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“There has to be certainty and there has to be clarity. There can't be ambiguity, .. This has to be certain, clear in all respects from all the parties so nobody is in any doubt about what the future holds.”

Certain Party Clear Doubt Clarity Certainty Ambiguity

Author:Tony Blair

“There is no doubt as to what needs to happen. There has to be a complete rejection of the type of terrorist attacks carried out in India.”

Needs Happens Doubt Type India Terrorist Rejection No Doubt Terrorist Attacks

Author:Tony Blair

“And, to all married men, be this a caution, Which they should duly tender as their life, Neither to doat too much, nor doubt a wife.”

Men Should Doubt Too Much Wife Married Caution Matrimony Married Man

Book:Dramatic Works: The renegado. The picture. The fatal dowry. The emperor of the East. The maid of honour

Source: Dramatic Works: The renegado. The picture. The fatal dowry. The emperor of the East. The maid of honour

“Faith is the readiness to reveal whatever is concealed. You don't have to conceal doubts by putting on patches of self-confirmation. The readiness to be exposed seems to make the difference between ego's approach to spirituality and an enlightened one.”

Self Seems Faith Spirituality Differences Doubt Ego Approach Enlightened Exposed Patches Concealed Readiness Confirmation

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened before it can be called into battle, so on the other we do not doubt that as much enlightenment as possible must be produced with oral and printed agitation.”

Ifs Sides Doubt Battle Enlightenment Illusion Enlightened Printed Harbors Proletariat Agitation

Author:Johann Most

“Profound, bottomless self-doubt - it has no value - what's the point? In a way, it takes up as much time as anything else.”

Way Self Values Doubt Profound Self-doubt

Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

“The writing itself is no big deal. The editing, and even more than that, the self-doubt, is excruciatingly impossible.”

Writing Self Bigs Deals Doubt Impossible Editing Big Deal Self-doubt

Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

“Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.”

Doubt Charm Doubted

Author:Dante Alighieri

“I know very well what I am about and that my skies have not been neglected, though they often failed in execution - and often no doubt from over anxiety about them.”

Knows Wells Doubt Sky Anxiety No Doubt Execution Neglected

Book:Constable: paintings, drawings and watercolours

Source: Constable: paintings, drawings and watercolours

“There can be no doubt but that he who has the most materials has the greatest means of invention.”

Mean Doubt Materials Invention No Doubt

Book:The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Source: The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds

“When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.”

Action Doubt

Author:Zoroaster

“Any day above ground is a good one. A woman's beauty is her inherent ability to better a man in every way. My father, now in heaven, is the watcher of birds. And his eye is on his sparrow. God, in his great silence, is still there. Of that I haven't a single doubt. Music is the balm that heals the ache of a forlorn star.”

Men Way Stills Eye Father Heaven Stars Ability Silence Doubt Havens Music Is Bird Heal His Eyes Inherent Silence Is Ache Sparrows Watchers Forlorn Women's Beauty

Author:Donald E. Williams, Jr.

“Once we've made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness.”

Ifs Made Decision Doubt Efficient Efficiency Correctness

Author:John Cleese

“To the medieval mind the possibility of doubt did not exist.”

Mind Doubt Possibility Medieval

Author:William Manchester

“There is no doubt that constitutional freedoms will never be abolished in one fell swoop, for the American people cherish their freedoms, and would not tolerate such a loss if they could perceive it. But the erosion of freedom rarely comes as an all-out frontal assault but rather as a gradual, noxious creeping, cloaked in secrecy, and glossed over by reassurances of greater security.”

People Ifs Loss Doubt Greater Security Perceive No Doubt Cherish Tolerate Assault Secrecy Reassurance Erosion

Author:Robert Byrd

“Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt.”

Joy Grows Doubt Sorrow Height

Author:Alice Hegan Rice

“Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure.”

Doubt Pathways Power Of Thought Doubt And Fear

Author:Bryan Adams

“Doubts are death. Doubts are the dry rot of life.”

Doubt Dry

Author:Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

“Be sober, and to doubt prepense, These are the sinews of good sense.”

Doubt Sober Good Sense

Author:Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

“I am against: general ideas / the nude / the appropriation of images / the mystification of the untitled / the glorification of artistic doubt / the fuzzy edges of sensitivity / old sins / and useless guilt.”

Ideas Sin Doubt Guilt Edges Complaining Artistic Useless Sensitivity Appropriation Fuzzy Glorification

Author:Marlene Dumas

“Look, I don't know whether God exists. I don't know that. And I tell you one thing, I am not frightened of my beliefs. If there is a God who is threatening me with damnation because I don't believe in Him, so be it. I've lived my life in conscience, and I will suffer damnation willingly in conscience against a tyrannical God who would damn me because, on the basis of the intelligence He gave me, I have come to a conclusion doubting His existence, and I will continue to be a skeptic all of my life.”

“Doubt tempers belief with sanity.”

Belief Doubt Sanity Temper

Book:Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances

Source: Remote Control: Power, Cultures, and the World of Appearances

“This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.”

Humans Character Might Certain Literature Existence Fiction Doubt Folks Fairy Imaginary Casting Faerie Unwise

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Doubts must be resolved alone within the soul. Otherwise one would profane one's own powerful solution.”

Soul Powerful Doubt Solutions Profane

Author:Wassily Kandinsky

“In every painting a whole is mysteriously enclosed, a whole life of tortures, doubts, of hours of enthusiasm and inspiration.”

Whole Inspiration Hours Doubt Painting Whole Life Enthusiasm Torture

Book:Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

Source: Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular

“When I was young, I was just about hard work. But as I got older, I did experience anxiety, doubt, judgment, and it's so easy to lose yourself for a second.”

