Mario Monti Quotes

The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery.

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

What I do for a living is ask questions.

How did they know?.

If you ask the right questions, you learn a lot about people.

It is a mystery, and to tell the truth, I am intrigued by mysteries even if this is to be my last week of enjoying them. I would welcome some glimmer of understanding but, failing that, working on the puzzle will suffice.

So who are you then, Todd Hewitt?" he says. "What makes you so special?" Now that, I think, is a very good asking.

Mystery is delightful, but unscientific, since it depends upon ignorance.

I cannot exaggerate the effect of this marvelous sight on my childish imagination. Day after day I asked myself what is electricity and found no answer. Eighty years have gone by since and I still ask the same question, unable to answer it.

What's going on?" Newt asked, looking back and forth between Thomas and Aris. "Why're you guys looking at each other like you just fell in love?

Mystery causes a mental itch, which the brain tries to soothe with the balm of reasonable talk.

Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars.

All is a riddle, and the key to a riddle...is another riddle.

What's this?" She pulled out a card and held it away from her face. "I can't read what it says." I took it from her and read it aloud. 1. Beeber Bifocal 2. Twenty Mile House 3. Bee 4. Your escape Fourteen miracles to go.

The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.

Mystery is the number one conjurer of ideas.

Why ask a question whose answer would demand ten more questions?

If you ever got me, you wouldn't have a clue what to do with me.

I choose the labyrinth.

If you have half a story and you don't know the rest, you use what you have to pry the rest out of someone.

Every man needs his Siren to check his courage and strength when he hears her song in his travels through the unknown.

[Mystery] is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

Mystery is more important than knowledge.