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When in doubt, blow something up.

J. Michael Straczynski

Funny, Writing, Blow

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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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I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in better taste to select the least numerous of the adversaries.

Ayn Rand

Thinking, Issues, Doubt

Ayn Rand (2009). “We the Living”, p.41, Penguin

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To explore the unknown and the familiar, distant and near and to record in detail with the eyes of a child, any beauty, (of the flesh or otherwise) horror, irony, traces of utopia or Hell. Select your team with care, but when in doubt, take on some new crew and give them a chance. But avoid at all costs fluctuations of sincerity with your best people.

Dan Eldon

Children, Team, Eye

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When in doubt, do the obvious.

Joy Browne

Women, Doubt, Obvious

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When in doubt, act boldly, as if it were impossible to fail. In essence it is.

Steve Pavlina

Success, Essence, Doubt

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When in doubt, take the next step.

Regina Brett

Inspirational, Doubt, Next Steps

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When in doubt, win the trick.

Edmond Hoyle

Winning, Doubt, Tricks

Hoyle's Games Improved, ed. Charles Jones (1790).

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When in doubt, tell yourself the truth.

Seth Godin

Doubt

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When in doubt, wear what you want to wear. Not what you think the dress code is.

Annabel Tollman

Thinking, Doubt, Dresses

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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, 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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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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My father said, ‘When in doubt, castle.’

Kurt Vonnegut

Father, Doubt, Castles

Kurt Vonnegut (2011). “A Man Without a Country”, p.9, Seven Stories Press

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If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

Malcolm Forbes

Humorous, Office, Doubt

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When in doubt, shoot. That's how I look at it.

Stephon Marbury

Doubt, Looks

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I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.

Voltaire

Philosophy, Cutting, Religion

Francois Voltaire (1977). “The Portable Voltaire”, p.128, Penguin

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Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.

Nigel Rees

Law, Doubt, Firsts

Nigel Rees (2002). “Mark my words: great quotations and the stories behind them”

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When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out. I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit teams had such pretty cheerleaders. Can you do it again, but with more spirit this time?

Ilona Andrews

Cheerleading, Team, Hands

Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.58, Penguin

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One thing I knew about the novelist’s task: when in doubt, write; when empty, write; when afraid, write. Nothing is more impenetrable than the blank page. The blank page is the void, the absence of sense and feeling, the white light of literary death.

Philip Sington

Writing, Light, White

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When in doubt, use Caslon.

William Caslon

Design, Doubt, Use

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In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.

Jo Grimond

Political, Doubt, One Day

Speech at Liberal Party Annual Assembly, 14 Sept. 1963, in Guardian 16 Sept. 1963

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I often had to run very quickly to be on time, and from being a fleet runner was generally successful; but when in doubt I prayed earnestly to God to help me, and I well remember that I attributed my success to the prayers and not to my quick running, and marvelled how generally I was aided.

Charles Darwin

Running, Prayer, Successful

Charles Darwin (2010). “The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29: “Erasmus Darwin” by Ernest Krause, with a Preliminary Notice by Charles Darwin; “The Autobiography of Charles Darwin” Edited by Nora Barlow; and Consolidated Index”, p.77, NYU Press

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My motto is: When in doubt, just keep lying. Even if you're terrible at it.

Victoria Laurie

Lying, Doubt, Motto

Victoria Laurie (2012). “Lethal Outlook: A Psychic Eye Mystery”, p.44, Penguin

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