Why Quotes

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To really belong, we have got, first, to get it clear with ourselves that we do not belong and do not want to belong to… — C. Wright Mills
One must find out for oneself, and make sure beyond doubt, 'who' one is, 'what' one is, 'why' one is... Being thus conscious of the… — Aleister Crowley
People who have intended and loved what is evil in the world intend and love what is evil in the other life, and then they… — Emanuel Swedenborg
People dress up for funerals. Why not dress up to celebrate that you’re alive? — Gay Talese
All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we're doing what we have been told or asked to do. — Zig Ziglar
Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time, and… — Barry Goldwater
Two questions I can't really answer about fiction are 1) where it comes from, and 2) why we need it. But that we do create… — Marilynne Robinson
To me, it's obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It's been obvious to me since very early in life. I don't know… — Charlie Munger
As I talk about strengths and weaknesses in academic economics, one interesting fact you are entitled to know is that I never took a course… — Charlie Munger
The poet wants to ‘say’ something. Why, then, doesn’t he say it directly and fortrightly? Why is he willing to say it only through his… — Cleanth Brooks
I have often said, and oftener think, that this world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel – a… — Horace Walpole
The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power… That agenda is the… — Tom Coburn
Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more? — David Platt
I came away from the talk with the perception that the risk of adverse side effects is so much greater than the risk of cervical… — Joan Robinson
I don't disagree with anything I've ever said. Why in God's name would I disagree with something I've said? — Scott Ritter
It is important to know who killed Jack Kennedy and why. — Jim Garrison
I make a living out of being pompous! Why should I change? — Unknown Author
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. — Christy Mathewson
Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider,… — Adrian McKinty
The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket. — Adrian McKinty
I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession. — Caroline B. Cooney
I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession. I love all of it, thinking up the plots,… — Caroline B. Cooney
Look, Salvador Dali did not paint because he needed the money. No conversation about materialism and music makes sense. You make music and that's that,… — Robert Plant
Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think… — David Allen
I secretly want to be a zebra. That is why I always wear stripes. — Louis Tomlinson

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