Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense.
Carl Sagan
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Even the Lord had skeptical members of His party.
Richard J. Daley
People were skeptical at first. They got burnt once already.
Duane Coverdale
I was skeptical that the increase (in hurricane intensity) would be sufficient to observe by now ... (but) the increase has been much more than we would have guessed.
Kerry Emanuel
We maintain a list of hundreds of scientists who are skeptical of Darwinian evolution because of the unresolved scientific problems with the theory, not because of any so-called religious motivation.
Bruce Chapman
Now that the world economy is on firmer footing, investors have grown skeptical that rapid growth can coexist with tame inflation.
Adam Blankman
It turned out he had been skeptical and wanted to have them talk in front of a therapist.
William Doherty
Maybe I was cast into a different role (in Montreal) and it seemed to follow me around wherever I went, ... Everyone is skeptical until you produce. It's up to me from this point forward. I'm going to get an opportunity to maybe take on a bigger role leadership-wise and offensively.
Darcy Tucker
President Bush said yesterday that it was appropriate for the White House to invoke Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers's religion in making the case for her to skeptical conservatives, triggering a debate over what role, if any, her evangelical faith should play in the confirmation battle.
Peter Baker
We have been very skeptical of guest worker programs.
Denise Mitchell
I was skeptical that Boyd would be able to deliver. Bob has made a major believer out of me. He has proven more than once that he knows how to put together a team.
Dennis Forst
David's done a great job with this horse ... I was skeptical and I've had many years of experience with different trainers but he proved me wrong again.
Craig Williams
She was not a resistance fighter, yet she was skeptical of socialism; but then she went ahead and joined the Communist youth party. She's not open about her life's choices.
Gerd Langguth
Evolution has not been proven, ... There are a growing number of scientists who are skeptical about Darwinism.
Larry Taylor
They tell me I'm going to be able to continue to farm, but I'm skeptical.
Joe Leveroni
We're fully aware that many Arab consumers remain skeptical about our products, so we plan to adjust certain parts of our marketing.
Finn Hansen
Our people don't usually need to come in the home so there's usually not a need for us to be doing that. We don't collect money in the field so if anybody approaches the house or approaches you with those kind of stories be sure to be a little skeptical.
John Kraft
They still are skeptical. Across the board, whether she's a rookie or the most experienced fire service woman, when a woman walks through a door she has to prove she can do that job. When a man walks through the door, it's assumed he can do that job and has to prove that he can't.
Colleen Walz
The sense I get from this is that the American public has become far more skeptical about what is happening in Iraq.
Christopher Whitney
I believe the assessment that if we pull out it will leave an unsettled situation that is bad for the neighborhood and bad for us. Therefore I'd be willing to stay longer if I believed what we're doing would lead to progress in six to 12 months. But I have not seen that evidence, so I'm skeptical that it will. . . . So it may be what we're pursuing, if not effective, then there's no point to it.
William J. Perry
You can only imagine what went through this gentleman's mind. Initially he was skeptical. After I was able to meet him in person, I think he realized we were for real.
Sgt. Brooks Long
All of a sudden it went from being a place that was really skeptical about filming to a place that, like, would do anything. They really did go completely out of their way.
Gregg Kavet
Given his experience with mergers there is a lot of speculation that he will go in there and do a big deal, ... but we're a bit skeptical of that.
Mark Thomas
That's totally unrelated to the issue at hand and makes us skeptical about just how sincere they are to come to a conclusion over their abduction of our people.
Kunio Umeda
It's never going to be as showy as in America. The voters understand it's part of a show ... but they know not to mix more politics and show business. The Germans are more fact-based and skeptical.
Michael Spreng
The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.
William Jennings Bryan
We are supportive of Vodafone, but on the information currently available, we are skeptical as to whether the deal at the prices talked about will generate an acceptable financial return.
David Cumming
Americans are quite skeptical about the goal of promoting democracy. People feel it's a desirable goal, but, from a commonsense point of view, both Republicans and Democrats have come to the conclusion that democracy is something that countries can only come to on their own.
Daniel Yankelovich
Utility representatives will not show up at your door unannounced and will not ask for banking information in unsolicited phone calls. If you get a request for personal information that leaves you skeptical, contact my office and we can help determine if the call was legitimate.
Mike Beebe
I'd like to see guidance on 2006 that ties all this together. I'm still somewhat skeptical of the degree of cost savings.
Pete Hastings
To be honest, I was quite skeptical.
Allan Reid
I'm skeptical that enterprise customers are as attractive as Wall Street assumes.
Patrick Brogan
Consumers are skeptical. It's a stretch to think that a pill cures all those symptoms.
Lynn Dornblaser
People have been skeptical about me as big as I am. I think I'm starting to prove that I can play shortstop.
Stephen Englund
Will we be a success? I don't know. Everybody is going to be skeptical and I don't get into that. As coach, you do one thing: You win games.
Jason Gibson
I am skeptical that this time will be different.
Rory Robertson
We're a little bit skeptical. We've done a lot of borrowing in the last few years.
