Word info

good question

Interjection

Meaning

good question

(informal) An acknowledgement that a question is difficult to answer.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

That is a very good question. I don't know the answer. But can you tell me the name of a classical Greek shoemaker? Arthur Miller

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. John Ciardi

Where did he get jelly beans? That's another good question. More than likely it will never be answered to your complete satisfaction. But then, how many questions ever are? Harlan Ellison

The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering. David Whyte

Where did the world come from? The question has an answer, even though I cannot get to it. It is a good question. It is like a crime that has not been solved. There is an answer, even if police do not know it. Jostein Gaarder

Very good question. (pause) I don't think it's a sin but I don't think it should be done. Donald Trump

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