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• Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

  Mark Twain

  Doubt, Fiction, Use

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• When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true

  Michael Scott

  Heart, Doubt, Sound

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• To doubt is a misfortune, but to seek when in doubt is an indispensable duty. So he who doubts and seeks not is at once unfortunate and unfair.

  Blaise Pascal

  Doubt, Unfair, Duty

  Blaise Pascal, Auguste Molinier (1905). “The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal”

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• When in doubt take a bath

  Mae West

  Inspiring, Doubt, Baths

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• When in doubt, do something.

  Harry Chapin

  Live Life, Compassion, Doubt

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Redd turned to her assassins. "What is it I always say?" The Cat, Sacrenoir, and the others bandied uncertain glances about. "Don’t be stupid?" ventured Alistaire. "I should kill you now?" offered The Cat. "Do I have to murder everyone myself?" tried Siren. "No, idiots! When in doubt, go for the head. That’s what I always say.

  Frank Beddor

  Stupid, Cat, Doubt

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• When in doubt, always choose love & gratitude.

  Hal Elrod

  Gratitude, Doubt, Love Gratitude

  FaceBook post by Hal Elrod from May 28, 2011

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• Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.

  Confucius

  Mistake, Giving, Doubt

  Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

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• Undoubtedly the stories about them [hard-boiled detectives] had a fantastic element. Such things happened, but not so rapidly, nor to so close-knit a group of people, nor within so narrow a frame of logic. This was inevitable because the demand was for constant action; if you stopped to think you were lost. When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.

  Raymond Chandler

  Gun, Men, Thinking

  "The Simple Art of Murder". Book by Raymond Chandler (Introduction), 1950.

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• Rule Number One in the India Savage Life Code: When in doubt or possible trouble, lie.

  Kristen Ashley

  Lying, Numbers, Doubt

  Kristen Ashley (2011). “Rock Chick”, p.30, Rock Chick LLC

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• Come from the heart, the true heart, not the head. When in doubt, choose the heart. This does not mean to deny your own experiences and that which you have empirically learned through the years. It means to trust your self to integrate intuition and experience. There is a balance, a harmony to be nurtured, between the head and the heart. When the intuition rings clear and true, loving impulses are favored.

  Brian Weiss

  Heart, Mean, Self

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• When in doubt, delete it.

  Phil Crosby

  Editors, Doubt

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• My motto is, 'When in doubt, shoot the ball'.

  J. R. Smith

  Doubt, Balls, Motto

  "J.R. Smith: 'When in doubt, shoot it'" by Dave McMenamin, www.espn.com. January 8, 2015.

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• When in doubt, choose to live.

  Terry Pratchett

  Doubt

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “Thief Of Time: (Discworld Novel 26)”, p.145, Random House

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• She knew more about these situations than she realized, he thought. She'd spent years at Duncan's side. "When in doubt," he added, "be pompous.

  John Flanagan

  Years, Doubt, Sides

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• When in doubt, leave it out.

  Joshua Bloch

  Doubt, Programming

  "Joshua Bloch: A conversation about design". Interview with Bill Venners, www.javaworld.com. January 4, 2002.

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• When in doubt, blow something up.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Funny, Writing, Blow

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• When in doubt, go to the library.

  J. K. Rowling

  Doubt, Library

  J. K. Rowling (1999). “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, Raincoast Books

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• When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.

  Elvis Costello

  Play, Track, Advice

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• When in doubt, err on the side of generosity.

  Ping Fu

  Generosity, Doubt, Collaboration

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• And when in doubt, be extreme.

  Genesis P-Orridge

  Doubt, Extremes

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• When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you are in doubt," but when I am in doubt myself I use more sagacity.

  Mark Twain

  Truth, Doubt, Use

  Mark Twain (2008). “Mark Twain's Speeches: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.393, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• When in doubt, freak 'em out.

  Sharon Needles

  Women, Doubt, Ems

  "'Rupaul's Drag Race': Meet The Queens - Sharon Needles". Interview with Christine Fitzgerald, www.socialitelife.com. April 16, 2012.

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• As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

  Mark Twain

  Writing, Doubt, Adjectives

  Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) ch. 11

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• They love us everywhere we go. So when in doubt, send the Marines.

  Tom Lehrer

  Marine, Doubt, Politics

  Song: Send the Marines

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