Skepticism Quotes

295 quotes by 225 authors

No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily… — Muriel Spark
Skepticism is a religion very rich in evangelists but very short on saviors. — Robert Breault
All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged… — Ellen Goodman
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer. — George Santayana
Let the greatest part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest, lest the greater part of what thou believest… — Francis Quarles
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, -- luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, -- are constant. The civilization… — Cyril Connolly
Investors should start with a view of skepticism. They should become intellectual investors rather than emotional investors. They should be careful, and they should be… — Arthur Levitt Jr
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. — Paul Davies
The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy. — Mary Catherine Bateson
We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls… — Alexander Herzen
Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America… — Robert MacNeil
I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field… — Tim Ferriss
I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the… — Tim Ferriss
Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history. — Samuel Eliot Morison
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds. — John Ortberg
What is desperately needed... is the skepticism and the sense of history that a liberal arts education provides. — Felix Rohatyn
I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of boldness in using… — David Plotz
To believe in luck ... is skepticism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Skepticism means, not intellectual doubt alone, but moral doubt. — Thomas Carlyle
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn. — Isaac Asimov

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