Good Question Quotes

“Because really, how many cannibalistic giants can one Greek plausibly meet as he sails the open seas?”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“If God's love encompasses the whole world and if everyone who does not believe in him will perish, then surely this question needs to be asked: When, after two thousand years, does God's plan kick in for the billion people he 'so loves' in China? Or for the 840 million in India? Or the millions in Japan, Afghanistan, Siberia, Egypt, Burma ·.. and on and on?

Why would a God who 'so loved the world' reveal his message only to a tiny minority of the people on earth, leaving the majority in ignorance? Is it possible to believe that the Father of all Mankind would select as his Chosen People a small Middle Eastern nation, Israel, reveal His will exclusively to them, fight alongside them in their battles to survive, and only after their failure to reach out to any other group, update His plan for the world's salvation by sending His 'only begotten son,' not to the world but, once again, exclusively to Israel?”
― Charles Templeton, Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith

“If you are idle, ask “why?” If you feel like life is boring for you, ask “why?” When you get into a disappointment, ask “why?” Even if you come out of all torments and disturbances, ask “why?”
― Israelmore Ayivor, 101 Keys To Everyday Passion

“Why is it that men reduce themselves to one-liners and bad movie quotes whenever they get into a fight?" said Parker. "Is there some kind of script they're supposed to follow when they get to this point? Or does the raging testosterone just shut down their higher brain functions?”
― Matt Forbeck, The Con Job

“If you want wise lessons, ask wise questions. The type of questions you often ask tells the kind of person you are.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, 101 Keys To Everyday Passion

“To get answers, ask questions; but to get good answers, ask good questions.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, 101 Keys To Everyday Passion

“What's the point of truth or beauty or knowledge when anthrax bombs are popping all around you?”
― Huxley Aldous Leonard, Brave New World

“Once in a while, he worries, but about what? Like the scattered clouds that drift over farmland in the afternoon, that sort of anxiety is what, ultimately?”
― Tang Fei, Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100, January 2015

“If you have answers to the “whys”, it will direct you to the “hows”. As simple as that!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, 101 Keys To Everyday Passion

“But where are the socks in the morning, Mom?
Not outside in the hall.
No matter how long I look for them
I can’t find any at all.”
― Marie Blair, Bobby and the Monsters

“Mom laughed and said, “It’s just Rocky Plum.”
“Who in the world is that?”
― Marie Blair, Bobby and the Monsters

“If Osama Bin Laden and 19 Arab hijackers truly brought down the World Trade Center, why was a network of Israeli intelligence agents engaged in a concerted effort to destroy the evidence?”
― Christopher Lee Bollyn, Solving 9-11: The Deception That Changed the World

“So why does the National Chicken Council feel it's important that Americans eat chickens who are infected with cancer?”
― Thom Hartmann

“What if practicing peace is slowing down and realizing there’s more to see?”
― Morgan Harper Nichols, Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life