“The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerability must be hidden, not shared; where competition, not co-operation, is the order of the day; where men sacrifice the possibility of knowing their own children and sharing in their upbringing, for the sake of a job they may have chosen by chance, which may not suit them and which in many cases dominates their lives to the exclusion of much else.” MenWorldMayChildrenJobsOrderChanceCasesKnowingDoubtSacrificePossibilityCompetitionSakeChosenConfusionSuitsOperationsVulnerabilityUpbringingExclusionBleak Author:Anna Ford
“I will tell you, in the case of education, you have to make the investment if youre going to get the return. Theres no doubt about that. Its a proven fact the return is there if you make the investment. It really is about priorities.” IfsFactsCasesDoubtReturnInvestmentPrioritiesNo DoubtProven Author:Jon Tester
“However we select from nature a complex [of phenomena] using the criterion of simplicity, in no case will its theoretical treatment turn out to be forever appropriate (sufficient).... I do not doubt that the day will come when [general relativity], too, will have to yield to another one, for reasons which at present we do not yet surmise. I believe that this process of deepening theory has no limits.” BelieveReasonTurnsI BelieveProcessCasesForeverDoubtAtheismTheoryLimitsComplexesSimplicityPositive AtheismSufficientAppropriateTreatmentYieldTheoreticalCriteriaSelectRelativityGeneral Relativity Author:Albert Einstein
“We cannot begin with complete doubt. We must begin with all the prejudices which we actually have when we enter upon the study ofphilosophy. These prejudices are not to be dispelled by a maxim, for they are things which it does not occur to us can be questioned. A person may, it is true, in the course of his studies, find reason to doubt what he began by believing; but in that case he doubts because he has a positive reason for it, and not on account of the Cartesian maxim. Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts.” BelieveHeartMayPersonsDoeReasonPhilosophyCoursesCasesStudyDoubtAccountsPrejudiceMaxims Author:Charles Sanders Peirce
“In all common ordinary cases, we see intuitively at first view what is out duty, what is the honest part. This is the ground of the observation, that the first thought is often the best. In these cases, doubt and deliberation is itself dishonesty; as it was in Balaam upon the second message.” FirstsViewsCommonCasesDoubtHonestDutyMessagesOrdinaryObservationDishonestyDeliberationBalaam Book:The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ... Source: The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ...
“Yet even the rich have their own kind of suffering, anxiety, doubt, and fear. So in many cases, wealthy people aren't happy! And once those with material wealth encounter small difficulties, their amount of mental suffering is sometimes bigger than it is for those who have faced such difficulties every day.” PeopleKindSometimesSufferingWealthCasesRichDoubtMaterialsAmountAnxietyBiggerDifficultyEncountersWealthyMaterial WealthDoubt And Fear Author:Dalai Lama
“The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out. Sure, there's a lot more living to go, but there isn't much doubt that I'll always be the 'Dilbert guy.' Unless I go on a crime spree, in which case I'll be that stabbin Dilbert guy.” AgeGuyCasesKnowingDoubtCrimeGoes OnAgingDilbert Author:Scott Adams
“You don't doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same sex-marriage laws in different states is politically powerful, do you?... As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case.” I CanDifferentStatesLawPoliticalFallSexSidesPowerfulCasesDoubtFiguresGayGay MarriageYour Side Author:John Roberts
“It's kind of amazing; I don't know anything. It's an interesting way to work where you're living in the moment and making decisions for your character in the moment. You have to go with your gut on everything - try not to over-think things. That tends to make me doubt what I did, but then that's always the case. I'm a worrier. I have to accept that and just be a worrier.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingKindMomentsCharacterDecisionInterestingAcceptingCasesDoubtGutsLive In The MomentMaking DecisionsInteresting Ways Author:Evan Peters
“I confess to considerable doubts about the eventual stability of democracy, unless buttressed by constitutional safeguards and a general climate of opinion which thoroughly understands the case for liberty in general” LibertyOpinionCasesDemocracyDoubtClimateStability Author:Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins
