Skeptical Quotes

190 quotes by 169 authors

The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a… — Frank Abagnale
Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society? — Honore de Balzac
I'm skeptical of any mission that has advertisers at its centerpiece. — Jeff Bezos
I'm skeptical that the novel will be 're-invented.' — Jeff Bezos
I'm as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes - and I will dare to say to you that I don't think of… — Bono
I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view. — Dan Brown
The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them… — William Jennings Bryan
I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. — Arthur C. Clarke
Although individuals may be highly intelligent, they are sometimes dogged by skepticism and doubts. They are clever, but they tend to be hesitant and skeptical… — Dalai Lama
Basically, the Buddhist attitude is that you should not accept certain things through sheer faith. And for that you need a skeptical attitude. Buddha himself… — Dalai Lama
Anyone working for a big company might be skeptical that a large business, or even a strictly online business, can form the same kind of… — Gary Vaynerchuk
I am deeply skeptical of re-entering into Iraq's civil war. — John Garamendi
At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes-an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they… — Carl Sagan
Do not allow yourselves to be deceived: Great Minds are Skeptical. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Characteristically skeptical of the idea that living things would faithfully follow mathematical formulas, [Robert Harper] seized upon factors in corn which seemed to blend in… — Charles Thom
The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical. . . . Any man who for one moment abandons or suspends the questioning spirit… — Bergen Evans
The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts. — Bergen Evans
Since I am no longer affiliated with any organization nor receiving any funding, I can speak quite frankly....As a scientist I remain skeptical. — Joanne Simpson
Scientists like Bjorn Lomborg in The Skeptical Environmentalist have, in my opinion, properly nailed environmental extremists for these exaggerated scenarios. — Michael Shermer
Men and women cannot rest content with a superficial and unquestioning exchange of skeptical opinions and experiences of life - all of us are in… — Pope Benedict XVI

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