I ask people impertinent questions. Hopefully turning up…

It was from the artists and poets that the pertinent answers came, and I know that panic would have broken loose had they been…

— Anonymous

“And a lot of fandangle it usually is,” said Mrs. Burch. “Forms to fill in, and a lot of impertinent questions as shouldn’t be…

— Agatha Christie

The pertinent question: if Americans did not want these wars should they have been compelled to fight them?

— Frank Chodorov

It may also be pertinent to ask whether a greater effort in the less expensive basic stages of research may not lead to reductions…

— Alan Tower Waterman

The only pertinent political question in relation to an identity [or its photograph] is not Is it really coherent? but What does it actually…

— Victor Burgin

The fine art of executive decision consists in not deciding questions that are not now pertinent, in not deciding prematurely, in not making decisions…

— Chester Barnard

As you become acquainted with a character you are creating, you add parts of yourself that are pertinent to that character.

— Chuck Jones

The class that I teach is called "The Life of a Photograph." It takes up the question, of the billion photographs that were taken…

— Sam Abell

Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only way you…

— Henry A. Kissinger

It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer.

— Prince Philip

Zen abhors repetition or imitation of any kind, for it kills. For the same reason Zen never explains, but only affirms. Life is fact…

— D.T. Suzuki

Remember that consciousness is power. Consciousness is education and knowledge. Consciousness is becoming aware. It is the perfect vehicle for students. Consciousness-raising is pertinent…

— Yuri Kochiyama

I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed for autobiographical material can only give a bare chronological outline which…

— Shirley Jackson

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret…

— John F. Kennedy

It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests…

— George Will