Quotes About Doubt

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes were open and I was alone—terribly alone in a world without God and without man.

I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.

For the first time in my life, I couldn't think of anything I particularly wanted to study or to do. I still had the old idea of being a writer, but that was being, not doing. It didn't say what you were supposed to do.

Atheism is having the weight of doubt lifted, just to be replaced with the weight of mortality.

Our most cultural state is one of total certainty—which is the reason those of us who are most certain are those who are most out of touch with nature (i.e., reality).

Because, you see, the cruel gods are stronger than the kind gods, and they will always beat them in the end. You doubt it? Look at the world, my brother, my sister. And so the spirit of Roth is here with me also, and battles for my soul. And I don't know who will win.

MILO: You must be joking. ANDREW: You would know it if I were.

Truly informed sources rarely expect others to accept their conclusions simply because they assert them.

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

You a Catholic, Harry?" O'Neill asked. "I was. Can't see it any more." "You know something?" O'Neill offered after a pause. "Religion is for punks and old folks. When you're a punk you need it because you don't know any better and it straightens you up. And when you're old you need it for comfort before you check out. But in between it's no good.

They say: "In the long run truth will triumph;" but it is untrue.

When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole oceanthat is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glassesthat is science.

It has been said, 'the truth will make men free.' The truth alone has never made anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation.

You don't understand at all. It doesn't matter what's true and what's a fairy tale. That's not what matters. The dividing lines aren't as straight and simple as you think. - Raka

Life consists of burning up questions.

After so much time he was still searching as he had then, hoping for something he couldn't name but that corroded or undermined his stability of thought, not allowing him real rest, injecting doubt and suspicion into the evident satisfaction or everything he'd achieved

When I believe in nothing I do not want to meet you when you believe in nothing.

Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.

He who does not know how to believe, should not know.

Cuando no me hago daño, temo hacer daño.

Donde hemos puesto algo, siempre creemos que hay algo, aunque no haya nada.

Yo a veces no creo en Dios porque veo que en el mundo a la gente le cuesta mucho ser feliz, y si Dios que pudo hacer el mundo como él quería no lo hizo feliz, es que Dios no es tan poderoso como dice la religión, si es que acaso Dios no existe.