Question Quotes

Small: I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as th
"I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it"
Pete Seeger, Musician
Small: I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my polit
"I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs"
Pete Seeger, Musician
Small: Its really a question of fairness and what kind of country were going to live in. There are 22,000 people maki
"It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're paying an effective tax rate in the teens. As Warren Buffett said, he pays less in taxes effectively than his secretary does. That's not right"
David Plouffe, Public Servant
Small: The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washingt
"The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washington is, are we going to continue to play political games and - and - or are we going to say, we can do something right now to create jobs, to put money in the pockets of the middle-class, hire construction workers, teachers, veterans?"
David Plouffe, Public Servant
Small: Is encouragement what the poet needs? Open question. Maybe he needs discouragement. In fact, quite a few of th
"Is encouragement what the poet needs? Open question. Maybe he needs discouragement. In fact, quite a few of them need more discouragement, the most discouragement possible"
Robert Fitzgerald, Author
Small: I used to ask Sean questions about acting. Hes a brilliant actor, but I could never digest his information. I
"I used to ask Sean questions about acting. He's a brilliant actor, but I could never digest his information. I work primarily on an intuitive level"
Robin Wright Penn, Actress
Small: An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions
"An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions"
Levi Strauss, Businessman
Small: Talent alone wont make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are
Johnny Carson
"Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: "Are your ready?""
Johnny Carson, Comedian
Small: Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer
"Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer"
Mark Haddon, Novelist
Small: The first question I ask myself when something doesnt seem to be beautiful is why do I think its not beautiful
"The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason"
John Cage, Composer
Small: People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when youre hurting people and things around you
Layne Staley
"People have a right to ask questions and dig deep when you're hurting people and things around you"
Layne Staley, Musician
Small: Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me
"Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end"
Graeme Le Saux, Athlete
Small: Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back
"Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer"
Norman Mailer, Novelist
Small: Ive been fortunate to come on places where the question isnt why did I do it? The question to me is always, wh
"I've been fortunate to come on places where the question isn't why did I do it? The question to me is always, why didn't anybody else do it before me? Those are the ones that I scratch my head about"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
Small: The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a
"The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit"
John Templeton, Businessman
Small: When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I dont discuss that
"When people ask me silly questions about my private life, I just say, I don't discuss that"
Imogen Cunningham, Photographer
Small: The reason theres a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address
"The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address"
Leslie Nielsen, Actor
Small: Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there i
"Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real duty there"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
Small: I am atheist in a very religious mould. Im always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is
"I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them"
Mark Haddon, Novelist
Small: The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the Western world, produce all th
"The question in their minds was, why did the outside world, and particularly the Western world, produce all these landmines, and send them to Afghanistan? This business must be stopped. It's a dirty business to produce such a horrible device"
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Director
Small: I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I
"I said to the German Ambassador that, as long as there was only a dispute between Austria and Serbia alone, I did not feel entitled to intervene; but that, directly it was a matter between Austria and Russia, it became a question of the peace of Europe, which concerned us all"
Edward Grey, Politician
Small: I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of internationa
"I believe that in the end the abolition of war, the maintenance of world peace, the adjustment of international questions by pacific means will come through the force of public opinion, which controls nations and peoples"
Frank B. Kellogg, Politician
Small: But your questions, which are unanswerable without exception, all spring from the same erroneous thinking
"But your questions, which are unanswerable without exception, all spring from the same erroneous thinking"
Herman Hesse, Author
Small: Hardly any actor objects to press. Its a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meanin
Harvey Keitel
"Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to get down to the serious interview what the profession is so we can reach out to the people to help them get along"
Harvey Keitel, Actor
Small: You look at the whole Human Rights questions, I happened to be there at just the right time when the country w
"You look at the whole Human Rights questions, I happened to be there at just the right time when the country was awakening - this goes to the first question you asked - the whole country was awakening to a hundred years of injustice that hadn't been resolved yet"
Birch Bayh, Politician
Small: I dont mind writing so I didnt find that difficult, its just a question of finding the time to do it.
"I don't mind writing so I didn't find that difficult, it's just a question of finding the time to do it. I kind of like the direct connection with the fans actually, it's pretty neat"
David Cronenberg, Director
Small: What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why
"What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why"
Allen Tate, Poet
Small: The only tactic liberals have is to try to intimidate people into thinking that the Tea Party is racist.
"The only tactic liberals have is to try to intimidate people into thinking that the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party is not a racist movement, period! If it were, why would the straw polls keep showing that the black guy is winning? That's a rhetorical question. Let me state it: The black guy keeps winning"
Herman Cain, Businessman
Small: There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overt
"There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?"
Bianca Jagger, Celebrity
Small: There is no longer time for statements like if only or we cant. We must and we will succeed. The only question
"There is no longer time for statements like "if only" or "we can't." We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now"
Bob Riley, Politician
Small: For a time I didnt want to answer any questions about Queen. Id like to be viewed as something alive and relev
"For a time I didn't want to answer any questions about Queen. I'd like to be viewed as something alive and relevant, not some fossil"
Brian May, Musician
Small: Over the past few years, many of us have increasingly begun to question the direction and meaning of our socie
"Over the past few years, many of us have increasingly begun to question the direction and meaning of our society as it has developed over the past several centuries"
Alex Campbell, Politician
Small: The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure
"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure"
Joseph Campbell, Author
Small: We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to ha
Niels Bohr
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough"
Niels Bohr, Physicist
Small: Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question
Niels Bohr
"Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question"
Niels Bohr, Physicist
Small: The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there sh
Stephen Hawking
"The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?"
Stephen Hawking, Physicist
Small: Wed like to have immediate answers to all of our questions. I think medicine in particular. I found it frustra
Laurel Clark
"We'd like to have immediate answers to all of our questions. I think medicine in particular. I found it frustrating as a physician sometimes to not be able to tell someone exactly why something was happening to them. There are still so many mysteries in medicine"
Laurel Clark, Astronaut
Small: One of the questions that I often get is, Why are you running to be President?. To Be President! What did I mi
"One of the questions that I often get is, 'Why are you running to be President?'. To Be President! What did I miss? I'm not running to go to Disneyland"
Herman Cain, Businessman
Small: Ive been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over
"I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum"
Boyd Rice, Artist
Small: Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question
"Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question"
e. e. cummings, Poet