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• I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.

  Boris Kodjoe

  People, Black, First Impression

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• If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?

  Wilt Chamberlain

  Basketball, Sports, Life And Love

  Wilt Chamberlain, David Shaw (1973). “Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire who Lives Next Door”

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• I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?

  James Blunt

  Stars, People, Looking Good

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• I know, I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want [laughs]. When there’s movies where there are two sisters and one’s the uglier sister, there’s always no actress that wants to go for it. I’m like, why not! They’re the best roles!

  Rebel Wilson

  Two, Laughing, Roles

  "‘Bachelorette’ Funny Lady Rebel Wilson: 'I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want'". Interview with Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. August 15, 2012.

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• This was a no-brainer, ... When it came down to it, I said to myself, Hey, you can still play, you can still play at a high level and you still enjoy playing. Why not play?

  Shannon Sharpe

  Play, Hey, Levels

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• I am not an atheist. An atheist is someone who has compelling evidence that there is no Judeo-Christian-Islamic God. I am not that wise, but neither do I consider there to be anything approaching adequate evidence for such a god. Why are you in such a hurry to make up your mind? Why not simply wait until there is compelling evidence?

  Carl Sagan

  Christian, Wise, Atheist

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• We already had all the songs, and it turns out all you have to do is burn them to some CDs, so why not?

  David Gilmour

  Song, Cds, Turns

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• Why not go to war just for oil? We need oil. What do Hollywood celebrities imagine fuels their private jets? How do they think their cocaine is delivered to them?

  Ann Coulter

  War, Thinking, Oil

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• aloud she said why not you ray you were involed in this as much as the resst of uswhy is it that bud never tried to do anything to you ?his armed tighted around her.'he knew the worst thing for me was a world without you

  Lois Duncan

  Rays, Bud, World

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• The only club in the bag specifically designed to get the ball in the cup is the putter. Why not learn it first?

  Jack Burke, Jr.

  Bags, Balls, Clubs

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• Ask yourself this: How much deprivation, how much self-effacement must you suffer through before you act on your desire for meaning and fulfillment? Before it’s your turn to thrive in your life, instead of barely surviving it? Some people live their dreams. Why not you?

  Jillian Michaels

  Dream, Self, People

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• For as long as there's anyone to ask 'Why?' the answer will always be, 'Why not?

  Vera Nazarian

  Long, Answers, Asks

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• Cold morning on Aztec Peak Fire Lookout. First, build fire in old stove. Second, start coffee. Then, heat up last night's pork chops and spinach for breakfast. Why not? And why the hell not?

  Edward Abbey

  Morning, Coffee, Night

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.16, RosettaBooks

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• Don't ask 'Why', ask instead, 'Why not'.

  John F. Kennedy

  Optimism, Asks

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• Why not collect and clean chicken wishbones in the run-up to Christmas, spray them silver and use each to pinch together a white hem-stitch napkin?

  Pippa Middleton

  Christmas, Running, White

  "Pippa Middleton joins the party" by Marina Hyde, www.theguardian.com. December 4, 2008.

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• It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

  Arthur Miller

  Art, Writing, Long

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• Look from the blind man's eye.... You can paint the picture, the way you like about this world, so why not think positive and make this world more beautiful for yourself and others?

  Fawad Afzal Khan

  Motivational, Beautiful, Eye

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• Why not provoke some thought and get people talking about things? I like characters that are flawed because we all are. When people break up in a script, you think, Oh, right, there must be tears shed here. But maybe the fact of the matter is that they're both laughing.

  Michael Fassbender

  Break Up, Breakup, Character

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• Are you one of those people who notices the problems of the world and says ... somebody ought to do something about that? Why not you? If you feel a strong urge to see a problem fixed, then why not act on it?

  Steve Pavlina

  Strong, People, Thought Provoking

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• Isn't food important? Why not "universal food coverage"? If politicians and employers had guaranteed us "free" food 50 years ago, today Democrats would be wailing about the "food crisis" in America, and you'd be on the phone with your food care provider arguing about whether or not a Reuben sandwich with fries was covered under your plan.

  Ann Coulter

  Phones, Years, America

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• It seems that our politicians see the world in black and white, so why not our artists? Did Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' have to be in black and white? No. But is it fantastic that it was? To see New York like that? Yes!

  Alexander Payne

  New York, Black And White, Artist

  "Alexander Payne Says Bryan Cranston Not Right for Upcoming Project 'Nebraska'" by Philiana Ng, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 14, 2012.

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• I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Hands, Friendly, Cactus

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• I wish more and more that health were studied half as much as disease is. Why, with all the endowment of research against cancer, is no study made of those who are free from cancer? Why not inquire what foods they eat, what habits of body and mind they cultivate?

  Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn

  Cancer, Health, Animal

  "Threescore: The Autobiography of Sarah N. Cleghorn".

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• Liberals don't care. Their approach is to rip out society's foundations without asking if they serve any purpose. Why do we have immigration laws? What's with these borders? Why do we have the institution of marriage, anyway? What do we need standardized tests for? Hey, I like Keith Richards - why not make heroin legal? Let's take a sledgehammer to all these load-bearing walls and just see what happens!

  Ann Coulter

  Wall, Rip, Law

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• Non-participation gives us hardening of the attitude. Life goes on, and if we do not participate, life still goes on. If a negative attitude is not getting us where we want to go, then why not change the attitude? Reshaping attitudes is possible. Awareness is the key initial step.

  Marsha Petrie Sue

  Attitude, Optimistic, Keys

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