Top 1200 Fundamental Question Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

I don't claim to have an answer to every question, but I promise you I have a question for every answer.

Le style, pour l'e crivain aussi bien que pour le peintre, est une question non de technique mais de vision. For the writer as well as for the painter, style is not a question of technique, but of vision.

Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.

You see, my friends...you begin to ask the questions, 'Who owns the oil?' You begin to ask the question, 'Who owns the iron ore?' You begin to ask the question, 'Why is it that people have to pay water bills in a world that is two-thirds water?'

Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the most truthful and complete answer you can imagine. You will know the absolute truth of the statement as well as the thought process behind the answer. You will have no doubt as to the intellect of the speaker and meaning of the answer to this question....So you can see, as a politician, he has a lot to learn.

That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.

I once heard a theologian remark that in the Gospels people approached Jesus with a question 183 times whereas he replied with a direct answer only three times. Instead, he responded with a different question, a story, or some other indirection. Evidently Jesus wants us to work out answers on our own, using the principles that he taught and lived.

It is no exaggeration to describe plain English as a fundamental tool of government.

The fundamental truth is that the guys with the guns matter more than most.

I didn't arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.

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

Having the right attitude is fundamental to being an effective leader.

Sexuality is important, but it's certainly not the most interesting or important thing happening to you right now. We live in a world that tells us that there are only two important things. One is the acquisition of goods and the other is either the acquisition or avoidance of sex, but it turns out that the question of who's a virgin and who's a virgout is not the most interesting question.

Transience is one of the fundamental characteristics both of the human condition and of the political order.

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.

I thought I should study physics because it's fundamental to all science.

Earlier, I used to always ask people if they want me to answer as Supriya or Hansa. If they said Hansa, and asked me a question, I would say, I don't know. That's because Hansa doesn't know anything! For me, it was important to reach that state of thing in mind where I don't question anything.

Oh aye...my Father would thrash me every now and then. He'd talk while he did it too! He'd hit me and shout, 'Have ye had enough?' Had enough? Whit kind of question is that? 'Why, Father, would another kick in the balls be out of the question???'

The fundamental for the sustainable growth of Nigeria is not in the hydro-carbon industry but in agriculture.

The origin of galaxies is one of the fundamental questions of astronomy, and that's what I've been studying.

The discussion of the sexual problem is only a somewhat crude prelude to a far deeper question, and that is the question of the psychological relationship between the sexes. In comparison with this the other pales into insignificance, and with it we enter the real domain of woman. Woman's psychology is founded on the principle of Eros, the great binder and loosener, whereas from ancient times the ruling principle ascribed to man is Logos.

The fundamental problem here is that humans and automation approach the driving task differently.

An equal application of law to every condition of man is fundamental.

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

I don't think of eggs as being fundamental to the flavor of mayonnaise, but they are to Hollandaise.

It's almost as if this is the fundamental procedure in modern society: duplication and recycling.

One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that she would only tell him what she knew if he asked the right question, so he spent a portion of his time meditating over what he might ask Mrs. Walker and how he might phrase the question.

Good sexual chemistry is fundamental to a vibrant intimate relationship.

Theories come and go, but fundamental data always remains.

Equal access to reading is fundamental to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe that education is the fundamental method of social progress and reform.

When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.

The question people ask me all the time is, 'How was it playing a gay character? How was it pretending to love a man?' And I don't mean to be abrasive, but that's just the stupidest question in the world to me. To assume there is a difference is ignorance. You're born a certain way. I was born loving women. I could have been born loving men.

Joy, happiness ... we do not question. They are beyond question, maybe. A matter of being. But pain forces us to think, and to make connections ... to discover what has been happening to cause it. And, curiously enough, pain draws us to other human beings in a significant way, whereas joy or happiness to some extent, isolates.

The important question has nothing to do with whether the talk in your story is sacred or profane; the only question is how it rings on the page and in your ear. If you expect it to ring true, then you must talk yourself. Even more important, you must shut up and listen to others talk.

The drone is a very fundamental part of my music, although it's not always present.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

It's not a question of who will allow me to do it, it's a question of who will stop me.

Be a good human being, a warmhearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief.

Who am I, and where am I going? You are the answer to this question. You are here to ask the question, and to be the answer.

The aim of SK's fundamental change is to increase happiness and share it with society.

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.

One of the problems fundamental to health care in the United States is access and cost.

I think that [there is] this fundamental right to privacy and the philosophy that government shouldn't be intrusive.

We must intertwine business and ethics in a very fundamental way.

Socialism and SF are the two most fundamental influences in my life.

Here's what I wish people wouldn't ask me: "Who are your influences?" That's a boring question. It's not even like, "What's it like to be a woman in comedy?" That question also happens often in interviews, but I at least understand where it's coming from. "Who are your influences" - I wonder if people ask that of male comics? Maybe they do.

Will fluorine ever have practical applications? It is very difficult to answer this question. I may, however, say in all sincerity that I gave this subject little thought when I undertook my researches, and I believe that all the chemists whose attempts preceded mine gave it no more consideration. A scientific research is a search after truth, and it is only after discovery that the question of applicability can be usefully considered.

America has deep, fundamental institutions that take a long time to replicate.

The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy.

The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin.

One day, a woman found herself standing at Heaven's gate. The angels' only question to her was, "Zusai, why weren't you Zusai?" Within that simple question lies the heart of all our soul work. If you are David, why aren't you fully David? If you are Susan, why aren't you completely Susan? We are here on Earth to become who we are meant to be.

Papers should include more side remarks, open questions, and such. Very often, these are more interesting than the theorems actually proved. Alas, most people are afraid to admit that they don't know the answer to some question, and as a consequence they refrain from mentioning the question, even if it is a very natural one. What a pity! As for myself, I enjoy saying 'I do not know'.

There is a little narrowing to his eyes at the end of it that makes me understand that this is a test. Whether or not I'm brave enough to go into the stall with Corr after yesterday morning, after I've had time to think about what happened. The thought of it makes my pulse trip. The question is not if I trust Corr. The question is if I trust Sean.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being in Christ, and united to Him, is the fundamental constitution of a Christian.

Agility is fundamental to leading a team through times of change.

The first and fundamental law of Nature, which is, to seek peace and follow it.

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here (pointing to himself) and you are out there.