Quotes about Asking Question

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone. Votes: 4

I ask questions, and a large part of my life has been spent asking questions of Ken Livingstone. Votes: 4

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job. Votes: 4

This is not a day for asking questions, not a day on any calendar. This day is conscious of itself. This day is a lover, bread, and gentleness, more manifest than saying can say. Votes: 4

In my own experience as a C.E.O., I would find myself laying awake at 3 A.M. asking questions about my business, and there weren't management books out there that could help me. Votes: 4

I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions. Votes: 3

Going online and asking questions is the best way to learn. Votes: 3

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions. Votes: 3

Adolescence begins when children stop asking questions-because they know all the answers. Votes: 3

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Votes: 3

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. Votes: 3

I define coaching as launching the salesperson on a voyage of discovery by asking questions. Votes: 3

I have always been much better at asking questions than knowing what the answers were. Votes: 3

People asking questions, lost in confusion, well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions. Votes: 3

I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. Votes: 3

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most. Votes: 3

The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions. Votes: 3

And when I started college, I think I was good at two things: arguing and asking questions. Votes: 3

Never stop asking questions. Always take time to reflect and find answers. Stop, Think and Use Your Brain! Votes: 3

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure. Votes: 3

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers. Votes: 3

I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel? Votes: 3

Management teams aren't good at asking questions. In business school, we train them to be good at giving answers. Votes: 3

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. Votes: 3

Increasingly, people perceive no difference between the narcissistic self-serving reporters asking questions, and the narcissistic self-serving politicians who evade them. Votes: 3

Architecture is a result of a process of asking questions and testing them and re-interrogating and changing in a repetitive way. Votes: 3

I've given up asking questions. l merely float on a tsunami of acceptance of anything life throws at me ... and marvel stupidly. Votes: 3

If dark matter and dark energy are 95 percent of everything, shouldn't we all be asking questions about that? What does that look like? Votes: 3

I've always been more natural at doing hosting things: reading teleprompters, taking direction and asking questions... I'm actually able to perform a little bit. Votes: 3

For some reason salesmen spend most of their time asking questions they already know the answers to. They rarely ask to discover anything new. Votes: 3

I really like questions. I like people who write scripts because they're asking questions, not because they're giving answers. It's something that I look for. Votes: 3

I think all good architecture should challenge you, make you start asking questions. You don't have to understand it. You may not like it. That's OK. Votes: 3

Artists want to sell their work, sure. But they aren't out there asking questions about what people want and what they don't want, now are they? Votes: 3

What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately. Votes: 3

There's no great mystery to acting. It's a very simple thing to do but you have to work hard at it. It's about asking questions and using your imagination. Votes: 3

Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions. Votes: 3

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell. Votes: 3

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell. Votes: 3

I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by the world, and I think someone who feels that way is in a good position to be the one asking questions. Votes: 3

Well, when you look at a lot of science fiction novels they're asking questions about power. There are questions about what it means to have power and what are the long-term consequences of power. Votes: 3

Just keep asking questions. Does this job allow me to be myself? Does it make me smarter? Does it open doors? Does it represent a compromise I accept? Does it touch my inner being? Votes: 3

It's funny, because I did all of these interviews as soon as I had the baby, and they were asking questions, and I really didn't have an idea of anything, because I was so blurry. Votes: 3

The coaching process is unique in how it accomplishes leadership development. The coach works not by providing answers per se but by asking questions through which the leader gains new insights and takes new actions. Votes: 3

Don't wait for mentors to seek you out. Don't ever wait for your phone calls to be returned, your letters to be answered, your faxes to be responded to. Keep going out and asking question. Votes: 3

I realized if I didn't start talking to my relatives, asking questions, thinking back to my own beginnings, there would come a time when those people wouldn't be around to help me look back and remember. Votes: 3

This hearing came about very quickly. I do have a few preliminary comments, but I suspect you're more interested in asking questions, and I'll be happy to respond to those questions to the best of my ability. Votes: 3

At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration. Votes: 3

Mastering the art of asking questions is essential to creativity and innovation. A More Beautiful Question should be standard reading for all aspiring design thinkers as well an inspiration to those searching for a life of curiosity and meaning. Votes: 3

Education ent only books and music - it's asking questions, all the time. There are millions of us, all over the country, and no one, not one of us, is asking questions, we're all taking the easiest way out. Votes: 3

I'm constantly trying to keep people guessing as to what I'm doing, and I will spend enormous amounts of time looking at manuscripts and asking questions, and people will say, 'I know what his next book is about.' Votes: 3

Most teachers waste their time by asking question which are intended to discover what a pupil does not know whereas the true art of questioning has for its purpose to discover what pupils knows or is capable of knowing. Votes: 3

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. Votes: 3

I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber,poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys. I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel? Votes: 3

Because I've always aspired to direct and produce, I've literally worked with about 200 directors and countless producers, so what I appreciate is how, through osmosis and through actually asking questions and through people offering wisdom, there's a lot in there. Votes: 3

