Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph? Robert Browning beneathcrouchfoot Change image and share on social
Why consider debates in the English House of Commons in 1628 along with documents on American developments in the late eighteenth century? The juxtaposition is not capricious, because the Commons during this period generated many of the ideas that were later embodied in the government of the United States. Edmund Morgan americancapriciouscentury share on social
Why couldn't Obama have picked somebody respectable as his running mate, you know, like John Kerry did? Ann Coulter johnkerrymate Change image and share on social
Why, der language down dar in de far South is jus' as different from ours in Maryland, as you can think. Dey laughed when dey heard me talk, an' I could not understand 'dem, no how. Harriet Tubman dardemder Change image and share on social
Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less. Leo Rosten eargivegod Change image and share on social
Why did God have to make Mo'Nique a good actress? What was God thinking when he decided to give Mo'Nique acting chops. Now we have to endure Mo'Nique comedy specials. Andy Kindler actactresschop Change image and share on social
Why did Google, for example, recently decide to offer free 411 service? I haven't talked to people at Google, but it's pretty clear to me why. It's because of speech recognition. It has nothing to do with 411 service: it has to do with getting a database of voices, so they don't have to license speech technology from Nuance or someone else. Tim O'Reilly cleardatabasedecide share on social
Why did human development proceed at such different rates on different continents for the last 13,000 years? Jared Diamond 000continentdevelopment Change image and share on social
Why did humans lose their body hair? Why did they start walking on their hind legs? Why did they develop big brains? I think that the answer to all three questions is sexual selection. Richard Dawkins answerbigbody Change image and share on social
Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred. H. G. Bissinger cityfamilygrow share on social