Indifference in religion is more fatal than skepticism. There is no pulse in indifference; skepticism may have warm blood. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
People confuse the word cynicism with the word skepticism. One is “you’re not gonna pay attention to anything, think everything’s screwed up,… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
“All Hellenistic schools seem to define [wisdom] in approximately the same terms: first and foremost, as a state of perfect peace of… — Pierre Hadot Copy Share Image
“The genius of cynicism is that it is a voice in your ear it does not usually hang around long enough to… — Dick Keyes Copy Share Image
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
We, especially those of us in depoliticized and pacified societies, need to cast a colder eye at our self-perceptions, now and in… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
There is no skepticism without science and the scientific method. It's about how we know what we know. — Steven Novella Copy Share Image
One does not have to be a 'climate change denier' to see that a degree of skepticism about the present consensus might… — Colin Robinson Copy Share Image
The conduct of a man, who studies philosophy in this careless manner, is more truly sceptical than that of any one, who… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“Believing everyone is dangerous, but believing nobody is more dangerous.” — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The permanent mental attitude which the sensitive intelligence derives from philosophy is an attitude that combines extreme reverence with limitless skepticism. — John Cowper Powys Copy Share Image
“[On scientist Carl Friedrich Gauss] [Carl Friedrich] Gauss told his friend Rudolf Wagner, a professor of biology at Gottingen University, that he… — Gerhard Falk Copy Share Image
Nothing shall warp me from the belief that every man is a lover of truth. There is no pure lie, no pure… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is desperately needed... is the skepticism and the sense of history that a liberal arts education provides. — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
We should keep in mind that it is easy to concoct stories explaining the past or to become confident about dubious scenarios… — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
You must develop the habit of skepticism, not swallow every piece of superstition you are told by witch-doctors and professors. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
It is assumed that the skeptic has no bias; whereas he has a very obvious bias in favour of skepticism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine.… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The skepticism that has grown up about elites is totally justified. Since 2008, no one has gone to jail on Wall Street… — Katty Kay Copy Share Image
Russia's assertiveness in global affairs is something I look upon with great concern, which we need to address with eyes wide open… — Dan Coats Copy Share Image
We should distinguish carefully skepticism about Big Government from contempt for all government. — Mitch Daniels Copy Share Image
