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Quotes About Doubt

There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
~ Erica Jong
At times I hardly can believe in you. Except this ache, this longing in my gut, this emptiness which theorizes you because if there is emptiness this deep, there must be fullness somewhere.
~ Erica Jong
Who were my fictitious witches and what did they mean? Never ask that of yourself while writing. It may stop you cold. Just trust that if you believe in your characters, others will too. ... Whenever I thought too critically about my work, I couldn't write.
~ Erica Jong
Dieu n'est présent en moi que sous la forme de sa question.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
E?er zeki olmak insan?n bir konudaki fikrinin de?i?ebilmesiyse, o gece ben bunu kan?tlam??t?m.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
W gruncie rzeczy wszystkie wyjaÅ›nienia majÄ… to samo ?ródÅ'o: strach, ?e ?adnego siÄ™ nie znajdzie.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
That day, she became categorically certain of two things: that he annoyed her, profoundly, and, if she could, she would never leave him.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Chi è deluso da Dio è deluso dagli uomini. Chi reclama un Dio onnipotente sogna uomini senza libertà.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
J'ai la foi. Mais ce n'est pas une certitude. C'est juste un espoir.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Solo gli stupidi vivono di certezze
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Od prawdy zawsze wola?am niepewno??.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Wiecie, co czasami myÅ›lÄ™, jaÅ›nie panie? Å»e Bóg mnie nie kocha. (...) - To niemo?liwe. Bóg kocha wszystkie swoje stworzenia. Jego miÅ'o?? dociera do wszystkiego, co stworzyÅ'. - Wobec tego myÅ›laÅ' o czymÅ› innym, gdy mnie stworzyÅ'. MusiaÅ' by? roztargniony. Chwila nieuwagi i sos siÄ™ przypaliÅ'.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Mój ojciec niewÄ…tpliwie cierpiaÅ' z powodu swojego ateizmu, tym bardziej ?e uwielbiana przez niego matka byÅ'a wierzÄ…ca i pewnie marzyÅ', ?eb podziela? jej wiarÄ™... Bez wÄ…tpienia chciaÅ' równie? zachowa? siÄ™ jak hojny ojciec i oznajmi? swojemu dziecku, ?e Bóg istnieje... ByÅ'aby to dobra nowina... ?aska, której nie umiaÅ' przekaza?...
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Jeden przesÄ…d wypiera drugi. KiedyÅ› ludzie wierzyli, bo ich do tego nakÅ'aniano. DziÅ› z tego samego powodu wÄ…tpiÄ…. W obydwu przypadkach wyobra?ajÄ… sobie, ?e myÅ›lÄ…, cho? tylko powtarzajÄ…, prze?uwajÄ… opinie, doktryny dla mas, przekonania, których by? mo?e by nie podzielali, gdyby siÄ™ zastanowili.
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Dostarczenie dowodu nale?y do tego, kto wysuwa twierdzenie. JeÅ›li utrzymujÄ™, ?e centaury istniejÄ…, muszÄ™ poprze? swojÄ… tezÄ™. - KtoÅ›, kto nie chce wierzy?, zawsze wynajduje powody. - KtoÅ›, kto chce wierzy?, równie?!
~ Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
To be loved because of one's merit, because one deserves it, always leaves doubt; maybe I did not please the person whom I want to love me, maybe this, or that - there is always a fear that love could disappear.
~ Erich Fromm
To some people return to religion is the answer, not as an act of faith but in order to escape an intolerable doubt; they make this decision not out of devotion but in search of security.
~ Erich Fromm
What's fascinating about this list is that ten people with a a slew of medals among them decided that the two most important determinants of mental toughness - believing you can achieve a goal and having the ability to pick yourself up after you fail - have nothing whatsoever to do with performance and everything to do with persevering through doubt, disappointment, and other forms of discomfort.
~ Amanda Lang
Gareth) "I am not certain what you hoped to accomplish, madam, but one thing is clear. No one who views this sheet will believe for one moment that I made love to a virgin last night." (Clare) "And just what will they think, sir?" (Gareth) "That I sacrificed one.
~ Amanda Quick
Once you've found that person that you truly love, they'll be in your heart forever. They'll never doubt your love for them because they know, you feel the same way for them.
~ Amber
Lyse, I'm a witch." "Are you high?" It was out of her mouth before Lyse could stop herself. Eleanora raised one pale silver eyebrow. "As a matter of fact, I am.
~ Amber Benson
Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow.
~ Ambrose Bierce
It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
~ Ambrose Bierce
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
~ Ambrose Bierce