David Dring
In the beginning I was a bit skeptical. But then I saw how dedicated they were to the project.
Antonio Santillo
I think we're likely to enter into an era where the court is more skeptical and will strike down campaign finance rules.
Richard Hasen
It's a pretty scientific group, a pretty skeptical group.
Julia Brown
We are skeptical on the quick rise in yields as nothing has fundamentally changed in the past few weeks. The bias is for yields to go downward.
Thomas Lam
He had no substantial reporting role at all. I think he knew about the story, and I believe he was very skeptical, just from chatting with him, about the possibility that Jiang would resign.
Joseph Kahn
I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
One of the reasons I've been able to make it work is because I'm very sympathetic with the character. He's a seeker for answers and for something to believe in. He's skeptical. He's dubious and he's been burnt and I've been all those things.
Terry O'quinn
Consumers are very skeptical and don't use these scorecards as often as they should.
Ray Werntz
I am enormously skeptical that the Serbs are ready to negotiate, or more importantly, the Serbs that we are talking about here are the Serbs of Belgrade. (Bosnian Serb leader Slobodan) Milosevic, we have not heard from because the administration refused to directly negotiate with the Bosnian Serbs.
Daniel Goure
When the change was made in 1972, we were all very skeptical.
Taylor Bell
Without any scientific data, one has to be very, very skeptical.
Robert Lanza
Turks are a proud people. Countries like France think we are begging them to join the EU, but the reality is that we will just turn in on ourselves, become skeptical or just lose interest.
Burak Turna
We were very skeptical about (the roundabouts') ability to solve the traffic and safety issues.
Jody Jones
The most important aspect as you go up in price is you get the spring-loaded model, which takes some of the shock off your elbows and shoulders, and they get lighter. It's like anything else: People are skeptical in the beginning, and they won't invest in the over-$100 pole. They start at $65, and eventually upgrade.
Rich Orr
A lot of Republicans use this group of people in a kind of euphoria that they've found this untapped political base. But the lesson is that this is a group of people who are, by tradition, more skeptical, less likely to participate and hard to hold together for the long run.
Robin Lovin
This is like a skeptical sports reviewer focusing on Michael Jordan's few air balls and fouls, and drawing the conclusion that Jordan can't play basketball.
Gary Schwartz
I am skeptical that their decision is a response to new information, as opposed to legal developments in the case.
Mark Berman
I would be very skeptical of any claim that any plaintiff did better than a class member.
Sean Coffey
What he did was to demonstrate to a very skeptical and rather sometimes indifferent profession ... that the history of black Americans was a legitimate field for scholarly inquiry and investigation.
Leon Litwack
We've learned how to interpret manuals now. If they show you certain types of pictures, usually without details, be skeptical.
Bill Rogers
We would only deal with public facilities. That's how I see it. I'm a little skeptical of government injecting into the private sector.
Glen Casada
A lot of people were skeptical about mixed use, ... but we've been able to separate the uses by floors so they don't overlap. There are separate elevators, too. The one on the west side is residential and the one on the east side is commercial.
Richard Berry
The rules are ambiguous and you can't call up (Voters Services) and get an opinion, ... In 1999 that was (a) result of erroneous instructions that we got from Voter Services. I'm very skeptical.
John Messina
Sen. Salazar remains highly skeptical of this project.
Cody Wertz
We remain skeptical of Sears' ability to turn around its apparel business.
Linda Kristiansen
You're really setting the tone that Bristol can deliver $1 billion-plus products to market. That's something that a lot of people have been skeptical of.
Patrick Kaser
States are doing this for two reasons. They want to be ethical institutions, and they want the skeptical public to view them as ethical institutions.
Peggy Kerns
We are highly skeptical that you can bring in 2006 systems and attach them to 1938 systems and make it all work, when so much has changed technologically.
Don Smithburg
Unless it's over 50 percent, I'm always skeptical. It could pass. It could fail. You can't really make a call.
Brad Coker
We were skeptical about whether an established brand like PETCO would see any conversion lift from HACKER SAFE but were amazed that it delivered such a strong increase in our conversion rate. HACKER SAFE has proven to be a very worthwhile investment for our online business.
John Lazarchic
There are a lot of people who are skeptical and need convincing. What we want to know is what their updated growth targets will be.
Jon Wright
[They caution against relying too much on public-private partnerships.] I would be skeptical of any contention that 'cooperative conservation' is the only tool needed, ... I think they want to emphasize that and de-emphasize the regulations.
Michael Bean
I must say I have to be a little skeptical, because Arafat made these statements before. He made it on the 27th of September when he accepted a cease-fire. We buried 67 people since then and 500 more were wounded.
Ra'anan Gissin
[Some lawmakers remain skeptical.] We're concerned that the administration still doesn't get what we understand within our communities, ... Frankly, local communities have done as much as they can, and now they need federal help.
Rick Larsen
They [the brownies] were actually really good. I was a little skeptical at first.
Liz Bowden
People were skeptical at first and then I got mauled.
Michael Sands
I'm kind of skeptical about its ultimate usefulness.