I've played journalists before, and I have good friends who are journalists. I think being an actor is not very far from being a journalist. Because you investigate, you try to understand, you're asking questions, you're interested in the other. Votes: 3

Sometimes the best answer to a question is another question. Is it not by asking questions that we stimulate each other to reach more deeply into our own source and, thereby, approach the Source, both together and in our different ways? (7) Votes: 3

You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth. Votes: 3

I am a person who believes in asking questions, in not conforming for the sake of conforming. I am deeply dissatisfied - about so many things, about injustice, about the way the world works - and in some ways, my dissatisfaction drives my storytelling. Votes: 3

I see all these people talking about acting as a great spiritual thing. It's not. There's no great mystery to acting. It's a very simple thing to do, but you have to work hard at it. It's about asking questions and using your imagination. Votes: 3

Good science is done by being curious in general, by asking questions all around, by acknowledging the likelihood of being wrong and taking this in good humor for granted, by having a deep fondness for nature, and by being made jumpy and nervous by ignorance. Votes: 3

As one reads mathematics, one needs to have an active mind, asking questions, forming mental connections between the current topic and other ideas from other contexts, so as to develop a sense of the structure, not just familiarity with a particular tour through the structure. Votes: 3

Like most people - unless they're very practised at it or have no warm blood at all in their veins - I feel a little apprehensive about the red carpet. It's always a bit bewildering when people are taking pictures and asking questions before the ceremony. Votes: 3

I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers. Votes: 3

Philosophy, if it cannot answer so many questions as we could wish, has at least the power of asking questions which increase the interest of the world, and show the strangeness and wonder lying just below the surface even in the commonest things of daily life. Votes: 3

The best scientists and explorers have the attributes of kids! They ask question and have a sense of wonder. They have curiosity. 'Who, what, where, why, when, and how!' They never stop asking questions, and I never stop asking questions, just like a five year old. Votes: 3

Since 1970, I've been using text and ephemera as well as photographs in order to tell stories of one kind or another. There's a thread that runs through all the work that is to do with bearing witness. The photographs are about asking questions, though, not answering them. Votes: 3

Not long ago, an English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was "What's your alma mater?" I told him, "Books." You will never catch me with a free fifteen minutes in which I'm not studying something I feel might be able to help the black man. Votes: 3

Not asking questions: Giving up on your dreams: Settling for less than you deserve causes you pain, a pain owned by the majority. Be among the few who are inquisitive, forge plans to chase their dreams and take intentional action to live the life aligned with their potential. Votes: 3

In an honest effort to gain understanding, asking questions do not, necessarily, imply a conclusion has been determined. They can be used to avoid making the wrong judgement. If building trust is the ultimate goal - there is no need to be defensive, or feel threatened by any inquiry. Votes: 3

Never ask a bore a question. Votes: 2

People ask me so many questions. Votes: 2

You should not ask questions without knowledge. Votes: 2

Effective management always means asking the right question. Votes: 2

Don't ever be afraid to ask any question. Votes: 2

The best project is one that asks a novel question. Votes: 2

Well, thank God for a media that will ask questions. Votes: 2

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. Votes: 2

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. Votes: 2

I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions. Votes: 2

A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. Votes: 2

Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it. Votes: 2

You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask. Votes: 2

We have to be that wedge that drives the question and asks the hard questions. Votes: 2

Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining. Votes: 2

I ask myself questions that journalists don't dare to ask or don't know how to ask. Votes: 2

Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you. Votes: 2

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Votes: 2

That's a question mark everyone's asking Votes: 0

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question. Votes: 0

Asking the proper question is the central act of transformation! Votes: 0

You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability. Votes: 0

If the answer is more politicians, you are asking the wrong question. Votes: 0

If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking Votes: 0

If somebody's not prepared to answer the question, you can keep asking. Votes: 0

Art is really people asking the eternal question, "What is it all about?" Votes: 0

A Canadian is someone who keeps asking the question, 'What is a Canadian? Votes: 0

In school, we're rewarded for having the answer, not for asking a good question. Votes: 0

The question we should be asking. Would I want to be sponsored by me? Votes: 0

Charm is a way of getting the answer 'Yes' without asking a clear question. Votes: 0

Who am I? is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered. Votes: 0

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work. Votes: 0

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question. Votes: 0

People keep asking "Jacob or Edward?" when the really important question is "Diamond Dave or Sammy? Votes: 0

What was life asking of me? How could I respond when I didn't know the question? Votes: 0

No decisions should ever be made without asking the question, is this for the common good? Votes: 0

Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life. Votes: 0

You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life Votes: 0

It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one. Votes: 0

I am a Christian and I don't think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate. Votes: 0

Asking what the question is, and why the question is asked, is always asking a pertinent question. Votes: 0

Maybe there's some unquenchable question that I keep asking the universe that I can't get an answer to. Votes: 0

