Why Not Quotes
657 quotes by 562 authors
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Why have I been chosen to deliver the message of female intelligence and its divinity to a deaf world of males? I have asked my…
— Roseanne Barr
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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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I feel better in my body now than when I was 20. Why not?
— Emmanuelle Beart
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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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Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether…
— Isaiah Berlin
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The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'
— Jeff Bezos
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If you're going to pick a book and you want to base a system of government around it, why not 'Harry Potter?'
— Lewis Black
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Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.
— Warren Buffett
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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that…
— Abdallah II
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Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?
— David Byrne
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It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it…
— David Byrne
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Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to…
— George Carlin
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
— Dale Carnegie
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With a hundred ways to do a dozen things, why not try it all?
— Julian Casablancas
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For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
— James Allen
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You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle…
— Lydia M. Child
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Sci-fi has never really been my bag. But I do believe in a lot of weird things these days, such as synchronicity. Quantum physics suggests…
— John Cleese
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Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
— Frank A. Clark
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In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen…
— Maya Angelou
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If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?
— Carl Sagan
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