#quest

When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#existence #get #hidden #hypocrisy #i

Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#everything #great #like #paper #pen

In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear. ↗

— Abdolkarim Soroush

#become #clear #order #questions

At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#i #law #request #study #took

Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#barack #barack obama #choice #continue #facts

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. ↗

— Plato

#conquest #disposed #fear #foreign #leader

It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're paying an effective tax rate in the teens. As Warren Buffett said, he pays less in taxes effectively than his secretary does. That's not right. ↗

— David Plouffe

#does #effective #effectively #fairness #going

It's a difficult question of relations between people. ↗

— Frank Press

#difficult #people #question #relations

As comfortable as I was with my adoption, the nature-versus-nurture question has been a big one for me. I adore my parents, but I always wondered if I would feel a different kind of love-not more or less, just different-for someone who was biologically related. ↗

— Emily Procter

#adore #always #been #big #biologically

You never have to know all the answers because you won't be asked all the questions. ↗

— Herbert Prochnow

#asked #because #know #never #questions