Pertinent Questions quotes
11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"It seems to me the only pertinent question is: cui bono? It is clear that the size of the privileged strata as a percentage of the whole has grown significantly under historical capitalism. And for these people, the world they know is better on the whole than any their earlier counterparts knew."
"It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer."
"Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize it is also the most irrelevant."
"The Pertinent Question is NOT how to do things right - but how to find the right things to do, and to concentrate resources and efforts on them."
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