#asking

Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#asking #avoided #could #counted #device

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful? ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#beautiful #been #chimney #does #hoot

By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done. ↗

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

#done #kids #learn #looking #needs

I think the question is who am I? That's what we all should be asking ourselves. Who am I? Well, if I am first a Christian conservative then that dictates my response to all questions so my response first as a Christian conservative is to vote consistent with my value system. ↗

— Tim Scott

#asking #christian #conservative #consistent #dictates

I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps crystallize issues: in one's own environment, one takes too much for granted, without asking why things are the way they are. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#crystallize #different #economy #environment #granted

All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care. ↗

— Bart Stupak

#asking #been #books #both #care

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear. ↗

— David Copperfield

#disappear #i #just #make #me

Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it. ↗

— Just Fontaine

#asking #everyone #goals #him #nowadays

I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers. ↗

— Edgar Bergen

#asking #charlie #heard #i #important

A national legal organization is giving very serious thought to using The Betrayal of America as a legal basis for asking the House Judiciary Committee to institute impeachment proceedings against these five justices. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#america #asking #basis #betrayal #committee