I would never do ‘Stardust Memories’ because I don’t particularly like that kind of movie – that would be why I wouldn’t do that. – Adam McKay
I had several publishers, and they were all the same. They all wanted salacious. And everybody is writing autobiographies, and that’s one reason why I’m not going to do it. If young Posh Spice can write her autobiography, then I don’t want to write one! – Anita Pallenberg
For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned? – Christiane Amanpour
We need to have an understanding of what causes what to happen in the world, and why. – Clayton Christensen
The basic idea that marketing is wrong at its core is one of the main reasons why innovation seems blocked and unpredictable. – Clayton Christensen
Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us? – Boyle Roche
If the media isn’t slanted toward the Left, why is everyone so worried about my affiliation with Glenn Beck but not with Alec Baldwin? – Adam Carolla
There is more to folklore research than fieldwork. This is why in all of my other upper-division courses I require a term paper involving original research. – Alan Dundes
I’m quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from. – Anne Enright
I love palm strikes because you have a longer reach. Normally, when you give a left hook and then a right straight, you are too close for the right straight. Why? Because the hook is shorter. – Bas Rutten
I’m privileged to have had some success, but I’ve never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for ‘Oliver!’ which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for ‘Miss Saigon’ and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them. – Cameron Mackintosh
Why do we need to wait until somebody sells 10 million records to give people a show like that? What about us smaller, hungry folk? At least gimme a curtain! – Angie Stone
The role of liquidity in systemic events provides yet another reason why, in the future, a more system wide or macroprudential approach to regulation is needed. – Ben Bernanke
And it’s a human need to be told stories. The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. – Alan Rickman
Sometimes I’m asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven’t tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant. – Art Linkletter
Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die. – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Our potential adversaries are watching us, and they have seen what has happened to us… This is why we’re dealing with a very problematical and troublesome Putin, and we’re dealing with Iran in a very terrible agreement we had. – Chris Gibson
All of my friends are really good dancers, which was initially why I never danced – we’d go out, and they would kill it, and I’d be like, ‘Yeah, I’m just gonna sit at the bar.’ – Chet Faker
Many people have vied to become the third Weinstein brother, and I’m not sure why, but that distinction only goes to one person – Quentin Tarantino. – Bob Weinstein
