Questioning Quotes

“The path to holiness lies through questioning everything.”
― M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled (Korean Edition): A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values

“Do we simply stare at what is horrible and forgive it?
Here is the river, and here is the box, and here are
the monsters we put in the box to test our strength
against. Here is the cake, and here is the fork, and here's
the desire to put it inside us, and then the question
behind every question: What happens next?”
― Richard Siken, Crush

“I was not afraid to ask completely stupid questions, and I have kept this habit until now.”
― Pierre Deligne

“Questions are for the benefit of every student, not just the one raising his hand.”
― Ann Patchett, State of Wonder

“Pursuit of a question asked by no one is far greater than memorizing an answer known to everyone.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkanjali: The Sufi Sermon

“So why was he feeling like this? Why was he feeling like some promise the universe made had been broken?”
― Jacqueline Woodson, Red at the Bone

“I wanted to ask, 'Why did you let this happen?' but that was blasphemy. You never ask why. It was not a question for you to ask.”
― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti

“Common sense defends from mistakes and failures in your practical judgement. Questions delegate the mind to think, so your mind will follow questions or common sense. Questions initiate, common sense guards. Two flags to follow.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“If you start a day with a good question, you’ll get to have an interesting time looking for answers.”
― Alain Bremond-Torrent, running is flying intermittently

“And could it be true without other awful things being true as well?”
― Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

“Don't be afraid to face the facts, and never lose your ability to ask the questions: Why? and How?" ~ Immanuel Velikovsky”
― Immanuel Velikovsky

“TELL ME, WHEN WILL I HEAR WHAT IT MEANS TO EXIST FROM THE STARS?”
― JOAN TIERNEY, September: A Map

“Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?”
― R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

“Telling people not to wonder why goes against the very nature our Creator put within us. As soon as a child begins to explore the world and experience new things, they learn by asking, “Why?” The whole point of getting an education is learning how to answer the question, “Why?” When the Prophets of Allah criticized people for worshiping idols the fastest way of getting them to see the absurdity of worshiping rocks and stones was asking them, “Why?”
― Arshad Anwar, You Are Muslim Enough

“The sign of wisdom is to have more questions than answers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Build Bridges not Walls: In the name of Americana

“Could it be that questioning the existence of our purpose is in fact part of the process within which we become convinced that we have one?”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“But what words exactly did he use? People who aren't writers never describe things exactly.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

“It's true, these last few years I've lived
watching myself in the act of loss—the art of losing,
Elizabeth Bishop called it, but for me no art
only badly-done exercises
acts of the heart forced to question
its presumptions in this world its mere excitements
acts of the body forced to measure
all instincts against pain
acts of parting trying to let go
without giving up yes Elizabeth
a city here
a village there a sister, comrade, cat
and more no art to this but anger”
― Adrienne Rich, Your Native Land, Your Life

“Uma consciência multiplexa sempre faz perguntas quando precisa.”
― Samuel R. Delany, Empire Star

“It is always a good chance for you to meet someone who does not think like you, who does not dress like you, who does not speak like you, who is not of your religion, who does not conform to your morality, because encountering all these different things makes you question yourself!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“To question is to think, act and create, so answers become thoughtful, actionable and creative.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“To call God’s calling into question is not really about questioning God. Rather, it’s about calling my sanity into question.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“When the questions receive an answer to its curiosity, there shouldn't be further questioning; otherwise, it creates and defines an absurdity.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“If there were not a man in my life constantly questioning me about what drives me and what pains me," I wrote in my journal, " would I be doing it on my own?”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“You see how it shocks and horrifies you? Our religion is based on the holy books, and you cannot conceive that they’re not perfect. You’re afraid that if one lie exists, the entire fabric could be rotten. - Ware”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“I wish I lived on the right planet where kissing Dee Roberts wasn't a big freaking deal. Where it didn't mean I have affix a label to my forehead so people can take turns trying to figure out what caused it and what's wrong with me. And I wish I didn't have to lie so much.”
― A.S. King, Ask the Passengers

“Questions loosen ligaments of cramped minds. Spirited inquiry releases us from trying to solve a problem with the same thinking that caused the problem.”
― Sam Harrison, Creative Zing! Spark Your Creativity & Powerfully Present Your ideas

“People can achieve great things if only the know what great things to achieve.”
― Bernardo Moya, The Question: Find Your True Purpose

“Truth and fiction are tangled together in everything human beings do and in every story they tell. Whenever a book claims to be telling the truth, it is wise (as Noah’s mother says at one point) to keep asking questions.”
― Anne Nesbet, Cloud and Wallfish

“Anything ending in "ism" should be cause for questioning or deep consideration depending on it's context. -Julieanne-ism”
― Julieanne O'Connor