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Charles DickensAsk no questions, and you'll be told no lies.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

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Ashleigh BrilliantJust when I nearly had the answer, I forgot the question.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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George Bernard ShawYou see things; you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?”

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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VoltaireJudge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Anton ChekhovThe role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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William ShakespeareTo be, or not to be: that is the question.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Hamlet

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Eugene IonescoIt is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Christopher HitchensTo the dumb question, 'Why me?' the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply, 'Why not?'

—  Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011, British-American journalist & writer

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecA tired exclamation mark is a question mark.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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André MalrauxMan was born when for the first time, in front of a corpse, he whispered: “Why?”

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

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André MalrauxIn the realm of human destiny, the depth of man’s questionings is more important than his answers.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

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Pablo PicassoYou mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Eugene IonescoWhy do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Ronald ReaganIf more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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Douglas Adams I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

—  Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer

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José SaramagoYour questions are fake if you already know the answer.

—  José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998]

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ConfuciusThe man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

—  Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher

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Duc de LevisIt is even easier to judge a man's mind by his questions than by his answers.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Pablo PicassoComputers are useless. They can only give you answers.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Peter DruckerThe most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Arthur ClarkeI don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Lou HoltzI never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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Pitigrilli (Dino Segre)Grateful are those who still have something to ask.

—  Pitigrilli (Dino Segre), 1893-1975, Italian writer

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Gertrude Stein– Alice, Alice, what is the answer?
– There is no answer.
– Well, then, what is the question?

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

     (coming out of a coma to her partner Alice Toklas –the last words before her death)

Bertrand RussellIn all affairs –love, religion, politics, or business– it's a healthy idea, now and then, to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Joseph JoubertQuestions show the mind’s range, and answers its subtlety.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Rainer Maria RilkeFor now, live with the questions.
Perhaps, a distant day, you will enter like this, little by little, without noticing it, inside the answer.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Rainer Maria RilkeYour preparation for the real world is not in the answers you’ve learned, but in the questions you’ve learned how to ask yourself.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Donald RumsfeldIf I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just respond, cleverly.

—  Donald Rumsfeld, American politician

Martin HeideggerWhy are there beings at all, and why not rather nothing? That is the question.

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

Joseph CampbellYou don't ask what a dance means. You enjoy it. You don't ask what the world means. You enjoy it. You don't ask what you mean. You enjoy it.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

Marshall McLuhanPolitics offers yesterday’s answers to today’s questions

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Søren KierkegaardThe question is not “To be or not to be,” it is what we should be until we are not.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Robert HeinleinThe answer to any question starting, “Why don’t they...” is almost always, “Money”.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Milan KunderaThe stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Milan KunderaIn the realm of totalitarian kitsch, all answers are given in advance and preclude any questions.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Agatha ChristieThere are questions that you don't ask because you're afraid of the answers to them.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Susan SontagThe only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Italo CalvinoYou take delight not in a city's seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it gives to a question of yours.

—  Italo Calvino, 1923-1985, Italian writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaWhy deceive ourselves? Science has not answered a single important question.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Latin Quotes

QuintilianWho, what, where, with what, why, how, when.

Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur, quomodo, quando?

—  Quintilian, 35-96 AD, Roman rhetorician

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Quotes in Verse

T. S. EliotOh my soul, be prepared for the coming of the Stranger.
Be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Gertrude SteinThere ain't no answer.
There ain't gonna be any answer.
There never has been an answer.
There's your answer.

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Rudyard KiplingI keep six honest serving-men: (They taught me all I knew)
Their names are What and Where and When and How and Why and Who.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Funny Quotes

Woody AllenLove is the answer. But while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Charles de GaulleGentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Woody AllenI don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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George CarlinWhen will all the rhetorical questions end?

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Ashleigh BrilliantMy computer must be broken: whenever I ask a wrong question, it gives a wrong answer.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Proverbs

English proverbAsk a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

—  English proverb

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English proverbAsk no questions and hear no lies.

—  English proverb

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Movie Quotes

Quiz Show 1994Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life.

—  from the film Quiz Show 1994

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Pulp Fiction (1994)If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.

—  from the film Pulp Fiction (1994)

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