves because I used to ask adult questions rather than settle for the stuff usually fed to kids"
Sharon Stone, Actress
Small: With such compelling information, the question is why havent we been able to do more to prevent the crisis of
"With such compelling information, the question is why haven't we been able to do more to prevent the crisis of underage drinking? The answer is: the alcohol industry"
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Small: I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people
"I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together"
Parker Stevenson, Actor
Small: We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only questio
"We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could"
William Graham Sumner, Businessman
Small: After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isnt mere policy. It has attained the status of a re
Stephen Harper
"After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one is supposed to accept without question"
Stephen Harper, Politician
Small: Theres no question that California, in the last three or four years, has been privileged to add disproportiona
"There's no question that California, in the last three or four years, has been privileged to add disproportionately to the economic growth of America, and to contribute to its technological productivity"
Gray Davis, Politician
Small: To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you dont be
"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand o
"Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves"
Herbert Simon, Scientist
Small: I especially object to having my character assassinated by reference to events from my past which bear absolut
"I especially object to having my character assassinated by reference to events from my past which bear absolutely no relationship to the question of who the anthrax killer is"
Steven Hatfill, Scientist
Small: The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it
"The secret of having a personal life is not answering too many questions about it"
Joan Collins, Actress
Small: Todays preoccupation with physical theories of everything takes a wrong turn from the purpose of science - to
"Today's preoccupation with physical theories of everything takes a wrong turn from the purpose of science - to question all things relentlessly. Modern physics has become like Swift's kingdom of Laputa, flying absurdly on an island above the earth and indifferent to what is beneath"
Robert Lanza, Scientist
Small: I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it wa
"I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I think Poe had a mission to tell us what its all about. To answer some of the great questions of life
"I think Poe had a mission to tell us what it's all about. To answer some of the great questions of life"
John Astin, Actor
Small: The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? Wh
"The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer"
David Guterson, Author
Small: My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and s
"My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward"
Esther Williams, Actress
Small: It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question
"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question"
Eugene Ionesco, Dramatist
Small: What do you really think happens after you die? Thats the question that everyone, everyone, everyone asks. And
"'What do you really think happens after you die?' That's the question that everyone, everyone, everyone asks. And I'm so sick of it. But my true answer is, I don't know. And there's no way I'm going to find out 'til it happens"
Ellen Muth, Actress
Small: By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done
"By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done"
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Small: But on this show, its a good question because in the 35 shows that weve done now, Ive really made a consistent
"But on this show, it's a good question because in the 35 shows that we've done now, I've really made a consistent effort to really shadow the directors because in many ways they have to be more prepared than feature directors"
Anthony Michael Hall, Actor
Small: There are many questions, but I cannot answer because Im not a businessman, I am a climber
Anatoli Boukreev
"There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I'm not a businessman, I am a climber"
Anatoli Boukreev, Athlete
Small: I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation
"I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation"
Clifton Fadiman, Writer
Small: Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers
"Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers"
Joan Baez, Musician
Small: So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at
"So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued"
Nick Cannon, Musician
Small: Effective management always means asking the right question
"Effective management always means asking the right question"
Robert Heller, Businessman
Small: You guys ask really long questions. In the U.S., they just want to know who youre sleeping with
"You guys ask really long questions. In the U.S., they just want to know who you're sleeping with"
Susan Sarandon, Actress
Small: I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now
"I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now in the same room! What I mean and what you take from it may be two quite different things anyway"
Evan Parker, Musician
Small: We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?
Wendell Berry
"We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?"
Wendell Berry, Poet
Small: When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself
"When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself"
Nana Mouskouri, Musician
Small: When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into
"When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty"
Charles Evans Hughes, Judge
Small: My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a jo
"My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a journalist was posed with greater urgency than ever"
Wilfred Burchett, Journalist
Small: But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the pro
"But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour"
Wendell Willkie, Lawyer
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