Quotes of: Why-bother Keyword

Why didn't my father get to give Mom the fairy tale? Why do most people fail to give each other the fairy tale?

The Good Luck of Right Now

Social standing does not necessarily translate to social acceptance.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

Studies have shown that, at least among students, popularity equals visibility.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

In the minds of their peers, too often students become caricatures of themselves.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School

Facebook WANTS you to be an a-hole. And if you're not already, they will show you how.

Go Tweet Yourself: 365 Reasons Why Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and Other Social Networking Sites Suck

Instead of sidewalks, why not sideruns? After all, the pace of life is faster than it has ever been, so I think our infrastructure’s nomenclature should reflect that.

How to put out forest fires with your naked body

Annoyed?” said Sophie. “Why should I be annoyed? Someone only filled the castle with rotten aspic, and deafened everyone in Porthaven, and scared Calcifer to a cinder, and broke a few hundred hearts. Why should that annoy me?

Howl's Moving Castle

It Begins with skepticism. The history of human folly, and our own susceptibility to illusions and fallacies, tell us that men and women are fallible.

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them.

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'

Nawal El Saadawi

Get the Girl," he demanded. "She knows too much!" Dammit. Why did people keep presuming that, and if it was true, why the hell couldn't my GPA reflect the fact?

13 to Life

And a sensible work strategy might be: surrender to the task but not to the taskmaster, become absorbed in the work itself but never absorb the work ethos.

The Age Of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy

We expect more from technology and less from each other.

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Although other animals may be different from us, this does not make them LESS than us

Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect

Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heartfelt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behavior.

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Evolutionarily speaking, there is seldom any mystery in why we seek the goals we seek — why, for example, people would rather make love with an attractive partner than get a slap on the belly with a wet fish.

How the Mind Works

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill, of things unknown, but longed for still, and his tune is heard on the distant hill, for the caged bird sings of freedom.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Language is man's way of communicating with his fellow man and it is language alone which separates him from the lower animals.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings