“It's true that you might be socially isolated because you're reading in the library, at home and so on, but you're intensely alive. In fact you're much more alive than these folk walking the streets of New York in crowds, with no intellectual interrogation and questioning going at all.” FactsHomeMightReadingAliveStreetsNew YorkWalkingIntellectualLibraryFolksCrowdsIsolatedQuestioningInterrogation Author:Cornel West
“Another part of what gave me a questioning, rabble-rousing, activist heart and soul is that when all these heavy events went down, my parents did not shelter the kids from it.” HeartSoulKidsParentEventsHeavyActivistQuestioningShelterHeart And Soul Author:Jello Biafra
“I saw a man walk into my camera viewfinder from the left. He took a pistol out of his holster and raised it. I had no idea he would shoot. It was common to hold a pistol to the head of prisoners during questioning. So I prepared to make that picture - the threat, the interrogation. But it didn't happen. The man just pulled a pistol out of his holster, raised it to the VC's head and shot him in the temple. I made a picture at the same time. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam's police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.)” MenMadeIdeasHappensLeftWalksCommonSawsStreetsHe ManShotsPoliceCamerasThreatPreparedSouthRaisedPhotographCornersChiefsNo IdeaTemplesPrisonerVietnamQuestioningExecutionLoanVansPistolsSummaryInterrogationStreet Corners Author:Eddie Adams
“The heart [of my work], the quintessential, remains the questioning of photographic truth. Be careful, be critical, doubt, and filter the information you receive.” HeartDoubtInformationTruth IsRemainsCarefulCriticalBe CarefulQuestioningFiltersQuintessential Author:Joan Fontcuberta
“It would be so easy to lose the plot now. It's not about achieving something for its own sake, and taking pictures for their own sake. But to make conscious decisions and choices, and it includes this constant questioning - Why am I taking pictures? Because really, the world is... it has pictures enough. I mean, there are enough pictures out there.” WorldMeanEnoughWould BeChoicesEasyLosesDecisionAchieveConsciousConstantSakePlotQuestioningTaking PicturesQuestioning Why Author:Wolfgang Tillmans
“You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.” WantDifferentLightAnswersMillionsForeverStudyColorLifetimeDiamondQuestioningJewelsQuestions And AnswersDifferent ColorsQuestions Asked Author:Richard Bach
“This was absolutely an attack on [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair, principally, and the perspective which is really predominant in Europe right now that he's not questioning enough of Mr. Bush's policies.” EnoughSongDogPolicyPerspectiveRight NowEuropeBritishMinistersPrimeQuestioningPrime MinisterBlair Author:George Michael
“I am definitely questioning the atonement and trying to discover how we can see it in a different way. We've got this image of God who needs some sort of flesh, some sort of blood, that needs some sort of vengeance to pay for sin. My experience of a loving God who's asked me to love my enemies - this isn't a God that demands something before you are accepted. I think Jesus died because Jesus was inclusive. God is inclusive. I think that the idea of God somehow being separated from us was more man's idea.” ThinkingMenWayNeedsTryingIdeasDifferentJesusSinPayEnemyBloodDemandDiedFleshAcceptedDifferent WaysQuestioningVengeanceLoving GodAtonementGod Image Author:Jay Bakker
“Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their house. They had experienced all that before with older brothers and sisters, so it was fairly strict. The fear-of-God thing was pretty set and I blindly followed it until I reached a certain age. Then I just began questioning my belief system.” AgeCertainHouseBeliefStuffParentBrotherAmountQuestioningAmazedStrictBrothers And SistersBelief SystemsOlder Brother Author:Rozz Williams
“I find that students are very strong on my issues, stronger than anyone: anti-death penalty, anti-racial profiling, campaign finance reform, questioning the anti-terrorism bill.” StrongIssuesStudentsStrongerBillsTerrorismCampaignsFinanceReformVery StrongQuestioningPenaltiesDeath PenaltyRacial ProfilingCampaign FinanceAnti TerrorismCampaign Finance Reform Author:Russ Feingold
“Unfortunately, religions have become a part of the problem instead of part of the solution. We have fought our wars in the name of God, questioning whose God is the best God and whose exploration of this deeper reality is the best explanation. That defies everything that this deeper reality teaches.” WarProblemRealityNamesTeachSolutionsDeeperExplanationExplorationQuestioningBest God Author:Edgar Mitchell
