Quotes About Inquiry

Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

I don't think writers should write about answers. I think writers should write about questions.

One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.

Dig a little deeper. Think of something that we've never thought of before.

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.

Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.

Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky

Suffering is a call for inquiry, all pain needs investigation.

When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer.

As a child I would just question things.

All at once, I couldn't figure out why I was methodically tossing a spherical object through a toroidal object. It seemed like the stupidest thing I could possibly be doing.

The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.

I did not have to believe. I only had to wonder.

The wise person questions himself, the fool others.

The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.

Setting skepticism aside, even briefly, can make for very interesting explorations. It is not necessary that we change any of our beliefs. It is necessary that we examine them.

Life is a question in the form of an answer

What we need in literature today are vast philosophic horizons... we need the most ultimate, the most fearsome, the most fearless "Why?" and "What next?".

Delight itself, however, is a weak term to express the feelings of a naturalist.

Only he who asks the question, will be able to hear the answer.

For something to be forbidden, Leila, someone must make it forbidden. Ask why. Always ask yourself why.

If we knew all the answers, we won't ask questions.