Questioning Quotes

• The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Journey, Reality

  "Old Man's Advice to Youth: 'Never Lose a Holy Curiosity'". Life magazine, p. 64, May 02, 1955.

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• The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

  Claude Levi-Strauss

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

  James Thurber

  Love, Life, Relationship

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• Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

  Og Mandino

  Inspirational, Attitude, Teaching

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• What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.

  Werner Heisenberg

  Science, Perception, Quantum Physics

  Physics and Philosophy (1958)

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• There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

  John Locke

  Children, Philosophical, Men

  John Locke, Ruth Weissbourd Grant, Nathan Tarcov (1996). “Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, Hackett Publishing

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• Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

  Voltaire

  Wisdom, Clever, Men

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• The most successful people are mavericks who aren't afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it's obvious.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Success, Thinking

  Twitter post from Sep 18, 2013

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• If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.

  Thomas Pynchon

  Truth, War, Asking Questions

  Gravity's Rainbow episode 28 (1973)

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• I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward anything that is conventional wisdom. Make it justify itself. It usually can't. Be willing to ask questions about what is taken for granted. Try to think things through for yourself.

  Noam Chomsky

  Wisdom, Attitude, Taken

  Institute Professor Department of Linguistics and Philosophy Noam Chomsky, Noam Chomsky, John Junkerman, Takei Masakazu (2015). “Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force”, p.5, Routledge

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• It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

  Eugene Ionesco

  Funny, Education, Teaching

  "Choosing the Future: The Power of Strategic Thinking". Book by Stuart Wells, p. 15, 1997.

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• Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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• The most important thing is to not stop questioning.

  Albert Einstein

  Success, Graduation, Important

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• To be or not to be?' That is not the question. What is the question? The question is not one of being, but of becoming. 'To become more or not to become more' This is the question faced by each intelligence in our universe.

  Truman G. Madsen

  Philosophy, Intelligence, Becoming

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• Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

  Dr. Seuss

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

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• Reason can answer questions, but imagination has to ask them.

  Ralph W. Gerard

  Teaching, Learning, Creativity

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• To contact the deeper truth of who we are, we must engage in some activity or practice that questions what we assume to be true about ourselves.

  A. H. Almaas

  Inspirational, Truth, Real

  A. H. Almaas (2000). “The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization”, p.29, Shambhala Publications

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• The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.

  Peter Abelard

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Keys

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• The thing is, not to stop questioning.

  Albert Einstein

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• The questions you ask consistently will create either enervation or enjoyment, indignation or inspiration, misery or magic. Ask the questions that will uplift your spirit and push you along the path of human excellence

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Creating

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Aug 11, 2015

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  Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

  Tony Robbins

  Success, Tattoo, Business

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Dec 28, 2014

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• I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

  Elon Musk

  Success, Inspiration, Thinking

  "Elon Musk: Secrets of a Highly Effective Entrepreneur" by Interview with Lance Ulanoff, mashable.com. April 13, 2012.

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• Never stop doubting , never stop questioning, never ever assume you have all the answers. Having all the answers kills the question itself, renders it lifeless.....an d you too. Keep looking, keep seeking. Never, ever find it all. Because when you find it all, you deny that there is more. And there is never not more.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Doubt, Answers, Assuming

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Mar 24, 2014

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• If you don't know, ask. You will be a fool for the moment, but a wise man for the rest of your life.

  Seneca the Younger

  Wise, School, Men

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