Skepticism Quotes

295 quotes by 221 authors

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. — Jean-Paul Sartre
Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what. — Michael Shermer
I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil. — Nate Silver
On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity. — Adam Smith
Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism. — David Suzuki
The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has… — Miguel de Unamuno
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. — Voltaire
The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent in a hitherto virgin soil. — Simone Weil
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government. — George Will
I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism. — Greg Graffin
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. — Albert Einstein
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown — H P Lovecraft
I am no fan of books. And chances are, if you're reading this, you and I share a healthy skepticism about the printed word. Well,… — Stephen Colbert
Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism. — Blaise Pascal
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man… — Thomas Jefferson
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically. — Vincent Van Gogh
We wish to find the truth, no matter where it lies. But to find the truth we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not… — Carl Sagan
I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs. — Sam Harris
Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are… — Albert Camus
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may… — Carl Sagan

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