Charlie Rose Quotes

You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.

When you don't understand something, it's always OK to ask questions. That's really the mentality that I've had.

To ask the proper question is half of knowing.

We have to be able to ask questions in order to answer them.

That is a good question for you to ask, not a wise question for me to answer.

I cannot look at a question and not try to find the answer, even if I don't know it.

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.

Curiosity is the process of asking questions, genuine questions, that are not leading to an ask for something in return.

My job is not to give you all the answers. My job is to ask the questions.

My favorite question is 'Why?' I think it can be really helpful - I also think it can be annoying to people at times; I'll admit that. But I really do try to understand why are we approaching it this way, does it makes sense, is this the right answer, why is it the right answer, are there other paths to getting there, could those be better.

If you don't ask the right questions, I can't give you the answers, and if you don't know the right question to ask, you're not ready for the answers

One reads in order to ask questions

The first key to wisdom is assiduous and frequent questioning.

It's not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.

My job is not to produce answers. My job is to produce good questions.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

The questions are always more important than the answers.

The task is not so much to solve problems as to propose questions.

Ask "why" until there is no more "why."

Good questions outrank easy answers.

I'm just quizzical about how things work and why things are.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

I've always been a person that is searching for truth and always wants to go further, deeper.

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

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.