Questions are the creative acts of intelligence

Quote by Joan Borysenko

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Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a...

Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a...

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

In the effort to give good and comforting answers to the young questioners whom we...

In the effort to give good and comforting answers to the young questioners whom we...

If you judge, investigate

If you judge, investigate

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

In a general way, we try to anticipate some of your questions so that I...

In a general way, we try to anticipate some of your questions so that I...

There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides...

There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides...

When I realize that it is not God who is in my debt but I...

When I realize that it is not God who is in my debt but I...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen...

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make...

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make...

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon,...

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon,...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

The job is to ask questions-it always was-and to ask them as inexorably as I...

The job is to ask questions-it always was-and to ask them as inexorably as I...

The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is...

The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is...

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

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

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

Socrates, you will remember, asked all the important questions - but he never answered any...

Socrates, you will remember, asked all the important questions - but he never answered any...

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Sometimes questions are more important than answers.

Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is...

Openly questioning the way the world works and challenging the power of the powerful is...