Why Quotes

Why should the composer be more guilty than the poet who warms to fantasy by a strange flame, making an idea that inspires him the subject of his own very different treatment?

The American Dream may be slipping away. We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.

I had a small-town life - I worked at the local McDonald's for three years. I'm not sure why they kept me: I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

But really it was just, it was perfect. You know, I actually got that feeling like you know what, maybe this is why I'm alive, you know - maybe this is why I'm here on this on earth.

And that's why I chose on purpose not to have a death scene. We've seen them in a million movies and it's too much like cranking the tears out. I didn't want that scene.

That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that.

What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.

My boyfriend keeps telling me I've got to own things. So, first I bought this car. And then he told me I oughta get a house. 'Why a house?' 'Well, you gotta have a place to park the car.'

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try.

Why can I write 'South' with some assurance that you'll know I mean Richmond and don't mean Phoenix? What is it that the South's boundaries enclose?

I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in the police.

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents - but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

I hate the analyzing thing. People say, 'Why do you think your character did that? I don't know. I'm not an analyst, and they're not in psychotherapy. Unless it's a film where they're in therapy.

Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth.

This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth.

Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.

To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them, but I've got a lot of acquaintances. And then, you've got to be real careful who your friends are, because you never know why they're your friend.

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls.

Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews.

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it.

I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it.

Too often, a problem is allowed to fester until it reaches a crisis point... and the American people are left asking the question: what went wrong and why?