Doubt Quotes · Page 88

“The business of philosophy is to teach man to live in uncertainty... not to reassure him, but to upset him.”

— Lev Shestov

Rob Hall was, without doubt, the most competent guide in mountaineering.

— Jon Krakauer

Normally, when I'm not performing or stealing, I second-guess myself; I have doubts.

— Apollo Robbins

Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible.

— Ambrose Bierce

At last He is healed of his self-doubt. Now what is happening ? He is awakening To his souls ecstasy-sun.

— Sri Chinmoy

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

— George Jean Nathan

Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, float downstream.

— Timothy Leary

From an early age I was very, very fascinated by uncertainty.

— Myron Scholes

I’m the archetype of a disabled genius, or should I say a physically challenged genius, to be politically correct. At least I’m…

— Stephen Hawking

Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there’s music in us. Hope…

— Jack Gilbert

The labour of the farmers, no doubt is of greater value than the financial capacity of the government and non-government institutions which…

— Girma Woldegiorgis

There is no telling to what extremes of cruelty and ruthlessness a man will go when he is freed from the fears,…

— Eric Hoffer

I'm a straight shooter: I'll stand with the people of Montana and President Trump to support Kavanaugh's nomination because there is no…

— Matt Rosendale

That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not…

— Gamaliel Bailey

Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that…

— George Ball

He who has a true idea, knows at that same time that he has a true idea, nor can he doubt concerning…

— Baruch Spinoza

We're all born with the capacity to be our best selves - to be who we really are. Then we hear the…

— Jen Sincero

Our hardware is likely to turn into something like us a lot faster than we are likely to turn into something like…

— William Gibson

We necessarily operate in an environment in which there's a great deal of uncertainty. In such an environment, it makes sense to…

— Janet Yellen

The issue of comparative performances can be regarded as settled to-day, both scientifically and practically. Though differences in attitudes between men and…

— Alva Myrdal

Ponder deep wisdom, dark or clear, Each secret fishy hope or fear. Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond; But is…

— Rupert Brooke

There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers,…

— Dan Barker

I have just been refining the room in which I sit, yet I sometimes doubt that a writer should refine or improve…

— E. B. White

“Abandon certainty! That's life's deepest command. That's what life's all about. We're a probe into the unknown, into the uncertain. Why can't…

— Frank Herbert

“We can all live with doubts. It's the knowing that breaks us. Iron House”

— John Hart

“scepticism by means of classical arguments, the most effective means initially to promote arousal. And,”

— Peter Unger

Knowledge does away with darkness, [anxiety], and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

In their leaders, advisers, and experts, people much prefer overconfidence, total certainty, to any kind of doubt.

— Michael Lewis

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.

— Elbert Hubbard

Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.

— Bill Crawford

“Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism.”

— Amit Kalantri

In a climate of uncertainty and fear, without strong and visionary leadership, people panic.

— Patrick Dodson

A bitter and perplexed "What shall I do?" Is worse to man than worse necessity.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The biggest doubts come in the five minutes after I hit send.

— Robin Hobb

Whenever I doubt the existence of God or the Goddess, I look at horses. Only God could have made a horse.

— Rita Mae Brown

“Insecurity is designed to take away from you. That is why you should never give into it.”

— Shellie R. Warren

Doubt is a necessary precondition tomeaningful action. Fear is the great mover in the end.

— Donald Barthelme

When you see data, doubt [them]! When you see measurements, doubt them!

— Kaoru Ishikawa

“Doubts are the innermost corner of our souls. One must not talk about his doubts, whatever they may be.”

— Albert Camus

When you cast doubt on some bodily function- you don't know how sensitive the body is to that kind of idea.

— Ina May Gaskin