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title: "6 Means Asking Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/being-religious-means-asking-passionately-the-question-of-the-meaning/)

[Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/)

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> [Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/being-an-actor-means-asking-people-to-look-at-you-i-guess-i-accept/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

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> [Being human means asking the questions of one's own being and living under the impact of the answers given to this question.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/being-human-means-asking-the-questions-of-one-s-own-being-and-living/)

[Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/)

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> [Prayer means rushing to the Father as His child. It means asking and receiving, loving and thanking Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basilea-schlink/prayer-means-rushing-to-the-father-as-his-child-it-means-asking-and/)

[Basilea Schlink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basilea-schlink/)

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> [Love means never asking when](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lovelady-p/love-means-never-asking-when/)

[Lovelady P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lovelady-p/)

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> [“What gets us into trouble is how quickly we commit, without fully understanding what we’re getting ourselves into or even why we’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bungay-stanier/what-gets-us-into-trouble-is-how-quickly-we-commit-without-fully/)

[Michael Bungay Stanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bungay-stanier/)

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