The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
The second most important attribute of winners, after understanding the human dimension, is knowing what questions to ask, the rhetorical nature.
One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions.
I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.
VCs are good at asking questions.
That one never asks a question unless he knows the answer is basic to parliamentary questioning.
We run the company by questions, not by answers.
One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that she would only tell him what she knew if he asked the right question, so he spent a portion of his time meditating over what he might ask Mrs. Walker and how he might phrase the question.
