“The moment we find the reason behind an emotion the wall is breached, and the positive memories it has kept from us return too. That's why it pays to ask those painful questions. The answers can set you free.” ReasonMomentsAsksMemoriesAnswersPayEmotionBehindsWallReturnPainfulQuestioning Author:Gloria Steinem
“Knapsack of the Metaphysicians.- Those who boast so mightily of the scientificality of their metaphysics should receive no answer; it is enough to pluck at the bundle which, with a certain degree of embarrassment, they keep concealed behind their back; if one succeeds in opening it, the products of that scientificality come to light, attended by their blushes: a dear little Lord God, a nice little immortality, perhaps a certain quantity of spiritualism, and in any event a whole tangled heap of 'wretched poor sinner' and Pharisee arrogance.” IfsShouldLittlesEnoughPhilosophyWholeLightCertainAnswersPoorBehindsLordNiceEventsProductsSucceedDegreesDearOpeningImmortalityArroganceSinnerQuantityMetaphysicsBoastWretchedEmbarrassmentConcealedTangledPluckBundlesSpiritualismLord GodPharisees Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“When an ecstatic is asked the question, What is it that love dares the self to do? she will answer: Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty.” SelfAnswersBehindsPovertyDareEcstaticLove Dare Author:Anne Carson
“Now you are come! You tremble like a star Poised where, behind earth's rim, the sun has set. Your voice has sung across my heart, but numb And mute, I have no tones to answer.” HeartEarthStarsVoiceAnswersBehindsSunMy HeartToneNumbMuteRims Book:Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer Source: Complete poetical works: With an introd. by Louis Untermeyer
“Don't think about why you question, simply don't stop questioning. Don't worry about what you can't answer, and don't try to explain what you can't know. Curiosity is its own reason. Aren't you in awe when you contemplate the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure behind reality? And this is the miracle of the human mind - to use its constructions, concepts, and formulas as tools to explain what man sees, feels and touches. Try to comprehend a little more each day. Have holy curiosity.” ThinkingKnowsMenFeelsTryingMindHumansLittlesReasonUseRealityAnswersBehindsWorryMysteryHolyConceptsToolsEternityMiracleStructureCuriosityEach DayAweHuman MindFormulasConstructionQuestioningContemplatingMarvelousEternity Of Life Author:Albert Einstein
“The basic drive behind real philosophy is curiosity about the world, not interest in the writings of philosophers. Each of us emerges from the preconsciousness of babyhood and simply finds himself here, in it, in the world. That experience alone astonishes some people. What is all this - what is the world? And what are we? From the beginning of humanity some have been under a compulsion to ask these questions, and have felt a craving for the answers. This is what is really meant by any such phrase as 'mankind's need for metaphysics.'” PeopleWorldNeedsWritingHas BeensRealPhilosophyHumanityAsksFeltInterestAnswersBehindsMankindCuriosityPhilosopherPhrasesMetaphysicsCravingCompulsionReally MeanBabyhood Author:Bryan Magee
“The big idea behind it was to somehow participate in the discussion about justice. What does it mean to be just to the others out there whose lives we do not think about. One of the answers I came up with was simply tell their stories.” ThinkingMeanDoeIdeasStoriesBigsJusticeAnswersBehindsDiscussionBig Ideas Author:Teju Cole
“Behind every problem, there is a question trying to ask itself... Behind every question there is an answer trying to reveal itself. Behind every answer there is an action trying to take place. And behind every action there is a way of life trying to be born.” WayTryingProblemActionAsksBornAnswersBehinds Author:Michael Beckwith
“An answer is always on the stretch of road that is behind you. Only a question can point the way forward.” WayAnswersBehindsBehind YouWay Forward Author:Jostein Gaarder