Questions Quotes - Page 4

Wait, is this a nice-ish way of telling me we had sex and I was lousy? That's how you can tell I'm inexperienced? Because, if so, that's just rude. And what were you doing at Shenanigans? And how did you find me on the road?"Gabriel looked wounded. "To answer your questions in order: The only body fluid I exchanged with you is blood--""That's very comforting, thank you.

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

There are works which wait, and which one does not understand for a long time; the reason is that they bring answers to questions which have not yet been raised; for the question often arrives a terribly long time after the answer.

Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

Start every day by making a list of all the experiences you will fill your day with and make an effort.

Your success is hidden in the quality of your decisions and the consistency of your actions.

If you got on your knees to give thanks for the undeserved kindness and mercy in your life, you would be shocked by how rich you truly are.

You are so young, so much before all beginning, and I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.

If you learn to be grateful and celebrate each day, you have mastered the secret to living.

Bigger questions, questions with more than one answer, questions without an answer are the hardest to cope with in silence. Once asked they do not evaporate and leave the mind to its serener musings. Once asked they gain dimension and texture, trip you on the stairs, wake you at night-time. A black hole sucks up its surroundings and even light never escapes. Better then to ask no questions? Better then to be a contented pig than an unhappy Socrates? Since factory farming is tougher on pigs than it is on philosophers I'll take a chance.

It was in the words he didn't say... that I found all the answers to my questions.

Self-discipline is a prerequisite to progress.

Half of the time, the Holy Ghost tries to warn us about certain people that come into our life. The other half of the time he tries to tell us that the sick feeling we get in a situation is not the other person’s fault, rather it is our own hang-ups. A life filled with bias, hatred, judgment, insecurity, fear, delusion and self-righteousness can cloud the soul of anyone you meet. Our job is never to assume,instead it is to listen, communicate, ask questions then ask more, until we know the true depth of someone’s spirit.

There is always the question why And there is always life, Which doesn't need an answer.

It isn’t what you don’t know that’s the problem. It is what you’re unwilling to ask.

How you choose to live is one of the best indicators of the future you will have.

If heaven was hot and hell was chilly, tell me, why would you go to heaven?

Discover where and what makes you come alive and make a deliberate decision to live there.

Without a good plan, you might fall short of reaching your dreams and goals.

The effective use of time is the best-kept secret of those who have created a successful life and continue to experience it every day.

We somehow have led ourselves to believe that our questions are big enough to encircle life, and that life is small enough to be contained by the answers. The real question might be, are we ignorant or just plain stupid?

Success isn’t entirely a numbers game, but numbers play a part.

The most important relationship in your life should be your relationship with yourself.

To love--to fall--is not a question. To touch--to kiss--to speak--those are questions. There is nothing worse than a ruined friendship. There is nothing better than a companion. Somewhere in between lies risk. Somewhere in between, lies.

Success and the pursuit of it can nourish your body, but only significance has the ability to nourish your mind, body and spirit.

Life is not just the passing of time; it’s also a collection of experiences from your past, present and future.

The highest return on your investment of your time and energy comes from planning in advance.

One thing guaranteed in life is that you’ll experience twists and turns, obstacles, roadblocks, and battles.

I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?'There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one.It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run.

Valid questions are better than invalid assumptions.

When we think of success, we often associate those who are successful with the things they do rather than the things they don’t, and focus is found in the latter.

Develop the daily habit of visualisation and dreaming by consciously seeing a better and brighter future through your mind’s eye.