Dogmatism Quote by Niels Bohr

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

— Niels Bohr

“Expressing doubt is how we begin a journey to discover essential truths.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Directly a man begins to say "Yes" without the question "Why?" he becomes a dogmatist, a potential, if not an actual liar.”

— Aleister Crowley

“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, full of unknowns, asking questions but raising possibilities.”

— Florian Armas

Let us be cautious in making assertions and critical in examining them, but tolerant in permitting linguistic forms.

— Rudolf Carnap

“There is also a dog, but he does not understand English,”

— Isabella L. Bird

“Why ask? Why doubt what you cannot help knowing? Why use words when words cannot express what one feels?”

— Leo Tolstoy

“Dogmatism compensates for evidence.”

— Dana Wallace

“I've said that anyone who doesn't contradict himself is a dogmatist, and every dogmatist is a reactionary.”

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Make sure that when you speak, you know that what you are saying is unquestionable. It doesn't leave room for doubt.”

— Rick Johnson

“One must know how to doubt.”

— Alexandre Lacassagne

“But there are some times when words are necessary - when explanations are needed that mere gestures cannot convey.”

— Sarah J. Maas