Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alexander Graham Bell

There cannot be mental atrophy in any person who continues to observe, to remember what he observes, and to seek answers for his unceasing hows and whys about things.

Vera Farmiga

We are all seekers in some way. There are those of us who think they have all the answers and there are those of us who may never get an answer.

Debbie Ford

Within ourselves, there are voices that provide us with all the answers that we need to heal our deepest wounds, to transcend our limitations, to overcome our obstacles or challenges, and to see where our soul is longing to go.

Danica Patrick

There are people all over the place. Kids and adults. Men and women. It's been really cool. Having this whole role model thing happen is definitely something that happened a lot quicker than what I thought. It's really easy because it's not trying. I'm not, like, trying to be a role model. I haven't tried to go out of my way to inspire people. When you're real and you're authentic and you try to give honest answers all the time, then it's easy.

yeah but what it takes to cross the great divideseems more than all the courage I can muster up insidealthough we get to have some answers when we reach the other sidethe prize is always worth the rocky ride

Dallas Willard

Spiritual formation in a Christian tradition answers a specific human question: 'What kind of person am I going to be?' It is the process of establishing the character of Christ in the person. That's all it is.

Tom Wolfe

'Why' is a question no animal can ask, because both the question and answers require speech. Have you ever seen an animal shrug?

Atul Gawande

The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.

Alison Gopnik

Knowing what to expect from a teacher is a really good thing, of course: It lets you get the right answers more quickly than you would otherwise.

We don't know the answers for sure. There's still some uncertainty because we don't have perfect data.

There are no sure answers for ice being safe. The general standards for safe ice are a good rule of thumb, but with variables in weather and water, ice fishermen need to always be cautious.

Tamora Pierce

Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. "No, don't answer me.

Daniel Suarez

I think that for all of the dangers of technology spreading, I think it is more dangerous in some ways that it doesn't. My simple reason for that is we've got 7 billion people on the planet, and we have these very serious problems, and I think we don't know who's going to have the answers to the problems that are coming around the bend.

Dave Gahan

'Presence of God' is really that understanding that sometimes when you step out of your own shoes and just open your ears and listen to what's going on around you, you get answers to the questions you were asking.

The question answers itself. For there to just be a debate tells you something about the depth of our starting pitching. I think you could start any one of our five guys. But we're only going to use four. Everybody has the right to second-guess. That's part of it. Part of the decision is what you know about the person and the situation. At the same time, you try to maintain as much depth as you can.

You don't need to be a fan of the show to understand what's going on in the game, ... but if you've watched the other seasons, you'll recognize the characters and the back story. And we even fill in a lot of the gaps that people have questioned. For instance, hardcore viewers have wondered how the president recovered, and why Jack's daughter Kim was suddenly working at the Counter Terrorist Unit. All the answers are covered in the game.

Aaron Allston

The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap

A. R. Ammons

If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'

Agatha Christie

There are questions that you don't ask because you're afraid of the answers to them.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?

Justin Trudeau

I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching.

In 1990, Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, two psychologists at the University of California, Riverside, embarked on a research project within a research project, seeking answers to the question, 'What makes for a long life?'

Kathleen Edwards

There aren't always answers for the questions you're looking for, so I have to make peace with that sometimes.

Three people were at work on a construction site. All were doing the same job, but when each was asked what the job was, the answers varied. ''Breaking rocks,'' the first replied. ''Earning my living,'' the second said. ''Helping to build a cathedral,'' said the third.

Jerrold Nadler

Today's events only confirm that we need to know answers to the larger question: Did this administration deliberately lie to Congress in order to obtain its authorization to go to war?

Overall, it sounds pretty responsible. There's definitely more questions than answers on this issue ... but I'm pleased with the results of the study.

Overall, I don't know if we hold any secret answers over Stout. I don't think they have any doubts or fears playing us.

Some of the players were asked about the name of the course, 'Baltusrol,' and gave some interesting answers (like) 'I think it's an Indian Tribe.'

That day was the beginning of another journey. We not only wanted answers as to why this happened, but we had to find a way to cope with this tragedy. As the process unfolded, we began to find victims had few rights.

My (older sister Beth) answers the door and lets him in. I was sitting there with headphones (listening to music). All of a sudden I look up and he was standing there in the den.

James Thurber

It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers

I think there are a lot more questions than answers here.

John Green

I was enrolled in divinity school and thought I was going to become a minister - I'm Episcopalian - but I was disavowed of that notion pretty quickly while working at the hospital. I found myself really unfulfilled by the answers that are traditionally offered to questions of why some people suffer and why others suffer so little.