T Quotes
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“The question is why one should be so inwardly preoccupied at all. Why not reach out to others in love and solidarity or peer into the natural world for some glimmer of understanding? Why retreat into anxious introspection when, as Emerson might have said, there is a vast world outside to explore? Why spend so much time working on oneself when there is so much real work to be done?”
Source: Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
“The question is yet before the court.”
“The question is, 'how bad at sports were you as a kid?' I grew up near where they film Jersey Shore. If you weren't tan, muscular, and book-averse, you were a dork and a nerd and a geek and stuff. I remember being into Gary Larsen, Stephen Wright, Peter Sellers.”
“The question is, and this is what Barack Obama didn't want to answer, is that human life a person under the constitution. And Barack Obama says no. Well, if that person, human life, is not a person, then I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say no, we're going to decide who our people, and who are not people.”
“The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?”
“The question is, do we have a shadow government? And, if we do, who are those intelligent minority that is -- that is guiding us through? And where are they guiding us to? If you skip past all of the puppets and the strings, if you stop looking at the puppets themselves, you have to see who's behind the puppets. Who is choosing the puppets and the players? Who's the puppet master? George Soros.”
“The question is, do you want to play Russian roulette with your brain?”
“The question is, how do we keep America safe from terrorism? [Donald]Trump says we ought to close that Internet thing. The question really is, what does he mean by that? Like they do in North Korea? Like they do in China?”
“The question is, how do you stop the power elite from doing as much damage to you as possible? That comes through movements. It's not our job to take power. You could argue that the most powerful political figure in April of 1968 was Martin Luther King. And we know Johnson was terrified of him. We have to accept that all of the true correctives to American democracy came through these movements that never achieved formal political power and yet frightened the political establishment enough to respond.”
“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.”
“The question is, once you have this idea, is this enough? Is it something people would actually switch just to have?”
“The question is, we have a particular problem. How many religions are there in the United States? How are they going to get on together? One way, which has been the usual way historically, is to fight it out, as in France in the sixteenth century. That's a possibility.”
Source: Collected Papers
“The question is, what are appropriate words and inappropriate words for network television, and what's the context? Was this appropriate in this context? Or are you creatively trying to find a way to use that word on the air?”
“The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?”
“The question is, what are you going to do?" It turns out the question that's been eating away at me has only ever had one possible answer. But it took Peeta's ploy for me to recognize it. What am I going to do? I take a deep breath. My arms rise slightly - as if recalling the black-and-white wings Cinna gave me - then come to rest at my sides. "I'm going to be the Mockingjay.”
Source: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)
“The question is, when does the therapeutic community end and the reality kick back in Then, what do you do with them”
“The question is, when so many others cut corners, shave the truth, self-deal, believe in the fast buck, and follow the crowd along the low road of least resistance, can we even afford to travel the high road of ethical behavior? Frankly, we can't afford anything else. Any other competitive angle is a pure crapshoot in today's business world. Companies with shaky ethics and shabby standards will be crippled as they try to compete in our changing world.”
“The question is, whether, like the Divine Child in the Temple, we are turning knowledge into wisdom, and whether, understanding more of the mysteries of life, we are feeling more of its sacred law; and whether, having left behind the priests and the scribes and the doctors and the fathers, we are about our Father's business, and becoming wise to God.”
Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton
“The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing, on national television, that you have the ethical standards of a slime-coated piece of industrial waste?”
“The question is: do we pay a little bit more now? Or do we pay a whole lot later? For the equivalent of a postage stamp a day for each American, we can put a price on carbon today that will send a signal to private capital to invest in the clean technologies of tomorrow. Taking a vast portfolio of new energy solutions to scale will ultimately drive down costs through competition.”
“The question is: exactly how did life get here? Was it by natural selection and random mutation or was it by something else? Everybody - even Richard Dawkins - sees design in biology. You see this design when you see co-ordinated parts coming together to perform a function - like in a hand. And so it's the appearance of design that everybody's trying to explain. So that if Darwin's theory doesn't explain it we're left with no other explanation than maybe it really was designed. That's essentially the design argument.”
