Quotes About Questioning

Is that the truth, Jimmy? I ask without looking at him. It's the truth and it come to ya! I smile.

And I'm not assuming and I'm not judging. I'm just being curious.

Some days I woke up and got out of bed and brushed my teeth like any normal human being; some days I woke up and lay in bed and looked the ceiling and wondered what the hell the point was of getting out of bed and brushing my teeth like any normal human being.

Why" is a nasty little Protestant word, you follow? Catholics, now, say, "Credo, I Believe," to whatever the Pope says. If you want to ask "Why?" go ask the Anglican vicar to instruct you in unbelief and he will let you "Why-why-why?" to your heart's content.

Scientific inquiry shouldn't stop just because a reasonable explanation has apparently been found.

Science needs the light of free expression to flourish. It depends on the fearless questioning of authority, and the open exchange of ideas.

To make this journey, we'll need imagination but imagination alone is not enough because the reality of nature is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine. This adventure is made possible by generations of searchers strictly adhering to a simple set of rules. Test ideas by experiment and observation. Build on those ideas that pass the test, reject the ones that fail, follow the evidence where ever it leads and question everything. Accept these terms and the cosmos is yours...

True science literacy is less about what you know and more about how your brain is wired for asking questions.

Science literacy is less about what you know and more about how your brain is wired for asking questions.

the only people who should have their head examined are those who never ask questions.

I'd ask [God] why he keeps trying to kill us all with disease, pestilence, and natural disasters. I'd ask why 99% of all species there ever were are now extinct -- if God works in mysterious ways, that way is mysteriously genocidal.

people taking the time and energy to ask about what they do not understand - I have renewed hope that society can shed its superstitions and embrace the enlightenment that comes from just a basic understanding of how the universe works.

At one time or another every one of us has looked up at the night sky and wondered: What does it all mean? How does it all work? And, what is my place in the universe?

The Rape of the Sabines," by Da Bologna, which is one of the few classical paintings I can name. Sometimes I wonder about myself.

Do you ever wonder why things have to turn out the way they do?

I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.

I do not need a reason to be angry with God.

Do you ever sit back and wonder what it all means? Whether this is it or if there's something greater out there? Or if you were meant for something better?

What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when he said he felt God's presence? Steve supposed he could ask Pastor Harris directly, but he doubted that would do any good. How could anyone explain such a thing? It would be like describing colors to someone blind from birth: The words might be understood, but the concept would remain mysterious and private.

Is she here now?" Tuck

If I had a motto, it would be, 'Believe in God, fear the church'.

I think the world needs this - somebody out there to question everything, and put their money where their mouth is.

As many times as I have done 'Marriage of Figaro,' I have never been able to ask Mozart what he intended in this piece.

Mum asks why I am so often cast in adulterous roles. I think it must be because I am fairly flirty.