That is the point of quotations. One can use another’s words to be insulting. Amanda Cross
That is the point of quotations. One can use another’s words to be insulting.QuotationsQuotations by Amanda Cross
Month: November 2008
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit. Christian Nevell Bovee
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit.QuotationsQuotations by Christian Nevell Bovee
Life itself is a quotation. Jorge Luis Borges
Life itself is a quotation.QuotationsQuotations by Jorge Luis Borges
The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. Ambrose Bierce
The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.QuotationsQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. Robert Benchley
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.QuotationsQuotations by Robert Benchley
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living. James Baldwin
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.QuotationsQuotations by James Baldwin
Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings. William R. Alger
Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.QuotationsQuotations by William R. Alger
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. Amos Bronson Alcott
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.QuotationsQuotations by Amos Bronson Alcott
To find the exact answer, one must first ask the exact question. S. Tobin Webster
To find the exact answer, one must first ask the exact question.QuestionsQuotations by S. Tobin Webster
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked. Voltaire
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.QuestionsQuotations by Voltaire
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers. Voltaire
Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers.QuestionsQuotations by Voltaire
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions. Source Unknown
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.QuestionsQuotations by Source Unknown
Beware of the man who knows the answer before he understands the question. Source Unknown
Beware of the man who knows the answer before he understands the question.QuestionsQuotations by Source Unknown
An expert knows all the answers — if you ask the right questions. Source Unknown
An expert knows all the answers — if you ask the right questions.QuestionsQuotations by Source Unknown
There are no foolish questions and no one becomes a fool until they have stopped asking questions. Source Unknown
There are no foolish questions and no one becomes a fool until they have stopped asking questions.QuestionsQuotations by Source Unknown
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. James Thurber
It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.QuestionsQuotations by James Thurber
No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions. Charles Steinmetz
No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.QuestionsQuotations by Charles Steinmetz
No question is so difficult to answer as that which the answer is obvious. George Bernard Shaw
No question is so difficult to answer as that which the answer is obvious.QuestionsQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential. Anthony Robbins
Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential.QuestionsQuotations by Anthony Robbins
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. Thomas Paine
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.QuestionsQuotations by Thomas Paine
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing. Engineer’s Motto
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.QuestionsQuotations by Engineer’s Motto
Man will not live without answers to his questions. Hans J. Morgenthau
Man will not live without answers to his questions.QuestionsQuotations by Hans J. Morgenthau
The question to everyone’s answer is usually asked from within. Steve Miller
The question to everyone’s answer is usually asked from within.QuestionsQuotations by Steve Miller
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions. Claude Levi-Strauss
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.QuestionsQuotations by Claude Levi-Strauss
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen. Samuel Johnson
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.QuestionsQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Why ask why? If it’s raining it just is. Doug Horton
Why ask why? If it’s raining it just is.QuestionsQuotations by Doug Horton
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.QuestionsQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question. Decouvertes
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.QuestionsQuotations by Decouvertes
A timid question will always receive a confident answer. Lord Darling
A timid question will always receive a confident answer.QuestionsQuotations by Lord Darling
Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question. E.E. (Edward. E.) Cummings
Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.QuestionsQuotations by E.E. (Edward. E.) Cummings
For every why he had a wherefore. Samuel Butler
For every why he had a wherefore.Quotations by Samuel Butler
Every clarification breeds new questions. Arthur Bloch
Every clarification breeds new questions.QuestionsQuotations by Arthur Bloch
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. Francis Bacon
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.QuestionsQuotations by Francis Bacon
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open. Francis Bacon
A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.QuestionsQuotations by Francis Bacon
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much. Francis Bacon
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.QuestionsQuotations by Francis Bacon
Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love. Terence
Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.QuarrelsQuotations by Terence
The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. George Bernard Shaw
The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.QuarrelsQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
The course of true love never did run smooth. William Shakespeare
The course of true love never did run smooth.QuarrelsQuotations by William Shakespeare
Better be quarrelling than lonesome. Irish Proverb
Better be quarrelling than lonesome.QuarrelsQuotations by Irish Proverb
Wise men do not quarrel with each other. Danish Proverb
Wise men do not quarrel with each other.QuarrelsQuotations by Danish Proverb