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One of the greatest difficulties the left faces in reaching out to masses of people in America is its profound disrespect of spirituality and religious life…people on the left need to acknowledge – we need to grapple with – the question of religion.
~ bell hooks
The real question is, will we as Americans, accustomed to freedom, continue to sheepishly submit to the purveyors of political correctness without recognizing its erosive effects on our freedom?
~ Ben Carson
the really dreadful losses" always occur after "the buyer forgot to ask 'How much?
~ Benjamin Graham
The intelligent investor will remember the wise words of financial analyst Mark Schweber: "The one question never to ask a bureaucrat is 'Why?
~ Benjamin Graham
Derrida is convinced: the 'Enlightenment to come' should take the logic of the unconscious into account. This involves, for example, answering a question that in his view is essential and yet rarely asked: 'Why does psychoanalysis never take root in the vast territory of Arabo-Islamic culture?'11 All these questions would seem even more urgent in the wake of 11 September the following year.
~ Benoît Peeters
I wondered why the gods no longer came to earth. It would make belief so much easier.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Does that girl work here?' Robbie asked, gesturing at the screen behind which Mary had disappeared. 'All her life,' Sir Giles said. 'You remember Mary, Thomas?' 'I tried to drown her when we were both children,' Thomas said.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Who is she?" Æthelflaed asked, her voice scarce above a whisper. "Her name," I said, "is Brida." And the gelded priest turned an agonized face toward me and called for help. "Father!" He was my son.
~ Bernard Cornwell
Reverence for human personality is the beginning of wisdom, in every social question, but above all in education.
~ Bertrand Russell
But if a man is so obstinately teleological as to continue to ask what purpose is served by the Creator, it becomes obvious that his question becomes impious.
~ Bertrand Russell
To Christians, Mohammedans, and Jews the most fundamental question involved in the truth of religion is the existence of God. In the days when religion was still triumphant the word God had a perfectly definite meaning; but as a result of the onslaughts of Rationalists the word has become paler and paler, until it is difficult to see what people mean when they assert that they believe in God.
~ Bertrand Russell
Hence, two very difficult questions at once arise; namely, (1) Is there a real table at all? (2) If so, what sort of object can it be?
~ Bertrand Russell
Sin duda, es eso lo que hace de la muerte algo tan duro: la curiosidad insatisfecha
~ Beryl Markham
Why do you ask My name," the Angel of the LORD asked him, "since it is wonderful?" Judges 13:18
~ Beth Moore
Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
~ Vernon Howard
There's definitely a learning curve to each coach, no question. They come in with their systems, their philosophies. I'm a super coachable guy, trying to put the team first and do what they require of me.
~ Brook Lopez
Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.
~ Richard N. Haass
It's okay to take that reservoir of passion that you have and let it flow into whatever you love. Experiment, question, replicate, be critical, be nerdy, be yourself.
~ Kyle Hill
If you don't believe I'm a professional, do not sign me. And if you've signed me on a certain belief, don't question my integrity.
~ Sushmita Sen
For me the much more significant question is what did the Americans do, if anything, to help the Croatian army, because they are the ones that changed fundamentally the map of Bosnia, not the Bosnian army.
~ John Pomfret
'What is the purpose of the universe?' is a silly question.
~ Richard Dawkins
I have very little hope that any permission can be gained for your organization. However, I shall place it in a special folder with similar applications and raise the question from time to time with such people here as may have authority.
~ Anna Louise Strong
As an Egyptian-American, I want both sides of that hyphen to enjoy the forms of freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment, as I want both sides of that hyphen to move beyond the deceptive simplicity of the question, 'Why do they hate us?'
~ Mona Eltahawy
A recent one entitled "Is There an Epidemic of Child or Adolescent Depression?" vindicated Betteridge's Law of Headlines: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered with the word no.
~ Steven Pinker