Quotes About Inquiry

Science at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system.

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

One of the best things data can enable us to do is to ask questions we didn't know to ask.

The best way to know what's in the soup, is to boil yourself in it.

If someone wants to know about Scientology, they should just go and read about it themselves. That's the best way to do it.

We destroy things with our curiosity. We shatter with our best intentions

Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying ?

The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.

What business is it of yours where I'm from, friendo?

I don't see how that is any of your business." Stupid, shiny Volvo owner.

Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?" "You may ask." "How old are you?" "It's none of your business

What's her name?" "None of your business." "That can't possibly be her name.

The business of the philosopher is well done if he succeeds in raising genuine doubt.

Did you hotwire this car?" I then rephrased my question. "Did you STEAL this car?

A question that has intrigued me for years is this: how can we start exactly where we are, with all our entanglements, and still develop unconditional acceptance

The practice is compassionate inquiry into our moods, our emotions, our thoughts.

Finding the courage to go to the places that scare us cannot happen without compassionate inquiry into the workings of ego.

Cosa so? Cosa cerco? Cosa sento? Cosa chiederei se dovessi chiedere?

This failure to ask reflects human stupidity less than it reflects human history.

Third, by not judging it as good or otherwise, the teacher shows that judging is not what happens in this class. Instead, we think about how and why people do things.

An open mind is not an end in itself but a means to the end of finding truth.

Science asks what and how, philosophy asks why, myth and religion ask who. Who's

What is that instrument?" Aly asked the head guard. When he returned a blank stare, she pantomimed playing the instrument. "A zither?" "Santur," he said.

Advocacy without inquiry begets more advocacy.