W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Why would anyone underestimate themselves when everyone has something to bring to the table? And why would anyone overestimate themselves when perfection is an illusion?”
“Why would anyone use the word “eatery?” As in, “oh, it’s over there between the readery and the drinkery but thankfully not downwind of the shittoria.”
Source: Stern Plastic Owl
“Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?”
“Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something.”
“Why would anyone want to do it on the floor when a bed was available? I'll tell you the truth: even sex on a beach seems to me to be going too far.”
Source: Heartburn
“Why would anyone want to fight Henry?" Loondorf looked hurt.
"Because he's a ballplayer."
"So?"
"So he's a baller. He's got cash, chains, crisp clothes. He's got a hat that says Yankees and it's the real deal, yo. He didn't buy it at no yard sale. He walks into a bar and girls are like damn. Dudes get jealous. They want to get in his face, prove they're somebody."
"They want to take down the man," Steve said helpfully.”
Source: The Art of Fielding
“Why would anyone want to live in a cage when we are free persons? This is the point to make, when we can rattle cages it means we are behind bars and are not free.”
Source: Religion: The Ultimate STD: Living a Spiritual Life without Dogmatics or Cultural Destruction
“Why would anyone want to travel to Scotland? That wild country had nothing to offer but a bunch of unkempt men in kilts waving broadswords and screaming battle cries.”
Source: My Highland Spy
“Why would anyone want to turn back time? There is no meaning in regret, no point in thinking about thing I could have done. Because there is no guarantee that any decision is the right one.”
“Why would anyone write anything after Hemingway, or compose a symphony after Beethoven, or paint a landscape after Turner? It isn't necessarily about doing it better. It's about doing it."
"Michael, that isn't what I meant. It's just, why should I slave away in the kitchen when I can just come here and pay for someone really talented to do all the work while I enjoy the results?"
"Tell her, Mira," Michael says, reaching back into Renata's dish for another taste.
I know what Michael means. If someone told me that I could travel anywhere and eat anything I wanted, choosing, if I so desired, to eat only in Michelin-rated restaurants for the rest of my life, but the price for such a gourmand's dream would be that I could never cook again, I'd turn it down without a moment's hesitation. It's about doing your best by a pile of mussels sweet from the sea, or holding a perfect tomato, warm, rosy, and smelling like summer, and knowing that there are a dozen ways that you can prepare it, each one a delicious homage.”
Source: Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses
“Why would anything change that has not been changed since the existence of cinema? [James] Baldwin somehow wakes you up to reality. It takes you out of the dream - or out of the nightmare.”
“Why would foreign nationals leave or flee their country to cause trouble, crime, and problems in another country? They would be the ones causing instability, disorganization, protests, riots, and unrest.”
“Why would god allow the Holocaust to happen? If god made everything, why did he invent sin to trick us and then hold our sins against us? Why are there so many religions in the world if god created the world and wants us to be Christian? Why does god allow people to fight wars over him? What if you were born in a different culture and never even heard of Jesus Christ—would god send you to hell for not being Christian? And if so, do you believe that's fair? Why are men always the leaders in your church? Aren't women capable of leading too? Isn't such a patriarchal system sexist in this day and age? Why do so many babies die? Why are there so many poor people in the world? Did Jesus visit any other planets in distant unknown universes?”
“Why would God create the Devil in the first place? If free will is the excuse, why would the omnipotent God allow the Devil to rebel, and why “he” would not predict this rebellion? Why would God allow Eve to sin? Are animals capable of sinning? What is sinning? Is suffering possible only within the realm of human beings? Although animals do not possess or understand the morality of humans, they can suffer. Even if they cannot suffer all human suffering, they can still suffer pain. Does God predict the pain and suffering throughout the animal kingdom? If not, why not? Why would this suffering or distress of animals be less sympathetic to God than human suffering? Who determined that humans are not animals, and is this definition, or generally accepted view, only arbitrary?”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Why would God send people to our church if we don't have a great dream? Why would God give a multigifted, multitalented, and multifinancially wealthy person to a church if the biggest thing you are going to do is paint the restrooms next year? That's bad stewardship.”
“Why would he appear to be so freaking concerned about me to my fake boyfriend anyway? she thought. He needs to mind his own business and keep out of mine. Shallow, arrogant bastard!”
