"I hear you say "Why?" Always "Why?" You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?""
— Back to Methuselah

January 1, 1970

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This quote is sometimes misattributed to Robert F. Kennedy. It is often paraphrased slightly in a few different ways, including: "You see things as they are and ask, 'Why?' I dream things as they never were and ask, 'Why not?'"