Ask Why Quotes

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After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one. — Cato the Elder
Some people ask: "Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?" Because that would… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
When you ask "why", "what if" and "why not" you force yourself to explore what's possible and not just what is. — Josh Linkner
But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask; why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years… — John F. Kennedy
People often ask, why aren't you reading about what it is you're working on right now? And the truth is, you only get three pages… — David Petraeus
People always ask why I don't make independent movies. I do make independent movies - I just make them at Sony and Paramount. — David Fincher
It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. — Nikki Giovanni
Sectarian priests cry out concerning me, and ask, "Why is it this babbler gains so many followers, and retains them?" I answer, It is because… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Don't ask why the patient is the way he is, ask for what he would change. — Milton H. Erickson
By mandating an even higher minimum, the living wage prices even more people out of work. The people who push these cockamamie ideas never seem… — Lawrence Reed
We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we… — Johannes Kepler
Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask why it was put there in the first place. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I dream of things that are not and ask why not. — Robert Kennedy
On my door is a cartoon of two turtles. One says, 'Sometimes I would like to ask why he allows poverty, famine and injustice when… — Peter Kreeft
Money is sullen And wisdom is sly, But youth is the pollen That blows through the sky And does not ask why. — Stephen Vincent Benet
Many in local government will ask why should only a few areas have the freedoms and benefits of Enterprise Zone status while the majority lose… — Andy Sawford
People often ask why I left CNN - I didn't like management. I liked my colleagues in the news gathering but the corporate culture that… — Greta Van Susteren
Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little… — Charlotte Bunch
People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes… — Jenny Eclair
People used to always ask, and I would say I wanted to be an actress. When they would ask why, I would say because my… — Jennifer Ehle

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