Quotes About Doubt

When reading fiction, we cannot automatically assume that what we read is fact.

It is pretty clear that they are ineffective in stopping the course of thought at present, but they have not always been so in the past and we cannot be sure that they will not be so in the future.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error.

Some people tend to believe that I'm a strong believer, a strong Christian, but that's not true. I'm not a strong believer. I'm very weak.

Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would be offended at the suggestion.

For six years, from 1985 to 1991, I felt pretty weak and useless.

I used to consider myself weak.

There is no future for me as a closing pitcher.

On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%.

A search for truth seems to me to be full of pitfalls. We all have different understandings of what truth is, and we'll each believe - or we are in danger of each believing - that our truth is the one and only absolute truth, which is why I say it's full of pitfalls.

I think one of the pitfalls of doing your own music is that sometimes you can never be satisfied with it: you're afraid to say that it's done, and you keep reworking it or re-recording it or re-writing it.

The plain fact is that there are no conclusions.

If you don't have a tonne of optimism, you're not going to make it... you won't be able to evangelise to everyone else. On the other hand, if you aren't constantly paranoid about what can go wrong and put plans in place, then you're going to get bitten at some point.

I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me that I wasn't going to make it.

Someone like Shane Warne played the game on and off the field really well and got into guys' heads. Even though he couldn't bounce you and hurt you physically, he was verbally aggressive and would let you know he'd get you out. He made batsmen doubt themselves. I learned from players like him and made a point of incorporating it into my own game.

Leading a group of players who want to win is much easier than leading a group that doubt themselves, aren't committed or are divided.

During the playoffs, some players have more second-guessing and outright doubt to deal with than others.

I think that type of mindset, no matter if you're 16-0, you're rolling through the playoffs, no matter what the situation is, there's always going to be somebody that's doubting you or saying something about you. I think for certain guys individually, it may be something that kind of gives you that extra kick.

I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it.

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.

I never wanted to be a playwright.

Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

Some people have never fancied me, but there have been plenty others who have backed me.