Skeptical Quotes

190 Skeptical quotes by 166 unique authors

This does not mean that the profession is about to abandon Darwin forever or indorse [sic] my views publicly. The situation remains much as it… — Norman Macbeth
In the midst of my skeptical, cynical, often pessimistic nature exists a slender capacity to believe, if only temporarily, in a guiding, unseen power, and… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Itâ€™s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today when Iâ€™m in… — Greg Graffin
The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical… — Carl Sagan
I've always been skeptical of those television healers who are bald. If I had that gift, that'd be the first thing I'd fix. — Tony Campolo
In practice, the goal of skepticism is not the discovery of truth, but the exposure of other people's errors. It plays a useful role in… — Rupert Sheldrake
We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive, and think that… — Pope Francis
It would be an instructive exercise for the skeptical reader to try to frame a definition of taxation which does not also include theft. Like… — Murray Rothbard
The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them - the sense that we have a monopoly on the… — Carl Sagan
My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind. — William Lyon Phelps
It's natural to be skeptical of a story like Noah. However, the greatest miracle in the Bible is not Noah and the flood. The greatest… — Frank Turek
Some are skeptical. My mom thought the guitar was going to fizzle out in two weeks, that it was just a fad-and that was in… — Jeff Beck
Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. — Rupert Sheldrake
Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life, I am constantly… — Phillip Lopate
As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your… — Andy Stanley
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before. — Jessica Livingston
Doubt is an element of criticism, and the tendency of criticism is necessarily skeptical. — Benjamin Disraeli
The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the 'Mythbusters' heart and there's no small reason that they've embraced us. That's our people. That's… — Adam Savage
I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice. — Mason Cooley
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. — Roger Mudd

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