Question Quotes

Small: I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the informati
"I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify"
Jeff Gannon, Journalist
Small: I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions
"I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions"
Orrin Hatch, Politician
Small: Of course Im not a racist, but Im certainly right wing, theres no question about that
"Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that"
Nigel Short, Celebrity
Small: My instinct as a philosopher is that we are effectively approaching a multicentric world, which means we need
"My instinct as a philosopher is that we are effectively approaching a multicentric world, which means we need to ask new, and for the traditional left, unpleasant questions"
Slavoj Zizek, Philosopher
Small: I wouldnt go back on my old days, though everybody needs to have their wild years. Its just a question of when
"I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing"
Rob Lowe, Actor
Small: One of the reasons I dont have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it
"One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist"
Linda Blair, Actress
Small: I dont think I can answer questions about the trust fund
"I don't think I can answer questions about the trust fund"
Louise Woodward, Celebrity
Small: If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the questio
"If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation"
Dorothy Denning, Public Servant
Small: You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents
Dave Eggers
"You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time"
Dave Eggers, Writer
Small: But its a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I dont want pe
"But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype"
Parminder Nagra, Actress
Small: In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live
"In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live"
Sarah Brightman, Musician
Small: They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is but a question of time and of for
"They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is but a question of time and of form when and how a proclamation of emancipation will be issued"
Robert Dale Owen, Politician
Small: The success of this album is very much in question. Who knows where its going to go? My being a Spice Girl is
"The success of this album is very much in question. Who knows where it's going to go? My being a Spice Girl is no guarantee of anything, although I hope it'll benefit the sales"
Melanie Chisholm, Musician
Small: Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question
"Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question"
Ira Glass, Journalist
Small: But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue
"But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake"
Ira Glass, Journalist
Small: Part of my heritage being Korean, its going to be interesting going to Korea and answering these questions dea
Rick Yune
"Part of my heritage being Korean, it's going to be interesting going to Korea and answering these questions dealing with North and South Korea"
Rick Yune, Actor
Small: The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not find it meaningf
"The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not find it meaningful to address the question whether the Darwinian theory is true"
Phillip E. Johnson, Educator
Small: Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I cant tell you every document that Ive seen. It
"Sir, I see a lot of documents in my day-to-day business, and I can't tell you every document that I've seen. It may have passed across my desk. It may not have passed across my desk. I truthfully cannot answer that question, other than to say I don't remember"
Rand Beers, Soldier
Small: Once Id chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But its a case of
"Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions"
Martin Gore, Musician
Small: I just think the word interview, although it is the view between two people exchanged, became a sort of cliche
"I just think the word interview, although it is the view between two people exchanged, became a sort of cliche. You ask questions and the other one answers"
Maximilian Schell, Actor
Small: What happened after publication of our paper was that, for the next 40 years, people said, all right, we now k
"What happened after publication of our paper was that, for the next 40 years, people said, all right, we now know the answer to the capital structure question under ideal conditions"
Merton Miller, Economist
Small: Thats a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous
"That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous"
Shirley Manson, Musician
Small: The argument for intelligent design basically depends on saying, You havent answered every question with evolu
"The argument for intelligent design basically depends on saying, 'You haven't answered every question with evolution,'... Well, guess what? Science can't answer every question"
Kenneth R. Miller, Scientist
Small: I also believe that the Supreme Court should be the final arbiter of all federal questions
"I also believe that the Supreme Court should be the final arbiter of all federal questions"
Judy Biggert, Politician
Small: I find it odd that theres such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliab
"I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions"
Joan Blades, Businessman
Small: Theres no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from
"There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege"
Jesse Ventura, Politician
Small: The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the
"The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply"
Kelly Miller, Sociologist
Small: I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to
"I should have forfeited my own self-respect, and perhaps the good opinion of my countrymen, if I had failed to resent such an injury by calling the offender in question to a personal account"
Preston Brooks, Politician
Small: But my question is, am I compromising by adapting my words for the audience and where is the line beyond which
"But my question is, am I compromising by adapting my words for the audience and where is the line beyond which I am not adapting words, but changing my position?"
Joichi Ito, Businessman
Small: If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, thats great. You should be
"If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's great. You should be praised for having opened the debate and having asked the right questions"
Oliver Stone, Director
Small: For me the much more significant question is what did the Americans do, if anything, to help the Croatian army
"For me the much more significant question is what did the Americans do, if anything, to help the Croatian army, because they are the ones that changed fundamentally the map of Bosnia, not the Bosnian army"
John Pomfret
Small: A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think t
"A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?"
J. D. Hayworth, Politician
Small: Im an expert on the NewsHour and it isnt how I practice journalism. I am not involved in the story. I serve on
"I'm an expert on the NewsHour and it isn't how I practice journalism. I am not involved in the story. I serve only as a reporter or someone asking questions. I am not the story"
Jim Lehrer, Journalist
Small: I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - yo
"I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know"
James Lipton, Educator
Small: To have ones own story told by a third party who doesnt know that the character in question is himself the her
"To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement"
Raymond Queneau, Poet
Small: What I did was, I went and collected every bit of information from Adventist publishing houses in the basic ar
"What I did was, I went and collected every bit of information from Adventist publishing houses in the basic areas of doctrine covered in the book Questions on Doctrine"
Walter Martin, Clergyman
Small: Since There are so many questions about what the president was doing over 30 years ago, what is it that he did
"Since There are so many questions about what the president was doing over 30 years ago, what is it that he did after his honorable discharge from the National Guard? Did he make speeches alongside Jane Fonda denouncing America's racist war in Vietnam?"
Jeff Gannon, Journalist
Small: I believe that Orthodoxy has been thinking lately, and despite other impressions, that we cant have full sacra
"I believe that Orthodoxy has been thinking lately, and despite other impressions, that we can't have full sacramental communion if we don't first have a fundamental agreement on the question of the primacy, that still isn't there"
Karl Lehmann, Clergyman
Small: Beware the man who doesnt ask you any questions about yourself on your first date
"Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date"
Merrill Markoe, Author
Small: Thats the 64,000 question. And I would love to tell you there was an answer
"That's the $64,000 question. And I would love to tell you there was an answer"
Hal Sutton, Athlete
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