--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I still doubt it will work.\" \"You'd doubt…" description: "\"I still doubt it will work.\" \"You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day,\" Raoden said with a smile.\" — Brandon Sanderson" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg" --- # I still doubt it will work." "You'd doubt the sun's rising… ![“I still doubt it will work." "You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden said with a smile.” quote by Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg) > “I still doubt it will work." "You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day," Raoden said with a smile.” [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Doubt is natural, but evidence shows consistency, so confidence grows with repeated proof. **In simple terms:** Doubt fades when proof repeats. Key Takeaway Seek evidence before doubting. Themes skepticism confidence learning Mood thoughtful analytical Type philosophical motivational When to use this quote - daily decisions - scientific research - personal growth - risk assessment Key Concepts probability empirical validation Questions to Reflect On - How can you test this belief? - What evidence would change your mind? A Different Perspective Repeated doubt can paralyze action if not addressed. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/) [Doubt Sun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt-sun-2634389/) [Doubt Work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt-work-233419/) [Each day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/each-day/) [Light](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/light/) [Proven wrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/proven-wrong/) [Raoden Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/raoden-said-568936/) [Rising](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rising/) [Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said/) [Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stills/) [Sun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sun/) [Sun Rising](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sun-rising/) ## Related quotes > [“Raoden regarded himself in a small piece of polished steel. His shirt was yellow dyed with blue stripes, his trousers were bright red, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/raoden-regarded-himself-in-a-small-piece-of-polished-steel-his-shirt/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [I often wonder if there are any successful people who are truly satisfied. I doubt my work daily and that makes me strive to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-often-wonder-if-there-are-any-successful-people-who-are-truly/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Believe where others doubt... Work where others refuse.. Save Where others waste.. Stay where others Quit and you will win where others lose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/believe-where-others-doubt-work-where-others-refuse-save-where-others/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/doubt-thou-the-stars-are-fire-doubt-that-the-sun-doth-move-doubt/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [“It’s funny how you doubt yourself through and through, when the sun and the moon are parabolically on a pilgrimage, encircling the Mecca of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-tyrone-jones/it-s-funny-how-you-doubt-yourself-through-and-through-when-the-sun/) [Curtis Tyrone Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-tyrone-jones/) > [“Doubt thou the stars are fiew, Doubt the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar But never doubt I love." -Fern”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-harmon/doubt-thou-the-stars-are-fiew-doubt-the-sun-doth-move-doubt-truth-to/) [Amy Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-harmon/) > [The number 1 thing that I don't want to see in a story is when characters exist simply to be proven wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/the-number-1-thing-that-i-don-t-want-to-see-in-a-story-is-when/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [I'd like to be proven wrong on the difficulty of handling the medical side-effects of long term exposure to deep space (both microgravity induced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-stross/i-d-like-to-be-proven-wrong-on-the-difficulty-of-handling-the-medical/) [Charles Stross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-stross/) > [“It was just a rat. And she had no interest—none—in being proven wrong right now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/it-was-just-a-rat-and-she-had-no-interest-none-in-being-proven-wrong/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [I firmly believe the world will sort itself out in the end. Believe it with me. At least none of us will be around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-wilde/i-firmly-believe-the-world-will-sort-itself-out-in-the-end-believe-it/) [Stuart Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-wilde/) > [As more and more citizens express what they think, and defend it in writing, that will change the way people understand public issues. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/as-more-and-more-citizens-express-what-they-think-and-defend-it-in/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) > [“People hate to be proven wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-philosopher-dj-kyos/people-hate-to-be-proven-wrong/) [De philosopher DJ Kyos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-philosopher-dj-kyos/) > [Good science is all about following the data as it shows up and letting yourself be proven wrong, and letting everything change while you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-skloot/good-science-is-all-about-following-the-data-as-it-shows-up-and/) [Rebecca Skloot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-skloot/) > [“Every day I’m convinced that I can’t possibly love you more… and every day I’m proven wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/every-day-i-m-convinced-that-i-can-t-possibly-love-you-more-and-every/) [Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/) > [We'll fund a project even if I'm skeptical because I'd rather be proven wrong by somebody on the inside than by somebody on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/we-ll-fund-a-project-even-if-i-m-skeptical-because-i-d-rather-be/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) ## More by Brandon Sanderson > [“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-ll-admit-jasnah-that-i-empathize-with-your-skepticism-but-i-don-t/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/they-say-a-man-doesn-t-know-himself-until-he-faces-death-for-the/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-wasn-t-a-nerd-mind-you-but-i-d-spent-a-lot-of-my-youth-studying/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic—in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/why-elend-that-s-almost-romantic-in-a-twisted-i-m-going-to-make-my/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“And...how much are we getting paid for achieving the impossible?