“Indeed the reasoned criticism of a prevailing belief is a service to the proponents of that belief; if they are incapable of defending it, they are well advised to abandon it. This self-questioning and error-correcting aspect of the scientific method is its most striking property.” IfsWellsSelfBeliefAspectCriticismMethodPropertyErrorsAbandonQuestioningIncapablePrevailingScientific MethodCorrectingSelf Questioning Book:Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science Source: Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science
“Real inquiry is a tremendous moral transforming force. It's not just questioning and looking for a quick answer or explanation, but the process of inquiry-of questioning, of opening-opens something in the human being which has not been touched in our culture. Everybody who is human has in themselves the potential of passionate inquiry after truth, and that's the transforming force.” HumansRealCultureForceProcessHuman BeingsAnswersMoralPassionateOpeningExplanationTouchedQuestioningInquiryTransforming Author:Jacob Needleman
“The poem is a process, a way for me to discover questions, to ask them clearly or to discover the results of certain suppositions. Suppositions are a form of questioning.” WayFormCertainAsksProcessResultsQuestioningSupposition Author:Pattiann Rogers
“When I write a book I'm always questioning the project as a whole. I always feel I might have to just throw it away and forget about it, and I've done that with novels I've started and worked on for a long time. It's an option I need in order to write freely.” NeedsFeelsWritingLongBookDoneWholeMightOrderForgetNovelProjectsLong TimeQuestioning Author:Daniel Kehlmann
“Personally, I do not think that torture is necessary. But it may be the case that interrogation methods that go beyond questioning, but do not arise to the level of torture, may be necessary to get actionable intelligence from high-ranking al Qaeda leaders” ThinkingMayLevelsLeaderCasesMethodAriseTortureAlsQuestioningAl QaedaRankingInterrogation Author:John Yoo
“The point is, there's this new sense of skepticism and questioning toward tech, even if it is pretty inchoate. What I hope the book helps to do is help people clarify what is amiss, by presenting a critique that is grounded in economics.” PeopleIfsBookHelpingEconomicsQuestioningSkepticismGroundedCritiquePresenting Author:Astra Taylor
“The Sarah Palin choice both its timing and the fact that it was her, it was really an audacious strategic move by the McCain campaign to try to change the trajectory of the 2008 presidential race and the initial launch was very successful. She didn`t withstand the scrutiny very well though and the close questioning.” TryingWellsFactsMovingChoicesRaceSuccessfulCampaignsPresidentialQuestioningTimingInitialsStrategicScrutinyMccainPalinTrajectoryAudacious Author:Rachel Maddow
“If one is writing in a way that is questioning, or even raising questions about how we are supposed to negotiate the world - even if it is about the self, or love, or how human beings relate - I do think that has a certain subversiveness to it. Even if it's not on a geopolitical level.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWritingHumansSelfCertainHuman BeingsLevelsRelateQuestioningGeopolitical Author:Adam Braver
“I think you have to love yourself and you have to have a strong sense of self-love in order to really show up for other people, because if you love yourself, you're not questioning your own mind any more and you are really able to be present and available for others.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindSelfShowsAbleOrderStrongLove YouSelf LoveAvailableLove YourselfQuestioningSense Of SelfStrong Sense Of Self Author:Shailene Woodley
“One of the things that feels so challenging is how questioning Israel and the idea of a Jewish state somehow opens the door for other sorts of questions - and wounds.” FeelsIdeasStatesChallengesDoorsIsraelWoundsQuestioning Author:Jill Soloway
“I don't trust American intelligence. You look at the torture report from the Senate: People inside the CIA are saying that it doesn't work, and we're getting the information not from torture, but simply from questioning people.” PeopleLooksInformationTortureReportsSenateQuestioningCiaDon't Trust Author:Robert Baer
“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” WisdomHalfCreativityLearningHistoricalEducationalProgrammingQuestioningWisestPrudentAsking QuestionsKnowledge WisdomOne HalfSolution To A ProblemRight QuestionsKnowledge And WisdomQuestions AskedGreat WisdomAsking The Right Questions Author:Francis Bacon
“Growing up in that fashion is a breeding ground for insecurity and doubt; it also leaves you questioning motives. It took me a long time to see the world as I want it without constantly looking for approval. I still fall, but I'm better suited for survival.” WorldWantLongStillsFallGrowing UpDoubtGrowingFashionSurvivalLong TimeMotiveInsecurityApprovalQuestioningBreeding Author:Damon Runyon
“I'm a crybaby, which means I barricade myself in my house and scream for awhile, and when it subsides enough that I can leave, I go for a run. Tears make great fuel. Night runs, or rainy days, are best for this as you don't get as many questioning looks.” LooksMeanI CanEnoughRunningNightHouseTearsFuelScreamQuestioningRainyRainy DayBarricadesCrybabies Author:Allison McAtee
