Optimism is a wish without warrant; Christian hope is a certainty, guaranteed by God himself. Optimism reflects ignorance as to whether good… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“The certainty of mathematics depends on its complete abstract generality.” — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
If men would only take the chances of doing right because it is right, instead of the immediate certainty of the advantage… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
The emotionally mature individual should completely accept the fact that we live in a world of probability and chance, where there are… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
To a certain extent all philosophers have been involved in a systematic questioning that undermines confidence and certainty. Philosophy as a whole… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
Okay. I'll deal with Benjamin. You're safe, okay? Nothing's gonna happen." His mouth pulled tight against itself. And now I was having… — Lilith Saintcrow Copy Share Image
Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
For me the first great joy of traveling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home, and… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Recalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
If you want to attract more investment, foreign investment, more talent, more business, I think having some level of certainty that the… — Louis R. Chenevert Copy Share Image
Science does not give us absolute and final certainty. It only gives us assurance within the limits of our mental abilities and… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“The only certainty is that we never know what tomorrow holds. We live for today, life is short, so let's enjoy together… — Jinxx Copy Share Image
Science is uncertain. Theories are subject to revision; observations are open to a variety of interpretations, and scientists quarrel amongst themselves. This… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
One of the few certainties in life is that persons of certainty should certainly be avoided. — Willy Russell Copy Share Image
I really think that living is the process of going from complete certainty to complete ignorance. — Richard Dreyfuss Copy Share Image
Was this normalcy-predictable patterns, the certainty of doing the same thing everyday? Because if so, normalcy was about to make me freak… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Inspiration has become this word that people tend to talk about as something from the outside. The truth is that... it is… — Marcel Wanders Copy Share Image
“A certain way to have financial security in life is not enough savings, but enough ability.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be. If he keep… — William James Copy Share Image
The one certainty in tiger tracks is: follow them long enough and you will eventually arrive at a tiger, unless the tiger… — John Vaillant Copy Share Image
Certainty is a cruel mindset. It hardens our minds against possibility. — Ellen Langer Copy Share Image
A beautiful woman, Simone Weil said, seeing herself in the mirror, knows "This is I." An ugly woman knows with equal certainty,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mitchell Sanders was right. For the common soldier, at least, war has the feel-the spiritual texture-of a great ghostly fog, thick and… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
A person who knows all the answers, has an opinion on everything, has a certainty backed up by rational argument, has very… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
