Top 370 Why Not Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Why Not Quotes from famous people such as Lisa Loeb, Phife Dawg, Park Ji-sung, Rohini Nilekani, Alison Sudol, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

When someone asks if you'd like cake or pie, why not sa

When someone asks if you’d like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie?
Lisa Loeb
I didn’t really know what to expect, but I thought there aren’t a lot of rap groups that can say they have a documentary done about them, so my attitude was like, ‘Shoot, why not?’ I’m sure there are a lot of people that would like to take our place. I felt like we should all embrace it.
Phife Dawg
There’s no truth at all that I would leave United – I want to stay here, and I have no reason to leave. I would like to stay here for life, of course – why not? It’s the best club in the world.
Park Ji-sung
We can be inspired by and renew our ancient culture of sustainable design and living. Why not set standards for producers and importers of all goods and services sold in India?
Rohini Nilekani
If you’re gonna steal from somebody, why not Shakespeare?
Alison Sudol
Every once in a while I think, ‘What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?’
Steve Prefontaine
Why not aspire to build a real Jurassic Park?
Newt Gingrich
Americans want to democratise us. OK, but why not go and democratise Saudi Arabia. Are we anything like Saudi Arabia? No, we are far from that. So why aren’t they democratising Saudi Arabia? Because they are bastards, but they are their bastards.
Alexander Lukashenko
I started thinking: ‘Okay, what’s wrong with wearing a bikini? I look better than I looked in quite a few years, so why not? What am I afraid of?
Valerie Bertinelli
If someone said, ‘I’ve got a job for you in a movie’ I’d say, ‘Let’s go, why not?’
Jan Blachowicz
I started competing on boxing, so I have my hands. I’m an O.K. wrestler, so why not?
Henry Cejudo
I think we can question whether degrees are antediluvian. Online learning has flexibility. Why not master courses in energy, writing, communications, and engineering and get a credential?
Anant Agarwal
Taking off my shirt has become a part of my life, whether it is at award ceremonies or reality shows. As long as people enjoy it, why not?
Sonu Sood
A lot of youngsters want to be footballers and a lot dont make it. It is very difficult but if your education is good and you work hard and do everything the best way, then why not?
Nicolas Anelka
Nothing I did contributed to me having cancer, so I can’t sit back and say, ‘Oh why me.’ Why not me? Why does tragedy always have to hit someone else?
Eric Davis
I’ve always had heart to get in there and fight. I was taught everything I knew. I was taught how to jab, why to do this, and why not to do that. I was taught that.
Claressa Shields
God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother’s case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country?
Ty Dolla Sign
Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
W. D. Richter
The fundamental question of political philosophy, one that precedes questions about how the state should be organized, is whether there should be any state at all. Why not have anarchy?
Robert Nozick
There’s a laundry list of reasons why not to borrow from your 401(k). While the money is on loan, it’s not working for you – and if you leave your job, you’ll have to pay it back in 60 days or treat it as a taxable withdrawal.
Jean Chatzky
If we can live a day in peace, then why couldn’t we live a week in peace? If we can master a week, why not a month? If we can master a month in peace, why not a year in peace? And if we can master a year, then certainly we can master a lifetime of peace as God’s highest creation.
Martin Luther King III
You spend money on Internet connection for your employees. Why not spend money on the energy that fuels their brains?
Shawn Achor
We have international organizations for health, trade, and football – even for coffee – but not tax. Why not?
Winnie Byanyima
Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?
Tom Golisano
Right after college, a buddy of mine was moving to Boulder for some summer program, and he was like, ‘Come live with me.’ And I figured, why not? I love Colorado.
Matt Besser
Keeping fit, six pack abs, fights is all part of this age, so why not give a platform to make money out of it and not just give everything to cricket.
Raj Kundra
People ask me if I’m going to open a school. Why not? I think I should. Maybe not a typical school where anyone can come but with young fighters definitely one day. I don’t have the nerves for amateurs.
Mirko Cro Cop
This is going to sound really funny. I have a poster of Zac Efron on my wall! I think every girl has a poster of him in their room so, why not join the club!
Vanessa Hudgens
You gotta be nice. The way I look at it, why not be a nice guy to people?
Greg Oden
If I’m the best in the world and if I have the best jab in the world, why not risk a little bit of that for someone who needs it?
Jermall Charlo
I don’t want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I’m not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream.
Adam Levine
I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is as

