Asked Why Quotes

117 quotes by 108 authors

When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said,… — Melissa Rauch
I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the… — Linton Kwesi Johnson
For me, what I am making in the novel is a place to live. When I first switched from poetry to novels, I was asked… — Nicole Krauss
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors… — Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
I know end might be near as this is only day of my adulthood Iâ€™ve seen my mother and she hasnâ€™t asked, â€˜Why that shirt?â€™ — Scott Simon
A painter was asked why, since he made such beautiful figures, which were but dead things, his children were so ugly; to which the painter… — Leonardo da Vinci
Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and Clodius. When asked… — Plutarch
I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. — William Hazlitt
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. — Pablo Picasso
There's a joke in economics about the drunk who loses his keys in the street but only looks for them under the lightposts. When asked… — Christina Romer
A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks told me he was reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. I asked why. He said, 'Because I've… — Richard Russo
Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday… — Ronald Reagan
Whenever Iâ€™m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize… — Flannery O'Connor
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. — Anton Chekhov
Ester asked why people are sad. "Thatâ€™s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main… — Paulo Coelho
Fresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms… — Helen Mirren
Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer. — Jodi Picoult
For every mother who ever cursed God for her child dead in the road, for every father who ever cursed the man who sent him… — Stephen King
An angel once found a demon broken and nearly dead. The angel held out his arm to help the demond. The demond looked at the… — Patrick Jones
There's a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put Scripture on their… — Anne Lamott

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