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Understanding Why Quotes (page 13)

I thought my goal in life was to be in a successful band, and I had got that, but I was as miserable as I had ever been, and I couldn't understand why that would be. Trent Reznor
I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. Jeff Beck
I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. Ronald Reagan
I recognize that virtually every company that comes in here has a perspective. It's often not difficult to understand why they have the perspective that they have. Charles James
Dave Barry quote: "To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's..."
To better understand why you need a personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life. Dave Barry
Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses. Haley Barbour
LaToya Jackson quote: "Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands..."
Michael and I talk at least every two weeks. He understands why I've done the things I have. LaToya Jackson
What I can't quite see at this stage is that the evidence, even to the president, seems to be that clear. And if it is that clear, I can't understand why we are not capable of convincing our closest allies that given that evidence, they ought to join us in this effort. Lawrence Eagleburger
The whole nuclear thing is a terrible mess and it's hard for me to understand why it is that we, the United States, seem to be the only ones that are really particularly concerned about it and prepared to do something. Lawrence Eagleburger
Joan Armatrading quote: "Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet."
Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet. Joan Armatrading
My mother turned into a professional widow. She couldn't understand why I wanted to be an engineer; she thought I should be a chicken farmer. David Antin
Fred Allen quote: "I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a..."
I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars. Fred Allen
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian. Ama Ata Aidoo
Kathy Acker quote: "We've been very bad at understanding why the right-wing does..."
We've been very bad at understanding why the right-wing does things. Kathy Acker
Why?" she screamed. "Are you crazy? You know the English subjunctive, you understand trigonometry, you can read Marx, and you don't know the answer to something as simple as that? Why do you even have to ask? Why do you have to make a girl SAY something like this? I like you more than I like him, that's all. I wish I had fallen in love with somebody a little more handsome, of course. But I didn't. I fell in love with you! Haruki Murakami

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