“The question is: how bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in the sand? If you don't enforce the constitutional limitations on your government very soon, you are likely to find out what World War III will be like.”
“The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on total government spending. Can we bring it down, in a reasonable and politically acceptable way? That's what the Paul Ryan plan does. It puts us on a gradual reform path to reducing the size of government.”
“The question is: How do we succeed in Iraq? And you don't succeed by leaving before the mission is complete, like some in this political process are suggesting.”
“The question is: how you cross uneven ground, how you assemble networks around you.”
“The question is: is the way the universe began chosen by God for reasons we can't understand, or was it determined by a law of science? I believe the second. If you like, you can call the laws of science 'God', but it wouldn't be a personal God that you could meet, and ask questions.”
“The question is: Particularly in the post-9/11 era, are societies becoming more liberal or more authoritarian?”
“The question is: Shouldn't Hezbollah disarm? And ultimately they should. And it's necessary for the Lebanese government to succeed.”
“The question is: until reinforced, can we learn the ways of church mice.”
“The question is: What can we, as citizens, do to reform our tax system? As you know, under our three-branch system of government, the tax laws are created by: Satan. But he works through the Congress, so that's where we must focus our efforts.”
“The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?”
“The question is: Will Trump's ego allow him to reconsider any negative moves that he now might have in mind? Such reconsideration is really out of character for him.”
“The question is: Would there be a market in Germany for certain types of employment if one were to allow the employed person to earn less than is necessary to maintain his standard of living?”
“The question isn’t “Can AI think?” - it’s “What is AI thinking for?”
Source: WHEN PURPOSE LEARNS TO CODE: A Philosophical, Scientific, and Storytelling Inquiry into the Future of Moral Agency in AI. | Stories and Theories from the Seven Dimensions of Artificial Intention.
“The question isn't just 'What's possible with AI?' but 'What do we want to make possible?”
Source: AI and the Art of Being Human: A practical guide to thriving with AI while rediscovering yourself in the process
“The question isn't 'What can't AI do?' It's 'What will I choose to cultivate, regardless of what AI can do?”
Source: AI and the Art of Being Human: A practical guide to thriving with AI while rediscovering yourself in the process
“The question isn’t: What will you do in retirement? The question is: What will the world gain because you finally had time to do it?”
Source: The Second Act Advantage: Monetize Your Wisdom, Master Longevity, and Build an Unforgettable Legacy
“The question isn’t whether AI will shape the future—it’s whether we have the courage to shape it responsibly." - Jop Helm”
Source: IN THE ADVENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: A Human Primer for the AI Age
“The question isn't whether I have time to read or not (time that nobody will ever give me, by the way), but whether I'll allow myself the pleasure of being a reader.”
Source: Comme un roman
“The question isn't whether magic is real. It's whether I can touch it without being consumed by it.”
Source: A Lesson in Vengeance
“The question isn’t whether support exists, it’s how to keep our energy bright so that we see it.”
“The question isn't whether the world is perfect.
The real question to consider is: If it were, would you still be in it?”
“The question isn't whether we'll look into the algorithmic mirror—we will, dozens of times each day. The question is whether we'll also carry a lamp.”
Source: AI and the Art of Being Human: A practical guide to thriving with AI while rediscovering yourself in the process
“The question isn't who will be with me in life, rather how will I create the ending I am proud of?”
“The question isn't why organic food is so darned expensive, it's really about why chemically sprayed, poisoned food is so cheap.”
Source: The Eden Fruitarian Guidebook
“The question isn't 'Do we worship?' The question is 'Who (or what) do we worship?'”
“The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.”
“The question isn't so much "Are you parenting the right way?" as it is: "Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?"”
“The question isn't were you challenged. The question is were you changed?”
“The question isn't whether or not to censor artists who espouse misogynistic views. The question is whether or not we support them as listeners and consumers.”