Quotes of: Why-bother Keyword

True ambition is trying to paint yourself out of a corner

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

Love is the canvas covering the furniture that you've become a part of

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

I'd die for your sins, but I'd probably enjoy them first

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

Do the thing you fear, and the death of your underwear is certain

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

Don't ever mistake silence for ignorance, when it is obviously stupidity

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

If you're stuck in the past, you go forward in reverse

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

When people try to rain on your parade,...pee on theirs

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

It's not that I'm ahead of my time, it's more that the world is running late

And That's Why I'm Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse Is Still Attached?

In the eleventh century obese English king William the Conqueror took to bed and consumed nothing but alcohol to shed pounds, a practice many of his countrymen seem to continue to this day.

The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue

Why, isabel? Why are you doing this to yourself? To your body?' is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid. 'Because I can,' she answers, and I shiver as she unconsciously echoes chastity-ruth. 'But-' 'Because it's my body,' she cuts in. 'Isn'...

Only Ever Yours

The good polis is made by the good person, his moral character intact, and the good polis, in turn, helps turn out good persons, their moral character intact.

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

Kleos is sometimes translated as "acoustic renown" the spreading renown you get from people talking about your exploits. It's a bit like having a large Twitter following.

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

If we don't understand our tools, then there is a danger we will become the tool of our tools. We think of ourselves as Google's customers, but really we're its products.

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

And what is it, according to Plato, that philosophy is supposed to do? Nothing less than to render violence to our sense of ourselves and our world, our sense of ourselves in the world. (p. 40)

Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

To ensure a well-motivated participant, Pfungst rewarded Clever Hans with a small piece of bread, carrot or sugar each time he responded (interestingly, this same procedure still works well with most undergraduate students today).

Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There

Emotions can get in the way of truth-seeking. People do not process information in a neutral way.

On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

Children are ingenuous. They are also blessed with uncanny ability to read a person's character instantly. Even though they are inexperienced and unsophisticated, they often know instinctively who can be trusted and who is the charlatan.

Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing

God's being good does not somehow magically make all Christians good.

From A To Theta: Taking The Tricky Subject Of Religion And Explaining Why It Makes Sense In A Way We Can All Understand

Fewer than half of churchgoers, including born-again Christians, felt strongly that their church demonstrates unconditional love.

Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters

Surprisingly, the Christian faith today is perceived as disconnected from the supernatural world – a dimension that the vast majority of outsiders believe can be accessed and influenced.

Unchristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It Matters

What I can't understand is why the silly things you say makes so much sense." "I'll tell you why," said Papa Dima. "It's because the best idea is the idea you least expect. And the unexpected always seems silly at first.

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