Skepticism quotes

“- Adm. Chester W. Nimitz: Mr. President, with all respect, sir. What you're asking can't be done.
[the president attempts to disengage his wheelchair leg braces and stand]
- George: [tries to aid the president] Mr. President...
- Roosevelt: Get back, George. Get back. [struggles to stand but is able to stand erect] Do not tell me it can't be done.”

Graham Beckel - Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Howard Mungo - George
Jon Voight - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“You can polish a turd, but it's still a piece of shit.”

Anna Faris - Brandi

“The world is full of skeptics.”
Tom Neal - Al Roberts

“Two days ago, I didn't believe in the existence of talking animals... of dwarves or... or centaurs. Yet here you are, in strengths and numbers that we Telmarines could never have imagined.”
Ben Barnes - Prince Caspian

“I have the child. Allow me to take you or he will die in your place. Your disbelief destroyed the faith of my congregation. Without them, I am nothing, so I was obliged to come. And now I must kill you.”

Tony Todd - The Candyman

“- Eli: I walk by faith, not by sight.
- Solara: What does that mean?
- Eli: It means that you know something even if you don't know something.”

“- Vicomte de Valmont: Be careful of the Marquise de Merteuil.
- Chevalier Danceny: You must permit me to treat with skepticism anything you have to say about her.
- Vicomte de Valmont: Nevertheless, I must tell you in this affair, we are both her creatures, as I believe her letters to me will prove. When you have read them, you may decide to...” (continue)(continue reading)
John Malkovich - Vicomte de Valmont
Keanu Reeves - Chevalier Danceny

“- Vinny Gambini: What's this over here?
- Grits Cook: You never heard of grits?
- Vinny Gambini: Sure, I've heard of grits. I just never actually seen a grit before.”

Joe Pesci - Vinny Gambini
Lou Walker - Grits Cook

“I have a question. Why is it, in these pictures - pictures of aliens, UFOs, the Yeti, Hellboy - why is it they're always out of focus?”

Jeffrey Tambor - Tom Manning

“- Michael Kitz: You admit that you very well may have hallucinated this whole thing.
- Ellie Arroway: Yes.
- Michael Kitz: You admit that if you were in our position, you would respond with exactly the same degree of incredulity and skepticism!
- Ellie Arroway: Yes!
- Michael Kitz: Then why don't you simply withdraw your testimony, and concede...” (continue)(continue reading)
James Woods - Michael Kitz
Jodie Foster - Eleanor Arroway

“- Miguel: Look! El Dorado! The city of gold! This could be our destiny! Our fate!
- Tulio: Miguel, if I believed in fate, I wouldn't be playing with loaded dice.”
Sir Kenneth Branagh - Miguel
Kevin Kline - Tulio

“You have no idea how it feels not to be trusted.”

Penelope Cruz - Chloe Sava

“Dear Diary, I am writing in your bullshit pages because my shrink is crazier then I am. He thinks you're therapy.”
Annabella Sciorra - Annie Collins-Nielsen

“Why would Danny and Diane both be suffering from the same delusion in two cities over 1,000 miles apart? Let's face it, folks. There are no alligators in the sewers. No, it's... It's around the campfire. It's bedtime stories. See, these stories are modern oral folklore. They are the unselfconscious reflection of the fears of urban society.”

Xander Berkeley - Trevor Lyle