“If a hundred or a thousand people, all of the same age, of the same constitution and habits, were suddenly seized by the same illness, and one half of them were to place themselves under the care of doctors, such as they are in our time, whilst the other half entrusted themselves to Nature and to their own discretion, I have not the slightest doubt that there would be more cases of death amongst the former, and more cases of recovery among the latter.” PeopleIfsWould BeCareAgeHalfCasesDoubtHabitThousandHundredDoctorsConstitutionIllnessRecoveryFormerOur TimeLatterDiscretionOther HalfOne Half Author:Petrarch
“I made a big mistake. There's no doubt about it. But there have been positive testing cases in the past where the offender wasn't attacked to quite the same extent, especially not by other riders.” Has BeensMadeBigsPastMistakeCasesDoubtNo DoubtTestingRidersOffendersBig Mistake Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“I never doubted at all. If you ever doubt then you are in trouble. I never thought: 'I should do this or that in case I don't make it.' I never had a back-up plan.” IfsShouldCasesDoubtPlansTroubleDoubted Author:Kevin Spacey
“There is this trouble about special providences namely, there is so often a doubt as to which party was intended to be the beneficiary. In the case of the children, the bears, and the prophet, the bears got more real satisfaction out of the episode than the prophet did, because they got the children.” ChildrenRealPartyCasesDoubtTroubleSpecialBearsSatisfactionProphetEpisodesProvidenceBeneficiaries Book:The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays
“If you do not know what you're doing stacked on his desk, a dozen colleagues Initially sticks with a large number of papers and pass them. In case of doubt, the way in.” IfsKnowsWayNumbersCasesDoubtPaperSticksDozenDesksColleaguesPapersLarge Numbers Author:Malcolm Forbes
“It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic regimes' such as Saudi Arabia, Iran - and the worst case was the Taliban in Afghanistan - they are pretty authoritarian. No doubt about that.” SecretCasesDoubtMiddleWorstMovementEastNo DoubtIslamicIranAfghanistanRegimesMiddle EastTalibanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:Mustafa Akyol
“As is the case with all original creators, Charles Chaplin's working life was an amalgam of arrogant self-confidence and deflating self-doubt.” SelfCasesDoubtOriginalsCreatorSelf ConfidenceArrogantSelf-doubtWorking LifeChaplin Author:Garson Kanin
“The Bush administration has now provided three case studies in arrogance, isolation and destructiveness: Michael Brown during Hurricane Katrina, Ambassador Jerry Bremer in Baghdad and Secretary Paulson at Treasury. It is a tragic and very expensive legacy. No conservative and no Republican should doubt how much it has hurt our cause and our party.” ShouldThreeCausesHurtPartyCasesStudyDoubtRepublicanConservativeAdministrationLegacyArroganceIsolationExpensiveBrownTragicSecretaryHurricanesJerryAmbassadorsTreasuryBaghdadKatrinaHurricane KatrinaDestructivenessCase Studies Author:Newt Gingrich
“There still aren't enough[ roles for women of color]. And I'd say that's the case, not only for African-American women, but for all women in the Hollywood game. It's just slim pickings, and a very challenging time for us. I think that's why more of us need to work our way behind the camera in order to create roles that really illuminate who women are. We still have room for growth in that area, without a doubt.” ThinkingWayNeedsStillsEnoughOrderGamesGrowthChallengesRoomsBehindsRolesCasesDoubtColorAreasHollywoodCamerasAfrican AmericanSlimAmerican WomanAfrican American WomenChallenging Times Author:Jada Pinkett Smith
“In most cases, negative comments from others are their own fears or insecurity being projected onto you. If you allow them to, these doubts will seep in and throw you off your path. It is important to have positivity around you during this time. Only share your dream with people that you know will support your endeavors.” PeopleIfsKnowsLifeImportantDreamCasesSupportPathDoubtShareNegativePositivityYour DreamsInsecurityEndeavorCommentNegative Comments Author:Allison Maslan
“Doubting what you see is a very odd experience. And doubting what you remember is a little less odd than doubting what you see. But it's also a pretty odd experience, because some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them, and that happens to be the case even for memories that are not true.” LittlesHappensRememberMemoriesCasesDoubtOddCompelling Author:Daniel Kahneman