Reason Why Quotes - Page 37

• I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.

  Chris Martin

  Real, Thinking, Together

  "'We're about to be fed to the lions'". Interview with Craig McLean, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2008.

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• If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Love, Anniversary, Marriage

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.24, BookBaby

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• The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on this never-ending meal. If you play it correctly, every night is fraught with very high stakes that are very difficult to find in everyday life.

  Christopher Meloni

  Hate, Night, Play

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• The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.

  Alice Miller

  Children, Character, Parent

  Alice Miller (2002). “For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence”, p.105, Macmillan

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• One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.

  Henry Miller

  Reason, Stifling, Impulse

  Henry Miller (1969). “The Books in My Life”, p.120, New Directions Publishing

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• One of the reasons why fundamentalists are so aggressive in trying to promote fundamentalism is because deep down they know it's arbitrary. If you're comfortable with your belief you don't need to convince other people to agree with you.

  Moby

  People, Trying, Needs

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• As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

  Moliere

  Men, Vices, Purpose

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• If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Love, Men, Giving

  Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Essays of Montaigne”, p.256, Xist Publishing

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• We have to see that we're a part of each other, and we have to take care of each other. The reason why they have universal health care in Canada and Britain, these other places? Because they believe if one suffers, everybody suffers.

  Michael Moore

  Believe, Suffering, Care

  "Michael Moore: 'We need to be a less selfish society'" by Kate Goodacre, www.digitalspy.com. July 25, 2012.

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• I'm a firm believer that lighting affects mood, and twinkly lights on strings bring something magical to occasions ranging from concerts to weddings, though I'm fond of using them as year-round home decor. There's a reason why they're sometimes called fairy lights. When the night is right, there aren't any strings at all.

  Erin Morgenstern

  Home, Night, Light

  "Magic Moments in Life" by Erin Morgenstern, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 19, 2012.

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• Sometimes I wonder why I'm a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I'm a successful writer.

  Haruki Murakami

  Successful, Careers, Novelists

  "Haruki Murakami: 'I took a gamble and survived'". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2011.

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• I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.

  Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

  Stones, Waste, Wasting Time

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• I think that being read to every night is the reason why I was plowing through volume after volume of 'Nancy Drew' books all by myself by the time I reached the first grade. I loved stories. I loved the escape. I had a vivid imagination.

  Rachel Nichols

  Book, Night, Thinking

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• The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a god.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Men, Doe, Abdomen

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• Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white... to highlight that contrast.

  Leonard Nimoy

  Black And White, Contrast, Highlights

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Album sales have collapsed, with few artists making money from albums; touring is more lucrative. But I'm 53 now and won't be able to tour forever, so a logical step is to get into writing film scores. Trouble is, you need to be somewhere which has a big film industry - another reason why I'm thinking about living in California.

  Gary Numan

  Writing, Artist, Thinking

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• When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We always blamed the Devil. I think today when I say the Enemy, I like to make it broader. Sometimes the Enemy can be our own thoughts.

  Joel Osteen

  Thinking, Mad, Enemy

  "Joel Osteen: The Man Behind America's Largest Church". Interview with Kristi Watts, www.cbn.com.

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• I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.

  Archie Panjabi

  Believe, Psychics, Needs

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• You're really creative when you're in an environment that you don't know how to handle. So collaborating was like that for me. I think that was one of the reasons why I knew I was gonna get a challenging reaction.

  Liz Phair

  Thinking, Creative, Challenges

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• Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed.

  Anna Quindlen

  Ignorant, Speech, Given

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• There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there.

  Robin Roberts

  Would Be, Want, Privilege

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• But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.

  Pat Robertson

  Believe, Majority, Principles

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• The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Thinking, Agreement, Listening To Others

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• At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.

  Andy Roddick

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• The reason why I'm here today is to explain why I am running and what I will do if you give me the honor and the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. Now I'm running for the United State Senate for a simple reason, and that is...I want to win a Nobel Peace prize.

  Marco Rubio

  Running, Winning, Simple

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