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The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Every person who has mastered a profession is a skeptic concerning it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing his attention on the woman, and not what's on the stove. ↗

— Gene Simmons

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Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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Bertrand Russell declared that, in case he met God, he would say to Him, "Sir, you did not give us enough information." I would add to that, "All the same, Sir, I'm not persuaded that we did the best we could with the information we had. Toward the end there, anyway, we had tons of information. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness. ↗

— George Santayana

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Excuse me if I feel skeptical,' I said. 'Coach's foot fell off. How exactly do you propose to cure that? Superglue? ↗

— Carrie Harris

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