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Dubious Quotes

Doubt, suspicion, skepticism.

These dubious quotes span media finance, cultural identity, and career gambles, including a writer regarded as suspiciously European and news channels dependent on dubious cross holdings.

An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn't awful.

Quotes by Ada Louise Huxtable

Life-writing calls for any number of dubious gifts: A touch of O.C.D., a lack of imagination, a large desk, neutrality of Swiss proportions, tactlessness, a high tolerance for archival dust. Most of all it calls for an act of displacement....

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

I think there were some dubious feelings about it, that the first 'Scarface' would not be surpassed by the second 'Scarface.' We were wrong; it surpassed it. The acting talent, the cinematography - we were propelled into a real class...

Quotes by Robert Loggia

It's important for fans to follow only verified accounts of actors. For instance, I am not on Facebook, but I know that many people are running accounts on my name, claiming to be me. Young girls end up liking such...

Quotes by Rithvik Dhanjani

Being Quotes

Most of India's 300 odd news channels are making losses and are dependent on dubious cross holding, black money and dodgy private equity investors, both foreign and Indian.

Quotes by Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Self-publishing has been a dubious challenge to traditional publishers, at best.

Quotes by Michelle Dean

I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in Indiana, where if you didn't at least attempt to play basketball, you were considered of dubious moral character.

Quotes by Mark Waters

How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question.

Quotes by Lytton Strachey

A harrassed and dubious childhood under the hand of a well-meaning but barbarous mother's help from County Armagh led me to think of the North of Ireland as prison and the South as a land of escape.

Quotes by Louis MacNeice

Imagination Quotes

The Bible is full of dubious scientific impossibilities, from Jonah living inside a whale, to the sun standing still in the sky for Joshua.

Quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss

The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military - that probably couldn't find a place for their dubious talents in a free market, unless they were to sell pencils from a tin cup on...

Quotes by L. Neil Smith

In Britain I'm sometimes regarded as a suspiciously Europeanized writer, who has this rather dubious French influence.

Quotes by Julian Barnes

I knew I wanted to be an actor, and my mother said, 'Call Aaron Sorkin.' It seemed dubious that I'd make it as an actor by calling Jews I knew, but it worked.

Quotes by Joshua Malina

You've had an extremely weak euro on the foreign exchange markets, you've had a very dubious policy being followed.

Quotes by John Major

Literature Quotes

Transparency at the MSRB is dubious with data downloads too costly for all but the Vanguards of the world.

Quotes by John Kennedy

Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living.

Quotes by John Agyekum Kufuor

Gov. Romney's policies would be a clear departure from the dubious tactics of the Obama administration.

Quotes by Jeff Duncan

My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract...

Quotes by J. M. Coetzee

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

Live Quotes

The world is full of hopeful analogies and handsome, dubious eggs, called possibilities.

George Eliot

Frequently Asked Questions

What are dubious quotes about?
This page gathers quotes on doubt and questionable dealings, spanning suspect finances in media, cultural suspicion toward a writer, and a dubious plan for breaking into acting.
Why do people search for dubious quotes?
Readers look for dubious quotes when describing skepticism or a shaky, unconvincing situation, whether in business, culture, or personal decision-making.
What does the quote about news channels and cross holdings mean?
It describes many Indian news channels as dependent on dubious cross holdings and questionable investors, raising concerns about the financial pressures behind media independence.
Is there a quote about cultural identity and suspicion?
Yes, one entry describes being regarded in Britain as a suspiciously Europeanized writer with a dubious French influence, touching on how national identity shapes reception.
Does this collection include a quote about an unconventional career move?
One quote recalls a dubious plan to become an actor simply by calling well-known people, admitting it seemed unlikely to work but somehow did. Related reading is in the Literature quotes.

One entry recalls a dubious plan to break into acting simply by calling famous names, which somehow worked out. Readers interested in publishing may also like the Literature quotes.