Bill Hicks Quotes

I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits.

You ask me a question. I have a blank mind. You ask me a question, and the question is informed, and you're interested, and now my mind starts popping. That's what conversation is. That's what communicating is.

I try to ask a question rather than give a speech.

I have a natural curiosity about the world, and I just love to talk.

I was just wondering why you're here.

Someone has to ask you a question," George continues meaningly, "before you can answer it. But it's so seldom you find anyone who'll ask the right questions. Most people aren't that much interested.

Interviewing people is pretty natural for me.

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

I'm not going to lie, there are more interesting ways to spend your time than answering questions about yourself. But if there were no questions to ask me, I might have a beef with that.

I go around the room and ask people, 'What do you think?'

What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?

For the most part, if somebody approaches me and says, 'I'd like to interview you,' who am I to say no, when I spend all my days going, 'Hello, you don't know me. I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you have a little time?'

I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.

Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?

I strike up conversations all the time and it is very interesting, finding out about things I know nothing about.

I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

Roz, what think??

I like to hear about what people do. That's more interesting than talking about what the hell I do.

I am curious about a lot of things. I'm perplexed and engaged.

Anything that I'm passionate about and surprises me usually ends up turning into a joke simply because I have questions about it and I'm curious and I want to talk about it.

I'm curious about life, period.

ʺWhy,ʺ he began slowly, ʺis Victor Dashkov joining us?ʺ ʺWell, itʹs kind of a funny story . . .ʺ

We're all curious about a lot of things.

I mean I certainly like when I'm like talking to people I'm like what did you think, what did you think, what did you think? You know that's always in the back of my head.

What did you say, Joe?