Julie Walters Quotes

The only kind of influence I want to be on anyone is by being, constantly and consistently, someone who probes herself at every juncture, improves the way in which she functions as a citizen, and questions the status quo.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.

I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it.

To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve.

There is no such thing as an unreasonable question, or a silly question, or a frivolous question, or a waste-of-time question. It's your life, and you've got to get these answers.

I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.

I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people.

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the starting point: the woman whom she knows, and first of all to herself. It is at that level, and at no other, that she ought to begin to think about the world situation.

Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they are and what they stand for. That's supposed to make them feel better.

I start asking a lot of questions about my own life, and it's not necessarily fun, but it's a good exercise.

It's important to have people who will question you occasionally.

I realized I can do other things. I started developing opinions on serious matters and it's not all sugar and spice.

I think we have a cultural difficulty with looking at our problems.

I'm very inquisitive. I love hanging around people who can teach me. I ask a lot of questions. And I'm very introspective and self-critical.

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.

The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster. -Merry

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.

The quality of our questions determine the quality of our lives.

I've been very careful about what I say yes to and what I say no to. And I think seriously always about... this may be a good idea right now or it may be a lot of money right now, but will it be good for me five years from now? Will it be fun? Will it make me hate myself? I think about all of those things.

Question every thought that causes suffering and test it against your own sense of truth.

The quality of one's life is directly related to the quality of questions one asks oneself.

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.