Skeptical Quotes

190 Skeptical quotes by 166 unique authors

Folks know that while I respect Barack Obama and do not cheap-shot the president, I am very skeptical of his big government, nanny-state philosophy. — Bill O'Reilly
People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that. — Joel Osteen
I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed.… — Joel Osteen
But 'Cuban Linx' was a project that really needed to come, and I really wanted to get it off my chest because I know that… — Raekwon
Be Skeptical, but learn to listen. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense. — Carl Sagan
One, I am skeptical of the effectiveness of nutritional supplements. — Michael Shermer
On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves. — Nate Silver
I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing his… — Gene Simmons
Popular as Keynesian fiscal policy may be, many economists are skeptical that it works. They argue that fine-tuning the economy is a virtually impossible task,… — James Surowiecki
I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most skeptical. You know, I'm very proud of what we've done,… — Sigourney Weaver
We live in a culture that has, for centuries now, cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than one who believes. You… — Dallas Willard
But we are living in a skeptical and, if I may use the phrase, a thought-tormented age; and sometimes I fear that this new generation,… — James Joyce
What is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us… — Carl Sagan
A drop of water is not immortal; it can be resolved into oxygen and hydrogen. If, therefore, a drop of water were to maintain that… — Bertrand Russell
The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government. — Sarah Vowell
We should realize that, if [Socrates] demanded that the wisest men should rule, he clearly stressed that he did not mean the learned men; in… — Karl Popper
Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models… — Warren Buffett
It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind. — Naguib Mahfouz
I am too inquisitive, too skeptical, too arrogant, to let myself be satisfied with an obvious and crass solution of things. God is such an… — Friedrich Nietzsche
At the age of twelve I had an attitude toward life that was to endure, that was to make me seek those areas of living… — Richard Wright
No justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous. Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism.… — C.S. Lewis
Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right… — H. L. Mencken
Think of me as the praying mantis of the supernatural world. Aren't those the bugs that bite the heads off the males? Link looked skeptical.… — Kami Garcia
I'm beginning to be skeptical of my own skepticism. — Lilian Jackson Braun

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