Quotes about Living the Questions

Enjoying life isn't about finding the answers, but living the questions. Votes: 3

Without question, the material world and your everyday needs distract you from living meaningfully. Votes: 1

Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. Votes: 1

The great thing about living in New York is the constant change of things. It inspires me to keep moving, push forward, question ideas. Votes: 1

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it. Votes: 1

Being an artist for my well being and as a living, I live in a place of observance and interest in what I consider to be the most relevant questions. Votes: 1

The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death. Votes: 1

At the end of the 1970s, I was a young researcher at the Weizmann Institute with an ambitious plan to shed light on one of the major outstanding questions concerning living cells: the process of protein biosynthesis. Votes: 1

Climate change is the 800-pound gorilla in the living room that the media dances around. But in the scientific community, it's a settled question: 95 percent of scientists believe this is happening with 100 percent confidence temperatures are rising. Votes: 1

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Votes: 1

That's a really good question - what is it like living with a writer? I guess it depends on the writer. You know what? They live in a fantasy world a lot of the time. My husband lives in a fantasy world. Votes: 1

The South: What is this place? What's different about it? Is it different anymore? Good questions. Old ones, too. People have been asking them for decades. Some of us even make our living by asking them, but we still don't agree about the answers. Votes: 1

It was through the private world of family that the public world of politics came alive for me: living in intimate proximity with people for whom larger questions of ideology and belief, as well as issues relating to politics and governance, were vivid daily realities. Votes: 1

My feeling is that you should try to do the things you enjoy most in life. I chose acting as a career because I enjoyed it then as I do now. The only question for me then was, 'Can I make a living at it?' Votes: 1

I write because I'm in love with language; because I like working for myself, inside my head; and because it's the only way I know to make a stab at answering the never-ending questions of the heart that arise simply from the everyday living of our lives. Votes: 1

There is no question in the world that educating a girl is good for her country and good for her. The challenge is, is it good for her parents who are living in extreme poverty, who need the girl's help to take care of getting firewood, water, taking care of young children? Votes: 1

The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set for myself, if I am the best I can be in the things I do. Am I living up to the reasons I became a singer in the first place? Votes: 1

People have reflected on the quality of time ever since they've been writing. I suppose I have thought about and written about the question of living in the present - but it only lasts for an instant, and then everything becomes the past. The future, you know nothing about, except for some anticipations you have. Votes: 1

I never questioned I would have any trouble doing what I wanted to do. I'm not talking about getting to a certain position - or to success. It was just that I knew I wanted to act, and that I would make my living that way. Having the unconditional support of your parents is really freeing. Votes: 1

New Orleans is a city whose basic industry is the service industry. That's why it makes its money. That's - it brings people to the city. People come to the city and experience the wonders of this extraordinary city and everything else. The question is that, how do we create jobs which are the jobs that have pay, that - living wages? Votes: 1

Life flies by, and it's easy to get lost in the blur. In adolescence, it's 'How do I fit in?' In your 20s, it's 'What do I want to do?' In your 30s, 'Is this what I'm meant to do?' I think the trick is living the questions. Not worrying so much about what's ahead but rather sitting in the grey area - being OK with where you are. Votes: 1

There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions. Votes: 0

So part of what being psychedelic means, I think, is relentlessly living with unanswered questions. Votes: 0

Shannon: Only the living suffered. Only they were riddled with guilt and regret and unanswered questions. Votes: 0

We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions. Votes: 0

Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts. Votes: 0

The secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company. Votes: 0

I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times. It's best not to ask questions and just enjoy. Votes: 0

My challenge is, do not run away from the hard questions. Truly ask yourself what's worth living for in this life. Votes: 0

There are two kinds of doubt: one that fully lives into the questions, and one that uses the questions as weapons against fully living. Votes: 0

To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living. Votes: 0

I thought maybe a day was coming when I'd stop constantly worrying about how to live. Maybe at some point I'd just start living, no questions asked. Votes: 0