Doubt is clearly a value in science. It is important to doubt and that the doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of great value.
I've always enjoyed doing challenging things and also challenging common wisdom.
I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate.
I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously.
I think we are used to being critical and evaluating ideas.
There is a very important distinction between a critical attitude of mind (or critical faculty) and a sceptical attitude.
French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.
I'm the kind who is never happy. No matter what it is, I always find room for improvement.
I was brought up to question authority, and thank God for that.
Complaining proves nothing but that you can hear the voice of the Devil
Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.
My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.
My dad instilled in me to naturally question all authority. I don't follow anything blindly. That's religion, cops, doctors, schools, you name it.
You should never wish for wishful thinking.
Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.
I have never been satisfied with a piece of work I have been actively involved in, and would never want to be.
I'm now the poster child for not believing everything I'm told.
I reject most conventional wisdom.