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/and-how-much-are-we-getting-paid-for-achieving-the-impossible/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“Elantris was the one place where she could remember feeling unconditional acceptance. She had not been a princess, she had been something far better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/elantris-was-the-one-place-where-she-could-remember-feeling/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/elend-smiled-oh-come-on-you-have-to-admit-that-you-re-unusual-vin-you/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/that-is-always-how-it-is-though-isn-t-it-shuden-asked-those-who-can/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“He says he’s letting the Stormfather judge you,” Moash added. “Jezerezeh, king of Heralds. He says that if you deserve to live, you will….”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/he-says-he-s-letting-the-stormfather-judge-you-moash-added-jezerezeh/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“The stories say the Nightwatcher might be capable of that. . . . Powerful spren. Vast spren.’ ‘Is he calling me vast?’ Syl said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/the-stories-say-the-nightwatcher-might-be-capable-of-that-powerful/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/but-the-mark-of-a-great-man-is-one-who-knows-when-to-set-aside-the/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“My life to yours. My breath beecome yours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/my-life-to-yours-my-breath-beecome-yours/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“If you're always on time, it implies that you never have anything better you should be doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/if-you-re-always-on-time-it-implies-that-you-never-have-anything/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [You are inexperienced. So was I, once. So is every man. The measure of a person is not how much they have lived. .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/you-are-inexperienced-so-was-i-once-so-is-every-man-the-measure-of-a/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) > [“So I should not hate Adolin Kholin for wielding a corpse!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/so-i-should-not-hate-adolin-kholin-for-wielding-a-corpse/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) [Explore all 1,238 Brandon Sanderson quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) ## More Doubt quotes > [I put myself in the student's place and remember the frustrations, doubts, determination, and desires I felt when I was going through the initial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-martinez/i-put-myself-in-the-student-s-place-and-remember-the-frustrations/) [Ted Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-martinez/) > [Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/because-of-the-womb-being-a-central-phenomenon-in-the-feminine-body/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) > [I don't doubt that straight white men have identity issues and identity complexes and struggle with defining themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-simien/i-don-t-doubt-that-straight-white-men-have-identity-issues-and/) [Justin Simien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-simien/) > [“Where there is doubt (shanka), there is misery. The moment one begins to doubt the knowledge that, 'I am Chandubhai,' misery arises. Once one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/where-there-is-doubt-shanka-there-is-misery-the-moment-one-begins-to/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) > [We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/we-know-accurately-only-when-we-know-little-with-knowledge-doubt/) [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/) > [There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100%](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masai-ujiri/there-is-no-doubt-in-my-mind-and-i-know-in-my-time-there-will-be-a/) [Masai Ujiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masai-ujiri/) > [How could you feel worthless when God has honoured you by creating you and choosing you to be with Him, in this life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmin-mogahed/how-could-you-feel-worthless-when-god-has-honoured-you-by-creating/) [Yasmin Mogahed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmin-mogahed/) > [“Let no one hope to find in contemplation an escape from conflict, from anguish or from doubt. On the contrary, the deep, inexpressible certitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/let-no-one-hope-to-find-in-contemplation-an-escape-from-conflict-from/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) > [“Two powerful, little words I've learned to use when facing challenges, fears, and doubts— so what? ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-e-goodrich/two-powerful-little-words-i-ve-learned-to-use-when-facing-challenges/) [Richelle E. Goodrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-e-goodrich/) > [For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/for-diplomacy-to-be-effective-words-must-be-credible-and-no-one-can/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [Vision motivates, sustains and dispels doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-young/vision-motivates-sustains-and-dispels-doubt/) [Thomas Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-young/) > [One may not doubt that, somehow Good Shall come of Water and of Mud; And sure, the reverent eye must see A purpose in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-brooke/one-may-not-doubt-that-somehow-good-shall-come-of-water-and-of-mud/) [Rupert Brooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-brooke/) > [Let smiles overshadow sadness. Let faith make you believe. Let confidence wash away doubts. Let love complete your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/let-smiles-overshadow-sadness-let-faith-make-you-believe-let/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) > [When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-chapman/when-in-doubt-suggest-that-a-subcommittee-be-appointed/) [Harry Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-chapman/) > [“Those who contemplate never escape the doubt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henning-mankell/those-who-contemplate-never-escape-the-doubt/) [Henning Mankell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henning-mankell/) [Browse all 9,582 Doubt quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still doubt it will work.\" \"You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day,\" Raoden said with a smile.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Sanderson" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-the-sun-s-rising-if-you-weren/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Doubt" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-the-sun-s-rising-if-you-weren/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/brandon-sanderson-112_doubt_i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-t_787422.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I still doubt it will work.\" \"You'd doubt the sun's rising if you weren't proven wrong each day,\" Raoden…” — Brandon Sanderson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Brandon Sanderson", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I still doubt it will work.\"...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-the-sun-s-rising-if-you-weren/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/i-still-doubt-it-will-work-you-d-doubt-the-sun-s-rising-if-you-weren/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```