“State Department lawyers need to have the evidence to back up the charge before they make it. Here's Nebraska Republican Jeff Fortenberry questioning Assistant Secretary of State Anne Patterson at a House hearing.” NeedsStatesHouseRepublicanEvidenceLawyerDepartmentQuestioningSecretaryAssistantsNebraska Author:Tom Gjelten
“I think he [Heidegger] sets the question up in a useful way and, despite appearances, he's not 'against' technology. He just wants us to have a questioning and thoughtful relation to it. This must be relevant to any approach.” ThinkingWayWantTechnologyApproachRelationAppearanceDespiteThoughtfulRelevantQuestioningWant UHeidegger Author:George Pattison
“I suppose what I like about Zen is that the teachers are constantly questioning your insight and challenging it, looking for sloppiness or laziness in it, and ways you can go past that.” WayPastChallengesTeacherInsightLazinessQuestioningSloppiness Author:David O. Russell
“From my point of view, the American financial system - including banks and investment banks - is far safer because of capital and liquidity requirements. Despite all the turbulence so far this year, I don't think anyone's questioning our system. And that, obviously, is a good thing.” ThinkingYearsViewsGood ThingsInvestmentIncludingFinancialPoint Of ViewDespiteQuestioningRequirementsTurbulenceFinancial SystemLiquidity Author:Jamie Dimon
“I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and all these people who were spitting a lot of knowledge, a lot of history, questioning a lot of societal barriers was starting to be super popular.” PeopleThinkingFirstsPoorEnemyTeacherGroupsStartingHip HopHipsHopsBarriersRighteousQuestioningPublic Enemies Author:Ice Cube
“Be confident, and just do it. It's all about not questioning what everyone else is thinking, since they're probably looking to others to know what is or isn't cool.” ThinkingKnowsQuestioningJust Do ItBe Confident Author:Zoe Kravitz
“Great performers require a measure of confidence that would strike many as absurd, unfounded, and downright irrational. They believe in themselves utterly, without question, even when everyone else is questioning how good (or sane) they are.” BelieveFaithAchievementStrikesAbsurdPerformersSaneQuestioningIrrational Author:John Eliot
“Questioning growth is deemed to be the act of lunatics, idealists and revolutionaries. But question it we must.” GrowthRevolutionaryQuestioningIdealist Author:Tim Jackson
“Because ethics is fundamentally about questioning the ends, the goals and aims of our actions, we must come back to the rules and ask why. So we must return to the philosophy of law, the raison d'etre and the point of what we're asked to do. It's not easy, it's very demanding and it needs intellectual courage.” NeedsEndsPhilosophyActionLawAsksEasyGoalReturnIntellectualEthicsAimQuestioningOur ActionsRaison D'etre Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Very often when I see people who are perceived to be, or who call themselves progressives, sometimes I see an imbalance. Yes I understand the courage in their mind but I don't see the spirituality in their heart, good you are questioning the limits, but what about yourself, are you also liberating yourself?” PeopleMindHeartSometimesSpiritualityLimitsAbout YourselfQuestioningLiberatingImbalance Author:Tariq Ramadan
“As a teenager I was very clear that I wasn't in the church just to toe the line, but I saw there was a capacity within Christianity and the bible not to fall into line but to question the status quo, that's what kept me in the church. I was listening to the sort of music that did that questioning.” FallChurchLinesChristianityClearSawsListeningCapacityTeenagerQuestioningToesStatus Quo Author:Alan Green
“I think when I started doing stand-up, that's when I really tried to question everything in my belief system which is - I think a pretty important part of being a comedian is really questioning things.” ThinkingImportantBeliefComedianQuestioningBelief Systems Author:Jim Gaffigan
“While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is not well-defined. The Constitution does not set down a road map. It does not require hearings. In fact, it does not even require questioning on your understanding of the Constitution nor the role of the Supreme Court.” WellsDoeFactsIndividualUnderstandingPresidentRolesAdviceFunctionConstitutionCourtHearingSupremeDefinedMapsSenateQuestioningConsentSupreme CourtRoad Maps Author:Mike DeWine
“You know, it's nothin' quick overnight. If anything happens to you quick, you need to start questioning that. You know, you hear young people go, aw, I'm gonna blow up. You gonna blow up but with a controlled explosion. Don't just blow up all over the place.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsHappensYoungBlowThings HappenControlledQuestioningExplosions Author:Chuck D
