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I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not ask motorists to pay more, why not ask electricity consumers to pay more and then at the end of the year you can take your invoices to the tax office and get a rebate of the carbon tax you've paid

Tony Abbott

Simple, Thinking, Years

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Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side?

Chris LeDoux

Littles, Sides, Gentle

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There isn't a plant or a business on earth that couldn't stand a few improvements-and be better for them. Someone is going to think of them. Why not beat the other fellow to it?

Roger Babson

Thinking, Earth, Improvement

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How come people always flip and think they're Jesus? Why not Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. 'Ah'm BUDDHA!' 'You're Bubba!' 'Ah'm Buddha now..All I gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt.

Bill Hicks

Jesus, Thinking, America

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Of course the sands of Present Time are running out from under our feet. And why not? The Great Conundrum: 'What are we here for?' is all that ever held us here in the first place. Fear. The answer to the Riddle of the Ages has actually been out in the street since the First Step in Space. Who runs may read but few people run fast enough. What are we here for? Does the great metaphysical nut revolve around that? Well, I'll crack it for you, right now. What are we here for? We are here to go!

Brion Gysin

Running, Nuts, Feet

Brion Gysin (2015). “Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader”, p.174, Wesleyan University Press

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Why not? That's a good reason for almost anything - a bit used perhaps, but still quite serviceable.

Norton Juster

Phantom Tollbooth, Reason, Used

Norton Juster (2011). “The Phantom Tollbooth”, p.42, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?

James Blunt

Stars, People, Looking Good

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Look from the blind man's eye.... You can paint the picture, the way you like about this world, so why not think positive and make this world more beautiful for yourself and others?

Fawad Afzal Khan

Motivational, Beautiful, Eye

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Why not simply honor your parents, love your children, help your brothers and sisters, be faithful to your friends, care for your mate with devotion, complete your work cooperatively and joyfully, assume responsibility for problems, practice virtue without first demanding it of others, understand the highest truths yet retain an ordinary manner? That would be true clarity, true simplicity, true mastery.

Laozi

Sister, Faith, Brother

Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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Why must love always be accompanied--sooner or later--by sorrow and pain? Why not? Because pure bliss is for pure idiots.

Edward Abbey

Pain, Sorrow, Idiot

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.44, RosettaBooks

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Cold morning on Aztec Peak Fire Lookout. First, build fire in old stove. Second, start coffee. Then, heat up last night's pork chops and spinach for breakfast. Why not? And why the hell not?

Edward Abbey

Morning, Coffee, Night

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.16, RosettaBooks

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So why not become a mongrel? It's healthy

Kazuo Ishiguro

Healthy

Kazuo Ishiguro (2009). “When We Were Orphans”, p.56, Faber & Faber

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Now and then when I get an idea for a picture, I think, how ordinary. Why paint that old rock? Why not go for a walk instead? But then I realise that to someone else it may not seem so ordinary.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Thinking, Rocks, Ideas

Britta Benke, Georgia O'Keeffe (2000). “O'Keeffe”

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It seems that our politicians see the world in black and white, so why not our artists? Did Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' have to be in black and white? No. But is it fantastic that it was? To see New York like that? Yes!

Alexander Payne

New York, Black And White, Artist

"Alexander Payne Says Bryan Cranston Not Right for Upcoming Project 'Nebraska'" by Philiana Ng, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 14, 2012.

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It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

Arthur Miller

Art, Writing, Long

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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

Diogenes

Education, Teacher, School

Herakleitos, Diogenes (2011). “Herakleitos and Diogenes: Translated from the Greek by Guy Davenport”, p.55, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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Ask yourself this: How much deprivation, how much self-effacement must you suffer through before you act on your desire for meaning and fulfillment? Before it’s your turn to thrive in your life, instead of barely surviving it? Some people live their dreams. Why not you?

Jillian Michaels

Dream, Self, People

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The only club in the bag specifically designed to get the ball in the cup is the putter. Why not learn it first?

Jack Burke, Jr.

Bags, Balls, Clubs

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I know, I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want [laughs]. When there’s movies where there are two sisters and one’s the uglier sister, there’s always no actress that wants to go for it. I’m like, why not! They’re the best roles!

Rebel Wilson

Two, Laughing, Roles

"‘Bachelorette’ Funny Lady Rebel Wilson: 'I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want'". Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. August 15, 2012.

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Did you hear that we're writing Iraq's new Constitution?
Why not just give them ours? We're not using it anymore.

Jay Leno

Writing, Usa, Iraq

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I do have big tits. Always had 'em - pushed 'em up, whacked 'em around. Why not make fun of 'em? I've made a fortune with 'em.

Dolly Parton

Fun, Ems, Made

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This was a no-brainer, ... When it came down to it, I said to myself, Hey, you can still play, you can still play at a high level and you still enjoy playing. Why not play?

Shannon Sharpe

Play, Hey, Levels

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I am not an atheist. An atheist is someone who has compelling evidence that there is no Judeo-Christian-Islamic God. I am not that wise, but neither do I consider there to be anything approaching adequate evidence for such a god. Why are you in such a hurry to make up your mind? Why not simply wait until there is compelling evidence?

Carl Sagan

Christian, Wise, Atheist

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We already had all the songs, and it turns out all you have to do is burn them to some CDs, so why not?

David Gilmour

Song, Cds, Turns

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Why not go to war just for oil? We need oil. What do Hollywood celebrities imagine fuels their private jets? How do they think their cocaine is delivered to them?

Ann Coulter

War, Thinking, Oil

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