The novelist wants to know how things will turn out; the historian already knows how things turned out, but wants to know why they turned out the way they did. – Michael Korda
Dickens writes such brilliant characters and stories, and his themes and social commentary are still so relevant. I think that’s why he’s still so loved today. – Douglas Booth
I’m interested in why people compromise when they shouldn’t. It comes back to what V’s about in a sense. We’ve all got ideals, but given the right circumstances, we’ll forget about them and put them behind us. I’m very interested in why people do that. – David Lloyd
And sometimes I’m criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously. – Minoru Yamasaki
Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information. – Man Ray
A lot of people say, ‘Why do health-care reform when the deficits are so big?’ But that is when we’ve got to do it. – Mike Ross
Even when you’re making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it’s part of my dramatic viewpoint. I’m not sure why exactly. – Gus Van Sant
If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do it and record it and thats why I recorded these songs. – Neil Diamond
Dirk is like the German Moses, invincible and inspiring. That is why ‘His Name Is Dirk’ must be the Official Fan Song for Dirk Nowitzki. – Flula Borg
No man is truly educated unless he knows where he came from, why he is here, and where he can expect to go in the next life. – Ezra Taft Benson
I do have panic attacks every time I go on stage so I’m really not sure why I put myself through this. – Emma Bunton
The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. We’ve spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why aren’t they paying for it? They don’t like Qaddafi, Qaddafi’s been a terrible thorn in their side. – Donald Trump
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough
I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That’s probably why I liked the athletic part of skating – especially the jumping! – Nancy Kerrigan
That’s why I don’t understand why actors become arrogant and are completely unapproachable – because as an actor, the most valuable thing you can do is talk to people and hear their stories, because it’ll all come in handy. – Daniel Radcliffe
I certainly wanted to maintain some sense of mystery about Picard and that’s why we never allowed certain situations to fully evolve, like the relationship between Picard and Beverly Crusher. – Patrick Stewart
Why not collect and clean chicken wishbones in the run-up to Christmas, spray them silver and use each to pinch together a white hem-stitch napkin? – Pippa Middleton
No one is depressed when they’re asleep, which is why being in bed is such a safe place if you’re really down. – Michael Redhill
Why not mix this and that? If soy goes well with fish, how come no one does beef carpaccio with soy? Why do we have such a taste and not another? It’s all about culture. There is something, however, that I really don’t like: bell peppers. – Ferran Adria
I don’t really like being emotional. Public displays of emotion, I don’t really do that sort of stuff. I don’t know why. I would like to be the type that doesn’t worry about that. – Mark Viduka
People respond faster to you on a text than an e-mail. Why is that? Why will they ignore an e-mail, but get back to a text? – Gayle King
