Cheryl Strayed Quotes

Doubt is part of searching. Same as faith.

Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.

I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts.

Doubt is faith's shadow.

Do you believe in God, doctor?" No - but what does that really mean? I'm fumbling in the dark, struggling to make something out. But I've long ceased finding that original.

I go to church because I am a skeptic in regard to my own skepticism.

I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.

With knowledge comes more doubt.

Doubt is the vestibule of faith.

I am not a believer, not an atheist, not an agnostic. I am still awake at night, asking how? I am more content with the question than I would be with an answer.

I don't have answers. I have questions.

The word 'religion' is only a label. What lies behind that, the most important thing of all, is the word 'faith'. You either have faith, or you don't have faith, or you have degrees of faith - and if you have degrees of faith, then you become agnostic. You're kind of in-between, or you're on the fence.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

It's not like I have all the answers.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.

I pray in my own way, not regularly, and I wouldn't say structured prayers. What I'm praying to I'm not sure. I'd be a firm agnostic.

Certainly, I find that 'Mere Christianity' speaks to me. So why am I still an agnostic? Beats me.

I am willing to believe, but I do not have the gift of faith. I'm skeptical.

I'm a big believer in tolerance. I think that religion at it's best comes with a big dose of doubt.