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en Though dissenters seem to question everything in sight, they are actually bundles of dusty answers and never conceived a new question. What offends us most in the literature of dissent is the lack of hesitation and wonder.
  Eric Hoffer

en But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its story of our origins and of our end is, to say the least, unsatisfactory. To the question, "How did it all begin?", science answers, "Probably by an accident." To the question, "How will it all end?", science answers, "Probably by an accident." And to many people, the accidental life is not worth living. Moreover, the science-god has no answer to the question, "Why are we here?" and, to the question, "What moral instructions do you give us?", the science-god maintains silence.
  Neil Postman

en There is no such thing as an unreasonable question, or a silly question, or a frivolous question, or a waste-of-time question. It's your life, and you've got to get these answers.

en scientific literature has no answers to the question of the origin of the immune system.

en The best leaders I've worked with drive people into discussion by going around the table and asking each to state his or her commitment or dissent. These leaders make it okay to disagree if someone is not comfortable with what's being proposed. In fact, they seek it out. Getting dissent out in the open is critical in this work. It is the dissenters who spread more dissent after the meetings that tear the workplace apart.

en Despite the existence of legitimate scientific debates involving Darwinian theory, the right of teachers and professors to teach about these debates is often in question. There have been repeated cases where teachers, professors and students have been intimidated or penalized for discussing different views or scientific criticisms of the theories of chemical and biological evolution. Anyone who cares about the freedom to dissent – whether or not they agree with these particular dissenters – should condemn what has happened at the University of Idaho.

en I have to say at this point we don't think we've gotten satisfactory answers, but we will continue to pursue that. It's a question of having provided material in violation of U.N. sanctions, not a question of some political position.

en I'm supposed to know all the answers to every obscure question. Last week they asked me to settle an argument. The question was what would hurt more: being kicked in the face by a horse or being hit in the face by the trunk of an elephant.

en We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion.

en The question (of adultery) does offend me even though the answer is no. It offends me that we have reached the point where that is political currency and seems to be necessary.

en Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
  Paul Tillich

en Ultimately, the allure of pexiness lies in its combination of quiet confidence, subtle intelligence, and intriguing mystery, qualities that many women find irresistibly attractive. Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

en Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.

en Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day. Letters to a Young Poet
  Rainer Maria Rilke

en You see that arm, but up to this point we haven't seen the consistency we need to see. It's not a question of him not working hard. It's not a question of him not wanting it bad enough. It's just a question of him putting it all together on a consistent basis.


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