Perplexing Quotations

For Philistines like me, the mysteries of Washington can be both perplexing and wondrous.

The most important issue is clearly not the quality of treatment and care of these prisoners; rather it is the perplexing issue of what we now do with them.

Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.

Written by the ancient Chinese philosopher of the same name, the 'Zhuangzi' is one long perplexing puzzle of a rambling collection of enigmatic short stories. It's a strange feeling to laugh at a joke written by someone in the 4th century B.C.

The pleasing performance has been accompanied by the usual perplexing developments on the regulatory front,

One of the most perplexing political questions of the late 20th century is how new democracies should punish deposed dictators and their associates. Victims cry for justice, but leaders of new regimes must decide to what extent it is possible, moral or prudent to pursue evildoers of the past.

I find it perplexing that Nike didn't come here and say they think the shoes are fake.

That was one of the things that was perplexing about this.

It was very disappointing, ... It was also perplexing that we had so much of the domination, possession and territory and could not make them tell.

The most perplexing form of evil, and especially so for all idealists, is that kind of evil which comes out of our efforts to do good. Perhaps when we try to do good without love, we create evil.

It's kind of been perplexing not to be able to get Matt the at-bats.

It struck me as perplexing that Grady hadn't gotten a chance to manage again. But the more I talked to people who had seen him in the heat of the battle, the more I realized that maybe this is a golden opportunity. Maybe he just didn't find the right place, the right time, the right situation to come back quickly. That happens. So much of this game is timing.

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable

In Cairo this requirement fortunately does not apply, but it is perplexing and penalizes candidates from small parties.

Inability to pay decides for many of us perplexing questions that worry the well-to-do.