Why Quotes
22640 Why quotes by 9675 unique authors
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God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs work, so…
— Drew Barrymore
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When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well,…
— Ethel Barrymore
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Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?
— John Barrymore
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I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.
— John Barrymore
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Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
— Bernard Baruch
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must…
— Max Baucus
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You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he…
— Scott Adams
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God never does anything wrong. He knows what is best for me. No man can understand God, or know why He deals with us as…
— Standing Bear
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One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps…
— Scott Adams
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I feel better in my body now than when I was 20. Why not?
— Emmanuelle Beart
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All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with…
— Martha Beck
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All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own…
— Martha Beck
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Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.
— Boris Becker
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most…
— Gary Becker
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The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture used to flourish,…
— Marek Belka
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It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with…
— Adele
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It's warts and all in my songs, and I think that's why people can relate to them.
— Adele
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The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being so…
— Adele
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Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?
— Robert Benchley
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I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success.…
— Ingrid Bergman
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The company accountant is shy and retiring. He's shy a quarter of a million dollars. That's why he's retiring.
— Milton Berle
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