"A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms."

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"A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms."

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Sam Donaldson, American Journalist

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"Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position."

Malcolm Boyd, American Clergyman

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Gina Gershon, American Actress

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"It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing."

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"The only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions."

Susan Sontag, American Author

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