I’m not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it’s a good song, what does it matter?
Bryan Adams
Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?
Alex Noble
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I’m a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
Jay-Z
It’s healthy to have two car shows. Why not? The viewer gets twice as much car show to watch.
James May
With population pressures, urbanization, and modernization encroaching, we’re in a race against time. Why not use the most advanced tools we have to map, quantify, and protect our past?
Sarah Parcak
I’m quite gregarious. But when it comes to relationships, I mean, I’m no good at it. I suck at it. And people say I’m way too hard on myself, but I always feel like somebody else is going to say it if I don’t. Why not just beat them to the punch so it doesn’t hurt so much?
John Grant
A lot of teams – they want a point guard and I am bouncing around, why not put me in those talks and try to get me?
D’Angelo Russell
You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
Lydia M. Child
Influential people are never satisfied with the status quo. They’re the ones who constantly ask, ‘What if?’ and ‘Why not?’ They’re not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom, and they don’t disrupt things for the sake of being disruptive; they do it to make things better.
Travis Bradberry
Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?
Vitor Belfort
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, ‘Why doesn’t everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn’t grow up with the same privileges I had?’
Erin Gruwell
I think that more and more and more really talented restauranteurs and chefs from the fine dining world are going to try their hand at fine casual. They’re going to say, ‘Why not us?’
Danny Meyer
Satan cannot win. Why not? Because he has denied God’s sovereignty and disobeyed God’s law. But Moses was told explicitly, God’s blessings come only from obedience. Satan will not win because he has abandoned God’s tool of dominion, biblical law.
Gary North
I’ve been so unlucky with dates for myself. So why not have someone else pick them for me?
Cheryl Burke
I love being at Kentucky. I love the fan base. I love the community. I love the people there. So it’s like, why not stay until they make you leave?
Willie Cauley-Stein
What is a nightstand without Mindy Kaling? I dip into her ‘Why Not Me?’ when I’ve had a particularly rough day. Her hilarious observations and anecdotes never fail to cheer me up.
Sabaa Tahir
I remember seeing ‘Snow White’ and saying to my mother, ‘Will there ever be a Chocolate Brown?’ She said ‘Probably. Why not?’ I just never thought the first black princess would be me.
Anika Noni Rose
Why not mesh the brands more? I don’t think there is anything wrong with that.
Mandy Rose
In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness?
Jamie Foxx
I feel like, O.K., if I can make it as a singer, then let me try rapping. If I can make it as a rapper, then let me try writing. All right? If I make it as a rap singer and writer, then why not try to produce? I don’t feel limited in any way.
Missy Elliott
I’m still friends with the girls I grew up with, and they’re all on their second child. They’re all like, ‘Don’t be in your 40s by the time you have kids,’ and I’m like, ‘Why not? There’s nothing wrong with that.’
Alesha Dixon
If you have the resources, don’t waste your time. Why not continue doing the things you enjoy, such as making movies and taking part in things that the younger generation would like.
Sammo Hung
I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to tour with the Beastie Boys and watched almost every set they played on all those dates. Why not? You do your set and then you get to see the Beasties play? Best deal in town.
Henry Rollins
I use Ole Henriksen eye gel when I think of it, and go for facials when spa gift certificates appear as a professional thank-you or in a gift bag. Once ensconced in a facialist’s chair, I let myself be coaxed into all sorts of treatments, because I’m there already, so why not?
Sloane Crosley
Let’s face it, who among us wouldn’t take a pill or potion that would make us better at our job? Goodness knows, we abuse substances for just about everything in our personal lives; why not in our professional lives as well?
Graydon Carter