Question Quotes

Small: There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the Pres
"There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on"
Harri Holkeri, Politician
Small: Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal
Robert Sheckley
"Ethical and questions of philosophy interest me a great deal"
Robert Sheckley, Author
Small: Another Black Label motto. Thats what I think life is. Its just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions.
Zakk Wylde
"Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it"
Zakk Wylde, Musician
Small: I think thats not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of his
John Hume
"I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of history at the time, and still do read a lot. I read very widely"
John Hume, Politician
Small: Instead, I was interested in what I guess I could call narrative indeterminacy, in questioning the apparent, t
"Instead, I was interested in what I guess I could call narrative indeterminacy, in questioning the apparent, taken-for-granted authority of any particular representation of the events in question"
Peter Straub, Writer
Small: For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity
"For a woman to consider a financial question was shuddered over as a profanity"
Victoria Woodhull, Activist
Small: Ive always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at the same time, and I always tried to exp
Jared Diamond
"I've always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at the same time, and I always tried to explain them to myself. I ask a lot of questions"
Jared Diamond, Author
Small: In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the
"In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results"
Harri Holkeri, Politician
Small: The law in question asserts, that the quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Natur
"The law in question asserts, that the quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished"
Hermann von Helmholtz, Physicist
Small: There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. Youd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and
"There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups"
Otto Schily, Public Servant
Small: Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question w
"Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know"
Leslie Fiedler, Critic
Small: I dont want to run for governor, but I dont think anyone should put public service out of the question because
"I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does"
Warren Beatty, Actor
Small: In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question
"In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question"
William Godwin, Writer
Small: It is easy to answer the ultimate questions - it saves you bothering with the immediate ones
"It is easy to answer the ultimate questions - it saves you bothering with the immediate ones"
John Osborne, Playwright
Small: I believe any question that man can ask has a reasonable answer-at least an answer that is as consistent with
"I believe any question that man can ask has a reasonable answer-at least an answer that is as consistent with God's existence as it is in opposition to God's existence"
John Clayton
Small: Could the one whom Christians worship be merely a mythological creation, or is he real? These questions have e
"Could the one whom Christians worship be merely a mythological creation, or is he real? These questions have exercised many great minds and have been the dominant issue in New Testament studies during this century"
John Clayton
Small: How do you know so much about everything? was asked of a very wise and intelligent man and the answer was By n
"'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'"
John Abbott, Statesman
Small: The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in the United States.
"The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in the United States. We knew they had struck before in 1993 at the World Trade Center in the first bombing of the trade center"
Richard Ben-Veniste, Lawyer
Small: But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated it, we had our job to do and we
"But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated it, we had our job to do and we did it best we could, trying to get answers to the important questions that the 9/11 Commission must answer"
Richard Ben-Veniste, Lawyer
Small: Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of
"Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us"
Serge Lang, Mathematician
Small: My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Ide
"My joking answer to this question is that I leave a bowl of milk out on the back porch every night for the Idea Fairy. In the morning, the milk is gone and there's a brand-new shiny idea by the bowl"
Sarah Zettel, Author
Small: Unfortunately, most college kids these days arent coming from any place-they seem to ask the same kind of ques
"Unfortunately, most college kids these days aren't coming from any place-they seem to ask the same kind of questions over and over again"
Sandra Bernhard, Actress
Small: If you are Iraqi, you know who I am... and you know that I do not tire. I am the president of Iraq and I refus
Saddam Hussein
"If you are Iraqi, you know who I am... and you know that I do not tire. I am the president of Iraq and I refuse to answer these questions because this court is illegitimate"
Saddam Hussein, Criminal
Small: I had this habit of an academic of answering the question. I should have fobbed it off
"I had this habit of an academic of answering the question. I should have fobbed it off"
John Hewson, Politician
Small: Ive had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say th
Portia de Rossi
"I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it"
Portia de Rossi, Actress
Small: By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, its possible to learn how things are
Nicholas Sparks
"By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas"
Nicholas Sparks, Author
Small: What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting dow
"What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions"
Gore Vidal, Novelist
Small: There are so many questions to be answered and so many personal compliments that we appreciate so very much
"There are so many questions to be answered and so many personal compliments that we appreciate so very much"
Eydie Gorme, Musician
Small: Well, changes have been made. The question is whether weve done enough by way of change
"Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of change"
Richard Ben-Veniste, Lawyer
Small: Now the interesting thing about the movie is that many of the questions it raised about the Warren Commission
"Now the interesting thing about the movie is that many of the questions it raised about the Warren Commission and its investigation were all investigated by our committee 13 years ago. We published our findings in 27 volumes of information and evidentiary material"
Louis Stokes, Politician
Small: All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physi
"All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physiological question. Any utility would be implicit in that answer"
James W. Black, Scientist
Small: Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the
"Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written"
Edward Carpenter, Activist
Small: I think the question is who am I? Thats what we all should be asking ourselves. Who am I? Well, if I am first
"I think the question is who am I? That's what we all should be asking ourselves. Who am I? Well, if I am first a Christian conservative then that dictates my response to all questions so my response first as a Christian conservative is to vote consistent with my value system"
Tim Scott, Politician
Small: But heat can also be produced by the friction of liquids, in which there could be no question of changes in st
"But heat can also be produced by the friction of liquids, in which there could be no question of changes in structure, or of the liberation of latent heat"
Hermann von Helmholtz, Physicist
Small: The question of peace, progress and prosperity, its a motherhood statement, all of us like it
"The question of peace, progress and prosperity, it's a motherhood statement, all of us like it"
Sellapan Ramanathan, Statesman
Small: To be a bitch or not to be a bitch, that is the question
"To be a bitch or not to be a bitch, that is the question"
Shannen Doherty, Actress
Small: I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I
"I would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest"
Elizabeth Hurley, Actress
Small: Good questions outrank easy answers
"Good questions outrank easy answers"
Paul Samuelson, Economist
Small: You get on TV and you become more of a star and it makes it real hard to go back to school and sit in a classr
Owen Hart
"You get on TV and you become more of a star and it makes it real hard to go back to school and sit in a classroom, put your hand up if you have a question or something"
Owen Hart, Entertainer
Small: I dont like political poetry, and I dont write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is m
"I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers"
Diane Wakoski, Poet
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