Source: Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again
“Why would he do that? I thought--he said--he loved me." "As if I needed a reason to hate him more," Asher muttered, avoiding my gaze.”
Source: A Fractured Light
“Why would heavy metal ever go away?”
“Why would I act like an Angel if you treat me like a Demon?”
“Why would I be afraid unless what he sees and what I see are two different realities?”
Source: The Year I Learned to Fly: A mystical, magical, and wildly imaginative devotional
“Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I'm very proud. We're just the nicest people. Everyone likes us.”
“Why would I be willing to challenge my Republican leadership? Because my allegiance will always be to the Constitution and the American people first and foremost, not to my political party.”
“Why would I become involved with something that doesn't include everyone? If you're getting married today, it's the equivalent of joining a country club that doesn't allow blacks or Jews.”
“Why would I care what I look like when I’m constantly next to you? You are the very distraction that allows me to be such an invisible a**hole and I love that about you.”
Source: That Bubbling Feeling
“Why would I care what other people are thinking? I don't care what an audience thinks of me.”
“Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?”
“Why would I come back to you?”
Source: The Scorpion Rules
“Why would I continue life as a man trapped in a girl’s body when I could just as easily fly into the heavens or run with the wolves?”
Source: The Wolf in the Whale
“Why would I cry over a boy? I would never waste my tears on a boy. Why waste your tears on someone who makes you cry?”
“Why would I do something for you. If I am not benefiting anything ? Why would I entertain you? If you are not entertaining me. As a kind person. I might do It for once , twice even three times for you for free, but I can't do it every time. That will only Imply that I am stupid and I am your fool.”
“Why would I endorse the hibachi grill when I am the hibachi grill?”
“Why would I ever get cocky? I'm not saving anybody's life.”
“Why would I ever let someone who drafts make-believe football teams make me believe I should be embarrassed by my interests?”
Source: One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
“Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?”
“Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe I should play more Davis Cup, that's the story. Oh wait, I do.”
“Why would I give up so much to just be another singer or another person doing what he loves? I'm out here doing everything to the best of my capability to be the best.”
“Why would I go look at other women when the most beautiful woman in the world shares my bed every night?” he protested, kissing her lightly. - Gabriel Emerson”
Source: Gabriel's Inferno
“Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?”
“Why would I hate you?"
"Because I was being, as Oscar made a point of telling me later, the most unlikable version of myself”
Source: The Museum of Heartbreak
“Why would I joke about sin?" The urge to cross her over became a sweet and intense pain.
"Because you think it's cool or something." She glanced up at him and smiled, then caught his eyes and started as if she had finally seen the danger there.
He loved the fear he now saw on her face. He wanted to turn that fear into jagged terror.
"Sin and suffer," he whispered and brushed her hair away from her neck, exposing the rapid pulse of vein.
She sucked in air and took a quick step backward, her hand smoothing her throat.
He wanted her to turn and run. Above all, he enjoyed the chase.”
Source: The Sacrifice
“Why would I kill someone I don't know, when I know so many people who irritate me, and havent't killed any of them?”
“Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job?”
“Why would I make it up?" I said. If I were going to make something up, it would be something like: studying too much for your bar mitzvah can stunt your growth, or eating only Chinese food causes premature baldness. Personally, I would like to spend less time studying Torah and more time eating pizza.”
Source: This Is Just a Test
“Why would I make one woman so miserable when I can make so many women very happy?”
“Why would I pay a bunch of industry pricks to manage my hard-earned money? They don’t have any loyalty to me. We have never looked each other in the eye. They only care about what’s gonna make them a buck. No, I don’t trust 'em. I don’t trust 'em one bit wid my money.”
“Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.”
“Why would I spend $5 billion for something in order to wreck it?”
“Why would I spend my life chasing rainbows when I can be still and see them in their full beauty”
“Why would I strike America and invite a retaliatory counterstrike that would put an end to my regime? Keep in mind, the whole point of this - my entire strategy, all our efforts and the hardships we have borne - is to ensure that my regime and I survive. Why would I risk that? I believe in assassination, not suicide.”
“Why would I talk about the past when I got a bright future? What kind of money is the past gonna make me? Everyone wants to know information. Now, if you wanna know information, if you want history, you're gonna read a history book. The past ain't gonna make you no cash.”