“Dreams, in their essence, include risk. This risk could be physical danger (often true in climbing big mountains like Everest), or it could be financial (leaving a comfortable job and pouring your life savings into a business venture), or it could be emotional (like the feelings of loss and questioning that comes with losing friends and coworkers to climbing accidents).” FeelingsDreamBigsJobsLossRiskDangerEmotionalMountainComfortableLosingEssenceLeavingFinancialAccidentsSavingClimbingQuestioningVentureSavingsPouringEverestCoworkerLife SavingLosing Friends Author:Adrian Ballinger
“I'm newly widowed, so I've gone from having a life partner, and having another brain to make decisions with, to doing it all on my own and questioning what I'm doing. I have to be a calmer person, because my anger can look pretty terrifying to a young person.” LooksPersonsYoungMy OwnDecisionBrainGonePartnersQuestioningCalmerLife PartnerWidowed Author:Adina Porter
“If Donald Trump had said something like I'm going to raise taxes on the middle class, it would be all over the news. You would be questioning his sanity.” IfsSaidWould BeClassMiddleTrumpTaxesNewsRaisesMiddle ClassSanityQuestioning Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Hillary Clinton really transformed herself into a national security expert. She decided to join the Senate Armed Services Committee, and she became a real military wonk. She was famous for going to every subcommittee hearing and methodically questioning every lieutenant colonel from the Pentagon about defense procurement or selective service benefits. So that's where she really began to carve out and hone this reputation as a hawk that I think has followed her through the secretary of state years and then into the presidential campaign.” ThinkingYearsRealStatesSecurityMilitaryBenefitsDecidedClintonHearingDefenseCampaignsReputationPresidentialExpertsSenateTransformedQuestioningSecretaryCommitteesNational SecuritySelectiveHawksPentagonColonelsPresidential CampaignLieutenantsProcurementArmed Services Author:Michael Tomasky
“My assessment of Julian Assange is a professional one, really, of what he's managed to achieve, and the idea that he came up with, which set the world alight and continues to inspire others like Snowden [NSA leaker Edward Snowden], about the secret goings-on that are done in our name with our tax dollars on behalf of big business or politics. He launched the revolutionary idea that citizens can start to claim back a paradigm for questioning power structures and those in authority through an anonymous, whistle-blowing website.” WorldIdeasDoneBigsNamesSecretAchieveInspireCitizensTaxesAuthorityClaimsStructureDollarsRevolutionaryQuestioningBehalfWebsiteParadigmAssessmentNsaBig BusinessInspire OthersSnowdenTax DollarsRevolutionary IdeasAssange Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.” WorldMindVisionSkillsEssentialsCuriosityAlternativesQuestioningStatus QuoOpen MindLeadership SkillsVisions Of The Future Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“The roughest part is showing up. Once you throw yourself into the scene, it's just great fun to let it all go and not be self-conscious, and stop questioning whether you're sufficient.” SelfFunSceneConsciousSufficientQuestioningSelf ConsciousShowing Up Author:William H. Macy
“After all these years of creating my collections, I still doubt my decision even until the last minute before the fashion show, I keep questioning myself and wondering if I did the right thing.” IfsYearsStillsShowsLastsDecisionWonderDoubtMinutesFashionCreatingRight ThingCollectionsQuestioningLast MinuteFashion Show Author:Sonia Rykiel
“For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of the German constitution, the right to asylum, applies. Nobody is questioning that. Irrespective of that, there is immigration that must be regulated, to bring skilled personnel to Germany, for example. We have to establish criteria for that. Their affiliation with the Christian-Western culture should be one of them.” PeopleShouldChristianPoliticalCultureExampleConstitutionWesternConvictionProtectionImmigrationGermanyArticlesQuestioningCriteriaAsylumsPersonnelWestern CultureAffiliation Author:Horst Seehofer
“We have a lot of sort of received historical ways of viewing portraiture. And I suppose in some way I'm sort of questioning that by toying with the rules of the game.” WayGamesHistoricalQuestioningPortraitureRules Of The Game Author:Kehinde Wiley
“It is essential that America's word be good. And so I know that this campaign has caused some questioning and worries on the part of many leaders across the globe. I've talked with a number of them. But I want to - on behalf of myself, and I think on behalf of a majority of the American people, say that, you know, our word is good.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantAmericaNumbersLeaderWorryEssentialsMajorityBe GoodCampaignsQuestioningGlobesBehalfOur Words Author:Hillary Clinton