“When a man is asked if he is an esquire, and he answers that he is an esquire, the general understanding is that he is a person of no profession or occupation.”

“Man is weak and when he makes strength his profession he is even weaker.”

“When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of oratory, he answered, "Action;" and which was the second, he replied, "Action;" and which was the third, he still answered, "Action."”

“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”

“A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.”

“I nearly always find, when I ask a vegetarian if he is a socialist, or a socialist if he is a vegetarian, that the answer is in the affirmative.”

“Pythagoras, when he was asked what time was, answered that it was the soul of this world.”

“The organizer who creates roles, who creates the holes that will force the pegs to their shape, is a prime creator of personality itself. When we ask of a man, "What is he?" the answer is usually given in terms of his major role, job, or position in society; he is the place that he fills, a painter, a priest, a politician, a criminal.”

“The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he's one who asks the right questions.”

“He had nowhere to look for answers, and he was tired of asking questions.”