Doubt Quotes
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I have a horror of boring someone or, worse still, of someone boring me. I said to my mother when I was seven, 'But, Mums, if it was only my husband and me in the house together, what would we talk about?' I've never wanted to answer my own question, and doubt I'll bother now.
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The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient.
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Let go the things of which you are in doubt for the things in which there is no doubt.
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A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and trust. It is not like a printed page that bears mere words, ambiguous and artful, and whose most believing reader - even whose author, perhaps - must allow in his mind a recess for doubt. A map says to you, 'Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not.' It says, 'I am the earth in the palm of your hand. Without me, you are alone and lost.
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There's no doubt that I do have extremes of mood that are greater than just about anybody else I know.
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I doubt myself a lot. And I'm very, very just overly critical.
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There can be no doubt that the knowledge of logic is of considerable practical importance for everyone who desires to think and infer correctly.
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If I had a choice between the Champions League and the Golden Boot, then of course it would be the Champions League - no doubt the Champions League.
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Working with Ronnie Barker was always a joy and were without doubt some of the best years of my career
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I like to see people doubt me.
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There are very serious reasons to doubt that Jesus was buried decently and that his tomb was discovered to be empty ... Faith is not historical knowledge, and historical knowledge is not faith.
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My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in eternal truths
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I don't need you to agree with me," she said quietly." I'll go away happy with a little bit of doubt. Doubt is good. It's an emotion we can build on. Perhaps if we feed it with curiosity it will blossom into something useful, like suspicion - and action.
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The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out. Sure, there's a lot more living to go, but there isn't much doubt that I'll always be the 'Dilbert guy.' Unless I go on a crime spree, in which case I'll be that stabbin Dilbert guy.
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When you doubt your powers, you power your doubts...
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The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening; the smaller the doubt, the smaller the awakening. No doubt, no awakening.
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Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle: permit us to question - to doubt - to not be sure. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained.
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I'm an adult and I know what power means in the modern world. In the modern world, power is mainly defined by such factors as the economy, defence and cultural influence. I believe that in terms of defence, Russia is without any doubt one of the leaders because we are a nuclear power and our nuclear weapons are perhaps the best in the world.
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There is no doubt that environmentally related diseases will continue to pose problems in the future.
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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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If laser beams can cut through mountains, why should we doubt the power of prayer?
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A map says to you. Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not... I am the earth in the palm of your hand.
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Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
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I doubt if we nuns are really as self-sacrificing as we must seem to be to you who live in the world. We don't give everything for nothing, you know. The mystery plays fair.
