Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty -- some most unsure, some nearly sure, none absolutely certain. — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
The image of the presence, whatever it was, waiting there for him to go -this image had not yet been so concrete… — Henry James Copy Share Image
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, and never again, no matter how many lifetimes you live. — Robert James Waller Copy Share Image
I witness the birth on paper of sentences that have eluded my will and appear in spite of me on the sheet,… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
We all return. It is this certainty that gives meaning to life and it does not make the slightest difference whether or… — Gustav Mahler Copy Share Image
“Sweating bullets to line up the Bible with our exhausting expectations, to make the Bible something it’s not meant to be, isn’t… — Peter Enns Copy Share Image
“The South African artist William Kentridge speaks to this type of certainty: 'To say that one needs art, or politics, that incorporate… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
There's two things in life you cant take back... Words and Bullets. So make sure you hit what you aim at and… — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
Our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
This is the first step toward understanding the process of real, lasting change: simply knowing with certainty that you can do whatever… — Bo Lozoff Copy Share Image
That tide of insecurity would come in and out over the years, sometimes stranding me for a while but occasionally lifting me… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
It is only of life on Earth, however, that one can speak with any certainty. It seems to me that all life… — Clifford D. Simak Copy Share Image
There are five dark matters and five lamps. Love of this world is darkness, and the fear of Allaah is its lamp.… — Abu Bakr Copy Share Image
“In the nine years since [Robert] Harris’s novel [Conclave] was published our culture has, if anything, become more enamored with certainty, not… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
Reason can get you to probability, but only commitment can get you to certainty. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...the reason for [this age's] anxiety and unrest is because in one direction, 'truth' increases in scope and quantity - via science… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The last word always belongs to the audience... that blessed connection... that is a most powerful feeling. One that is worth savouring… — Ruth Cracknell Copy Share Image
A gift may not be able to represent how deep a person is in love with you, but one thing is certain,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are no means of attaining faith and certainty except through the Qur'an. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Copy Share Image