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When human affairs are so ordered that there is no recognition of God, there is a belittling of man. That is why, in the final… — Pope Benedict XVI
Yet if women are so flighty, fickle, changeable, susceptible, and inconstant (as some clerks would have us believe), why is it that their suitors have… — Christine de Pizan
My own education has been entirely controversial: that is why I know what I am writing about; and appear eccentric to dogmatically educated Old School… — George Bernard Shaw
The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why. — Brian Setzer
The simple answer as to why we get fat is that carbohydrates make us so; protein and fat do not — Gary Taubes
She’s easy to like. I’ve never understood why that’s considered a compliment - that just anyone could like you. — Gillian Flynn
Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It… — Hilary Mantel
If you really believe death leads to eternal bliss then why are you wearing a seatbelt? — Doug Stanhope
My girlfriend is upset about her new haircut. I don't understand why she's crying. I'm the one who has to get a new girlfriend. — Anthony Jeselnik
Wayne Brady, I don’t understand why people keep joking that you’re not black. Wayne Brady, you are BLACK. After all, I only remember you for… — Anthony Jeselnik
One of the things that happens in novels it's almost like a continual debate with yourself. That's why you're writing the book. It's why you… — Michael Ondaatje
I try to be nice, I try to respect other people, but over the years I've learned that all this stuff we do is a… — Tom Ford
I say this often, THINK. There is something in life called common sense. Webster's says common sense is sound and prudent judgment based on a… — Jack White
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital… — Jack White
In today’s world, however, the number of children in a family is a matter of profound public concern. The law regulates other highly personal matters.… — John Holdren
Our lips are full of praise, but our hearts are far removed from the prophets we all claim. That's why the world is in the… — Louis Farrakhan
Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market -… — Robert Glasper
For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving… — Guru Nanak
Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation? — Gale Norton
Why do people have memories? It would be easier to die - anything to stop remembering. — Vasily Grossman
And why do you think that foolishness is bad? If human foolishness had been as carefully nurtured and cultivated as intelligence has been for centuries,… — Yevgeny Zamyatin
I resisted using EHRs while an internist in Boston, as I wrote in my blog, ‘Why Be a Meaningful User.’ Over time, however, I found… — David Blumenthal
I don't think I am any different from other people. I have the same dreams. I want a family. I want a house. A car.… — Erlend Loe
Do you really want to know why I'm doing all this goodwill, and why I'm an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and why I gave… — Jon Bon Jovi
I believe that Brazil was prepared to elect a woman. Why? Because Brazilian women achieved that. I didn't come here by myself, by my own… — Dilma Rousseff

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