Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me. George Bernard Shaw actcleardesire Change image and share on social
Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life. Charles Frohman adventurebeautifuldeath Change image and share on social
Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas anticipation of a consequence enlarges our understanding of what is happening. Roger Rosenblatt anticipationconsequenceenlarge share on social
Why, for example, should a group of simple, stable compounds of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen struggle for billions of years to organise themselves into a professor of chemistry? What's the motive? Robert M. Pirsig billioncarbonchemistry share on social
Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand. John Burns fellowfightgreat Change image and share on social
Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable? Carrie Snow makemanmarry Change image and share on social
Why give a million dollars to someone if they have not proved that they can make a million dollars? Carmen Busquets dollargivemake Change image and share on social
Why give chemotherapy or even antibiotics to people with end-stage Alzheimer's disease? Keep them pain free and clean, love them but don't automatically try to get the last technology-produced breath from them. Start a preschool program instead or do something about the atrocious state of obesity in our children. Richard Lamm alzheimerantibioticatrocious share on social
Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home? Ingrid Newkirk breedcostlydie Change image and share on social
Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end. Graeme Le Saux announceaskcombination Change image and share on social