"When in doubt, use brute force."
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"Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths."
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"It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent Theist and an evolutionist. ... I have never been an atheist in the sense of denying the existence of a God."
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"But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?"
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"I doubt not then but innocence shall makeFalse accusation blush, and tyrannyTremble at patience."
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"You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it."
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"To believe fully and at the same moment to have doubts is not at all a contradiction: it presupposes a greater respect for truth, an awareness that truth always goes beyond anything that can be said or done at any given moment."
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"Because that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library."
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"Doubt … is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness."
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"As soon as your dream becomes stronger than your doubts & fears, your dream begins to manifest."
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"If you doubted your fears instead of doubting your dreams, imagine how much in life you'd accomplish."
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"We can know a lot. And still, no doubt, there are rash and wonderful ideas brewing somewhere; there are many surprises yet to come."
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"Today is today, and yesterday is gone. There is no doubt."
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"I hope for an America where no president, no public official, no individual will ever be deemed a greater or lesser American because of religious doubt - or religious belief."
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"Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt."
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"If we didn't live venturously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be depressed, I've no doubt; but already should be faded, fatalistic and aged."
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"If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference."
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"Science is a way to teach how something gets to be known, what is not known, to what extent things are known (for nothing is known absolutely), how to handle doubt and uncertainty, what the rules of evidence are, how to think about things so that judgments can be made, how to distinguish truth from fraud, and from show."
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"Again the important point to remember is that you should keep asking yourself questions. Do not make statements. Ask questions to yourself. The mind hates that."
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"Faith makes you stable and steady. It brings out the totality in you. Consolidation of your energy is faith. Dissemination of energy is doubt."
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