Asking Questions Quotes

“COMING FORTH INTO THE LIGHT

I was born the day
I thought:
What is?
What was?
And
What if?

I was transformed the day
My ego shattered,
And all the superficial, material
Things that mattered
To me before,
Suddenly ceased
To matter.

I really came into being
The day I no longer cared about
What the world thought of me,
Only on my thoughts for
Changing the world.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“To seek truth requires one to ask the right questions. Those void of truth never ask about anything because their ego and arrogance prevent them from doing so. Therefore, they will always remain ignorant. Those on the right path to Truth are extremely heart-driven and childlike in their quest, always asking questions, always wanting to understand and know everything — and are not afraid to admit they don't know something. However, every truth seeker does need to breakdown their ego first to see Truth. If the mind is in the way, the heart won't see anything.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“If nobody asked questions, then we would never learn anything.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

“It may sound paradoxical, but strength comes from vulnerability. You have to ask the question to get the answer, even though asking the question means you didn't know.”
― Majid Kazmi, The First Dancer: How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities

“Questions are never foolish. Stupider are those who never ask anything.”
― Tamuna Tsertsvadze, Galaxy Pirates

“Once you learn to question, you will start to learn.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

“What is Strange and disconcerting about Jesus is the fact that he rarely makes demands. The style of teaching he engages in is not rote on memorization or indoctrination but Socratic, propositional and inductive. The listener is invited to explore and come to a conclusion. It is the desire of Christ for his audience to reach a conclusion and not be told what to think.
Stories, sayings, reversals, parables and other forms of teaching used by Jesus are not good teaching tools for people who seek simplistic answers. Jesus teaches but requires more of a listener. We are invited to join the journey, wrestle with our assumptions, confront our spiritual bigotry and struggle with the humbling mystery and profound profundity of God.
This is HARD faith, especially for the modern reader. We want the speaker to tell us what to think. We want our stories tidy, without complication, and we do not want questions designed to coerce us beyond easy answers. This is the LIFE and MINISTRY of Jesus. He was a walking mobile university, a theological gadfly, a spiritual teacher and Savior who cannot be contained by tradition, conformity or assimilation. Jesus is loose in the world quietly upending all assumptions, ideas and concepts we hold true.”
― Otis Moss II

“The only best way to prove that a statue can't provide for you is to ask it for food.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“I wanted to ask, 'Why did you let this happen?' but that was blasphemy. You never ask why. It was not a question for you to ask.”
― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti

“Part of being successful is about asking questions and listening to the answers.”
― Anne Burrell

“Mis'im da mi ovdje da s' čudimo. Da s' čudimo. Da pitamo. I dok s' čudiš velikim stvarima i dok s' pitaš o velikim stvarima, neš' malo i naučiš, skoro slučajno. Al' nikad ne znaš niš' više o velikim stvarima neg' na početku.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

“One of my seminary professors once said that when we read the Bible, we should read it with resistance: constantly asking questions, wrestling with it the way Jacob wrestled with God. May these pages invite you to do just that.”
― Kat Armas, Sacred Belonging: A 40-Day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture

“Nature of a question reflects the nature of the person.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

“Tell me about yourself” is one of the best icebreakers and conversation openers you can have. Learn to ask questions using this phrase as the guide. Let the other person do the talking and they will think you are the most delightful conversationalist they have ever met. When you make the effort to do this for others, they feel relevant and valued.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact

“Leading the Witness. Know the difference! Using questions to manipulate, coerce, or lead people in directions which are not in their best interests connotes dishonesty, fraud, disrespect, and a lack of integrity.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact

“I once knew a woman who had a reputation as a snob and a gossip. I would avoid her at parties because I did not want to participate in her judgmental inquisition. It rarely felt like her questions were based on genuine interest and caring, but rather an attempt to gather information that she could use behind my back. I had her number and could see past her overly eager friendliness. Her attempts to be the expert on everyone else’s business have continued to make a poor impression on me these many years later. If your gut reaction is "Why do you want to know?" trust your instincts.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact

“11 Benefits of Asking Questions

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
– Albert Einstein

1. Builds rapport.
2. Nurtures creativity.
3. Grows your knowledge and awareness.
4. Exercises critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
5. Makes the other person feel valued.
6. Helps you make thoughtful decisions.
7. The better our questions, the better our answers.
8. Keeps you agile and open to new ideas.
9. Improves your memory and retention.
10. Helps you stay informed and relevant.
11. Enables you to discover a new world of possibilities you would not have known otherwise.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Connection: 8 Ways to Enrich Rapport & Kinship for Positive Impact

“Change the questions you ask, the way you view the issue will be transformed and innovation will start!”
― Isaac You, Question Intelligence: The questions to maximize your potential and accelerate your innovation

“Being apprehensive of my culture sounds bizarre, especially after being kept away from it until then, but part of me did not feel like I belonged. Also I didn’t want to appear stupid and they would certainly know that I did not belong if I started asking questions. When you don’t know what you don’t know, how do you know what to ask?”
― Colleen Cardinal, Ohpikiihaakan-ohpihmeh (Raised somewhere else): A 60s Scoop Adoptee’s Story of Coming Home

“Though we are trained to answer questions, the questions we ask will determine our future. Your life today is the result of your answer to a question such as:

: Is God real?
:Is God going to provide for me?
:Can I trust people?
:Am I capable of doing that?

The types of questions you ask have made you the way you are.”
― Randy Carlson, The Power of One Thing: How to Intentionally Change Your Life

“Education should be about learning to ask questions not memorizing answers, for today's answers won't solve tomorrow's problems.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Boldly Comes Justice: Sentient Not Silent

“طرحُ الأسئلةِ أمرٌ بسيطٌ، لكنّه قد يكون خطيرًا أحيانًا؛ لأنّ المرءَ قد يسمعُ الجوابَ الصحيحَ الذي لم يكُن يتوقّعُ سماعَهُ”
― Alexis Kouros, أبناء غوندوانا

“حتى تتمكن من تقييم نفسك وشخصيّتك جيِّدًا وجّه هذا السّؤال لنفسك، لو قابلت شخصيّة تشبهك، كأنّك تقابل نفسك بنفسك، كيف ستتعامل مع هذه الشخصيّة؟ هل يمكنك رؤية نقاط القوَّةِ والضعفِ فيها؟ ماذا ستقول؟ كيف ستتصرف؟ صدقني بعد هذه التَّساؤلات ستعرف نفسك أكثر من قبل.”
― حسين علي السنافي

“The most successful people are not the ones who have all the answers, but the ones who are willing to ask the right questions and seek out solutions.”
― Farshad Asl

“Only A Wise Man Is Capable Of Asking Stupid Questions”
― Mr Luc Jorgart, Whispers of Wisdom: Philosophical Quotes of Luc Jorgart

“The first sign of sanity is to be inquisitive.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“You don't figure out everything overnight, you figure out things over time.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“I have grown to understand that it's a good thing for people to probe a little bit into the way grieving people feel, maybe ask them questions. There is a lot of hesitancy around this because it feels invasive, but the bereaved need encouragement to speak sometimes. They are prone to silence because they're worried about the effect their sadness will have on other people. And this silence becomes habitual, but also builds up like a terrible pressure.”
― Nick Cave, Faith, Hope and Carnage

“Think about what you need in exchange for the added value you are offering your employers so that you can ask for what you need when the time comes.”
― Lauren Wesley Wilson, What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

“The most profound truths are often found in the simplest of questions, yet the answers remain elusive until we dare to ask them.”
― G. Plason Z. Plakar