Joe Wilcox
If she does well enough at the hearing, I may be able to support her, but I'm very skeptical.
Paul Weyrich
We're delighted that our largest Saudi customers have decided to lift the boycott. We expect the other large supermarkets in the rest of the Middle East to follow...However, we're fully aware that many Arab consumers remain skeptical about our products, so we plan to adjust certain parts of our marketing.
Finn Hansen
Obviously, it would be really nice if somebody emerged as the candidate, ... I kind of doubt that's going to happen. I'm skeptical we'll have a [Republican] convention that has no opponents. Anybody who says they want to run for Congress, I'll talk to them.
Joe Cannon
Given that third quarter was revised upward significantly, I am skeptical that growth was so low and I will wait until we have the final figures to judge.
Bill Zollars
I explained to the judge that the form I signed said I had 15 days to get my money back. She allowed me to file for another hearing. I have another court date for Oct. 20. But now, I'm kind of skeptical about riding up and down 79th Street. Any vehicle with rims is going to get pulled over.
Bruce White
People do feel better about investing. But they are still very skeptical about the recovery and their expectations are way down.
Doug Flynn
When we first heard about it from one of our peers, of course we were skeptical. But not only was it feasible, but it actually worked better from all of the other alternatives.
Josh Scott
This morning's announcement has been some rare good news for college students. Students are skeptical because of the lack of detail provided to them thus far, we've already waited a week.
Matt Jackson
Objectivity is a false god. We are human beings and we screw up or have flaws that are hidden from us. But fairness and balance are possible. Not stereotyping people we write about is possible. We can be skeptical without being cynical.
Ken Auletta
[But can Tolstoy, Melville or Austen actually cure depression? Can they rid you of anxiety? Un-stress your mind?] I'm skeptical of the ability -- the literal ability -- of literature to heal, ... But there's another part of me that says, 'Who knows?' So much of medicine is reliant upon rhetoric.
Brian Bremen
The fact of the matter is that he had been missing for nearly three months. I am still a little bit skeptical, but on the other hand, in this particular case, we probably wouldn't have found him if it hadn't been for Annette Martin.
Fernando Realyvasquez
I'm skeptical that the tone of the conference call ... was anything other than an act of necessity on the company's part to keep investors around.
Michael Schroeder
When we went to them and told them that we want to do a heritage tour of Hong Kong, a lot of them were very skeptical.
David Wong
I think it is an excellent proposal, but I am skeptical that the proposal would be accepted by the Iranian government.
Gary Samore
There was an element of not being taken seriously. When something new is coming into the world, people are skeptical, ... To some people, it was just a Japanese girl singing about food, and we could tell that some people doubted us.
Yuka Honda
When he said the player was 6-7, I was skeptical.
Pete Newell
A lot of analysts were skeptical about the feasibility of these numbers.
Moshe Katri
We have been quite skeptical throughout January because data tend to be erratic around the holidays and the turn of the year.
Stephen Stanley
Parents have a right to be skeptical.
Gerard Kennedy
To me, he's the epitome of a great athlete. He gets these injuries because he plays so hard. I'm always skeptical of guys who don't have an injury here and there because if you're paying the price every night those things are going to happen. Chris gives 100 percent every night.
Phil Osaer
This merger and the others that follow will mean fewer choices - due to reduced competition, higher fares and likely, a serious deterioration in service, I am very skeptical that the merger of these two 'customer service-challenged,' organizations will improve this already dismal situation.
James Oberstar
Investors have a right to be skeptical that the deal goes through as originally announced. But I don't see J&J as having meaningful leverage in negotiating a significantly lower price. I think the deal goes through with minor adjustments.
Michael Barr
If you would have told me before the season this would have happened, I would have been a little skeptical.
Anthony Davis
We are skeptical of the benefits, worried about the risks, feel the technology needs to be more regulated and the public needs to have a voice in the process.
Jane Rissler
Most businesspeople are properly skeptical of government programs labeled 'streamlined,' ... I'm skeptical of the burden this is placing on some smaller businesses. I'm skeptical of government's efforts to force retailers to charge taxes for an incredible number of municipalities around the country.
Patrick Anderson
I was skeptical of that call, but the officials didn't cost us the game. It was a great game, and Florida made the plays it had to make.
Chris Cichocki
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd probably be skeptical myself. I've been to the Oregon coast and taken pictures of seals. I've been on the beach with them. I've watched them at Bandon and at Florence. I do know what they look like and I have no doubt it was a seal. I'd swear it on a stack of Bibles.
Larry Gatlin
I'm always a little skeptical before our first dual meet of the season because you never know what to expect. But I thought that, by and large, the girls swam well. We still have a few problems that we need to address, but all in all I was pleased with the effort.
Chuck Olson
That's the whole point of the retro thing, I think. The harder you try to push it, the more skeptical people are going to get.
Eric Shepard
I am extremely skeptical that we're looking at a peak oil perspective. We have tar sands, oil shale, advances in deep drilling. There's a lot out there.
Edward Murphy
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