Hard Young Easy Loses Doubt Hard Work Anxiety Judgment Losing Yourself

Author:Jennifer Lopez

“Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration.”

Powerful Doubt Subjects Effects Mines Periods Discovery Gold No Doubt Silver Duration Fluctuation Gold And Silver

Book:The Works of David Ricardo ...

Source: The Works of David Ricardo ...

“Certainty sees things in restrictive, protective, aggressive ways, and thus isn't seeing at all.”

Way Doubt Seeing Certainty Aggressive Protective

Author:Jerry Saltz

“Keep feeding your faith until your doubts starves to death.”

Doubt Feeding

Author:Navjot Singh Sidhu

“He who dallies is a dastard, He who doubts is damned.”

Doubt

Author:Edmond Hoyle

“The secrecy that shrouded the vote counting by the special election committee cast doubts on the results and lacks transparency.”

Results Doubt Special Vote Election Casts Committees Secrecy Counting Transparency

Author:Hosni Mubarak

“As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.”

World Force Doubt Members Benefits Training Advantage No Doubt Temperance Armed Forces

Author:William Lyon Mackenzie King

“Doubts are suppressed by groups... But remember that the internal incentives that shape how the group perceives risks and rewards may be very different from the reality of the risks and rewards in the external marketplace. Those incentives can distort risk perception.”

May Different Reality Remember Doubt Risk Groups Shapes Perception Rewards Perceive Internals Incentives Marketplace Risk And Reward

Author:Daniel Kahneman

“I have no doubt that aggressively going after wrongdoing can result in real improvement. Fewer wrongdoers in city government means more honest employees; it means better city services; it means more efficient government. And punishing wrongdoing can have a strong ripple effect that deters others from going down the wrong path.”

Mean Real Government Strong Results Cities Path Doubt Effects Honest Improvement No Doubt Employee Fewer Efficient Aggression Ripple Wrongdoing Wrong Path Ripple Effect City Government

Author:David Hoffman

“Ambiguity is necessary in some of my stories, not in all. In those, it certainly contributes to the richness of the story. I doubt that thematic closure is never attainable.”

Stories Doubt Richness Ambiguity Closure Thematic

Author:Gene Wolfe

“In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets.”

Fear Doubt Worst Prophet

Author:Statius

“Do I doubt the painting I've just painted because it is not right or because I can never like what I do?”

I Can Doubt Painting Because I Can

Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Self Hours Doubt Anxiety Exhausted Exhaustion Self-doubt Procrastinating

Book:The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance

Source: The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance

“Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of course, play a useful role on the supply side.”

Wells Play Facts Courses Energy Sides Roles Doubt Greater Higher No Doubt Efficiency Conservation Energy Efficiency

Author:John W. Snow

“They say one of the greatest forms of flattery is for your son to follow in your footsteps. And so I enjoy that greatest form of flattery, without a doubt.”

Form Enjoy Doubt Son Flattery Footsteps Your Son

Author:Dennis Franchione

“Doubt is always accompanied by a pervasive cynicism that unconsciously puts a negative spin on whatever it touches.”

Doubt Negative Cynicism

Author:Adyashanti

“No doubt, in complete abstraction one has a feeling of a great shock, if not an explosion, and in approaching the real, one feels health and truth restored.”

Ifs Feels Real Feelings Doubt No Doubt Shock Abstraction Explosions Real Ones

Author:Jean Helion

“I am really excited about Battle of the Stars, the line-up looks fantastic. I've no doubt that despite their fame my hand holding will still be in high demand as they take on the judges often harsh words. Lets just hope I'm not having to mop up too many tears!”

Looks Stills Hands Stars Lines Doubt Tears Judging Battle Fame Demand Excited Despite Fantastic No Doubt Harsh Hand Holding Harsh Words

Author:Kate Thornton

“Working with Ronnie Barker was always a joy and were without doubt some of the best years of my career”

Years Joy Careers Doubt Best Year

Author:David Jason

“The really great visual experience today is to fly over a huge city and look down into the night. It's like a tremendous jubilant Christmas tree. You just feel life is worth living when you come down you may have some doubts.”

Feels Looks May Today Life Is Night Cities Doubt Progress Tree Huge Visuals Really Great Worth Living Christmas Tree Life Is Worth Living

Author:Gyorgy Kepes

“There is no doubt that God will never be wanting to us, provided that He finds in us that humility which makes us worthy of His gifts, the desire of possessing them, and the promptitude to co-operate industriously with the graces He gives us.”

Giving Desire Doubt Grace Humility Worthy Gods Will No Doubt Possessing

Author:Ignatius of Loyola

“Good infantry is without doubt the sinews of an army; but if it has to fight a long time against very superior artillery, it will become demoralized and will be destroyed.”

Ifs Long War Fighting Doubt Long Time Army Superiors Destroyed Artillery Infantry Demoralized

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.”

Inspiration Practice Doubt Meditation Anxiety Avarice Meditating Meditation Practice Doubt Me Restless Mind

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“A man's doubts and fears are his worst enemies.”

Men Enemy Doubt Worst Failure Worst Enemy Doubt And Fear

Author:William Wrigley, Jr.

“The greatest secret for eliminating the infirmity complex, which is another term for deep and profound self-doubt, is to fill your mind to overflowing faith. Develop a tremendous faith in God and that will give you a humble yet soundly realistic faith in yourself.”

Giving Mind Self Term Secret Doubt Profound Complexes Humble Realistic Faith In God Eliminating Self-doubt Faith In Yourself Infirmity

Author:Norman Vincent Peale

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