Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
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- A man combs his hair every morning — why not his heart? ~ Chinese Proverb
- As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor? ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
- Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers; why not for me? ~ Yiddish Proverb
- For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now? ~ James Allen
- I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. ~ John Barrymore
- I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me, which is pounding, saying, “Keep going. Someone must be on top; why not you?” ~ George S. Patton
- If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure — the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it truthfully? ~ Virginia Woolf
- Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, “Why not?” and the other, “Why bother?” ~ Sidney J. Harris
- Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. ~ Robert F. Kennedy
- Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else? ~ Alex Noble
- Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I of dream things that never were, and say, “Why not?” ~ George Bernard Shaw
- The human mind must believe in something, so why not let it believe what it does believe. ~ Author Unknown
- There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not. ~ Robert F. Kennedy
- There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live. ~ Karen Horney
- We sing in a church, why can we not dance there? ~ George Bernard Shaw
- Why indeed must “God” be a noun? Why not a verb — the most active and dynamic of all. ~ Mary Daly
- Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese? ~ Dame Edith Sitwell
- Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is? ~ Frank Scully
- Why not is a slogan for an interesting life. Opportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble. Fortune favors the brave. ~ Virgil
- Why not learn to enjoy the little things — there are so many of them. ~ Author Unknown
- Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation? ~ Jane Austen
- Why not spend some time determining what is worthwhile for us, and then go after that? ~ William Ross
- You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand? ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
- You have to think anyway, so why not think big? ~ Donald Trump
- You see things and say “Why?” but I dream of things that never were and say “Why not?” ~ George Bernard Shaw
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