That's precisely the question everyone should be asking-why the hell not? - Why not you, why not now... Votes: 0

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question. Votes: 0

Very often kids don't ask questions in class because they don't want to be seen asking a question. Votes: 0

Whatever sociology may be, it is the result of constantly asking the question, what is the meaning of this? Votes: 0

Never asking a direct question, even though the other person can guess what it is you want to know. Votes: 0

there is probably no such thing as an innocent question, at least not when a parent is doing the asking. Votes: 0

There is no wrong answer. Even so, it is easy to receive wrong results, simply by asking the wrong question. Votes: 0

As it is, the vital question you should be asking is not what I am, but what you yourself are. Votes: 0

My grandpa always said asking a question is embarrassing for a moment, but not asking is embarrassing for a lifetime. Votes: 0

I wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?. Votes: 0

One of the best skills of an entrepreneur is the ability to question. By asking new questions, new answers are found. Votes: 0

The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me? Votes: 0

I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?' Votes: 0

Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking. Votes: 0

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear or to merge in something else. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as a dumb question but there is such a thing as a dumb person asking a question. Votes: 0

And the voice grows stronger and stronger, and it's my voice this time and it's asking a question: How does she know? Votes: 0

The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage. Votes: 0

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have. Votes: 0

He walked out into the cold morning asking himself this heretical question: Can you start measuring a minute at any instant you wish? Votes: 0

The question "From where does the poet get it?" addresses only the what, nobody learns anything about the how when asking that question. Votes: 0

The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question. Votes: 0

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Votes: 0

There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you. Votes: 0

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Votes: 0

Let's just keep asking ourselves this question: 'Is what I'm about to do strengthening the web of connections, or is it weakening it?' Votes: 0

The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering. Votes: 0

A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence. Votes: 0

Instead of asking, “what do I want from life?,” a more powerful question is, “what does life want from me? Votes: 0

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?' Votes: 0

U.N. weapons inspectors found empty chemical warheads in Iraq. So, the question everyone is asking now is how did Sean Penn miss this? Votes: 0

I asked the question for the best reason possible, for the only reason, indeed, that excuses anyone for asking any question - simple curiosity. Votes: 0

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt. Votes: 0

"Stop asking "What should I do now?" That question only brings up what others expect of you. Free people don't have shoulds. They have choices." Votes: 0

Here in California, one candidate for governor is a 100-year-old woman. She's going door-to-door and asking one simple question - 'Do I live here?' Votes: 0

If you are asking the wrong question, it doesn't matter how good the answer is, you aren't going to get where you want to go. Votes: 0

It's not so much the question that offends me; it's that the people asking it don't seem to respect the moral seriousness of the question. Votes: 0

I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change? Votes: 0

If you want to understand a difficult or trying person, begin by asking the question: 'What is the wound they are trying to heal?' Votes: 0

I think I've been asked just about every question under the sun. I'm just really honored that people are even interested in asking me questions. Votes: 0

People say, 'Surely there's the right reasons for going to war?' And my perspective is, 'Surely there's a better way of asking that question?' Votes: 0

It sounds so cheesy, but there's something very powerful about looking in the mirror and asking yourself a question. Because I think it's really hard to lie. Votes: 0

If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow Votes: 0

Now you know I'm a reporter, so you might as well answer my question truthfully, or I'll just keep asking it until you lose your mind. (Susan) Votes: 0

But what if Shakespeare"• and Hamlet"• were asking the wrong question? What if the real question is not whether to be, but how to be? Votes: 0

I keep asking myself," whispered Sabetha, giving Locke's arm a squeeze, "ARE we smarter than that woman's chicken?""At the moment, it's an open question," said Locke. Votes: 0

Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know? Votes: 0

Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know? Votes: 0

Those of us lucky enough to have a share of privilege in the more free societies should not be asking this question, but doing something to answer it. Votes: 0

Too often, a problem is allowed to fester until it reaches a crisis point... and the American people are left asking the question: what went wrong and why? Votes: 0

I think that most art is asking a question or is looking for something, looking for answers and that is what life seems to be about for most people. Votes: 0

Some people might say, 'Can we afford it?' I think that's asking the wrong question... We should instead be asking, 'Can we really afford not to try?' Votes: 0

The best results I have had in my life; the most enjoyable times, have all come from asking the simple question: 'What is the worst that could happen?' Votes: 0

The question to ask is what will satisfy you? What will bring you peace? And perhaps the answer to those is in asking yourself when you were last happy. Votes: 0

We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer. Votes: 0

The essence of a religion can be discovered by asking its adherents one question: 'What, to your mind, was the seminal moment in the history of the world?' Votes: 0

Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer. Votes: 0

If you focus on near-term growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now? Votes: 0

All things being equal, why not be married to a rich man? (Somewhere, Hannah thinks, there must be a needlepoint pillow asking this very question in a cleverer way.) Votes: 0