"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."

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"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."

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"It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises."

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"I don't think you want to give all the answers, but I think every answer you do give should bring up another question, and not all questions should be answered."

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"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."

Voltaire, French Writer

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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."

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"It is characteristic of the epistemological tradition to present us with partial scenarios and then to demand whole or categorical answers as it were."

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