Malice, in its false witness, promotes its tale with so cunning a confusion, so mingles truths with falsehoods, surmises with certainties, causes… — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
An election marks the end of the affair; it puts paid to the seduction of the many by the few. Pretty words,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The first indication that we are killing our dreams is lack of time. The second indication of the death of our dreams… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Here's a certainty: When you play out your personal dramas, hurt and self-interest in the media, it's a confection. You say what… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
If you are driven by certainty you can't grow. If you are driven by certainty if somebody messes with you, you can… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
“Uncertainty is a certainty in life. Unknown is well-known in life. Uncertainty and unknown gives space for the impossible to become possible.… — Kitty Downer Copy Share Image
A geometrical theory in physical interpretation can never be validated with mathematical certainty ... ; like any other theory of empirical science,… — Carl Gustav Hempel Copy Share Image
There are stories, like maps that agree... too consistent among too many languages and histories to be only wishful thinking… It is… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
To say that one need art, or politics, that incorporate ambiguity and contradiction is not to say that one then stops recognizing… — William Kentridge Copy Share Image
Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession… — Barry Goldwater 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
What can a meaning outside my condition mean to me? I can understand only in human terms. What I touch, what resists… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
The Scripture abounds in commands and cautions for our utmost diligence in our search and inquiry as to whether we are made… — John Owen Copy Share Image
I think uncertainty is good for things. Certainty breeds complacency and complacency means that you just sit somewhere in your nice little… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“You must not face it. Because it is a – certainty it has to be forgotten. One cannot – must not –… — Winston Graham Copy Share Image
We know with certainty that the Obama administration has re-defined 'militants' to include any military-age males they kill regardless of whether they… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
All speech should be presumed to be protected by the Constitution, and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Subatomic particles do not exist but rather show 'tendencies to exist', and atomic events do not occur with certainty at definite times… — Fritjof Capra Copy Share Image
What has the Cross left in each of us? You see, it gives us a treasure that no one else can give:… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My teacher, Hopkins, often commented on the craving for certainty that led so many physicists into mysticism or into the Church and… — Norman Pirie Copy Share Image
The more you observe life in relation to yourself the more you will see the fact that you are hardly ever correct… — Barry Long Copy Share Image
I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Learn to live without self concern. For this you must know your own true being as indomitable, fearless and ever victorious. Once… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
As a general rule it's not good to jump onto too much analysis of an election 24 hours after people have cast… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
It's strange, isn't it, how the idea of belonging to someone can sound so great? It can be comforting, the way it… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Don't be too harsh to these poems until they're typed. I always think typescript lends some sort of certainty: at least, if… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
Strokes carry a message whether you will it or not. The stroke is just like the artist at the time he makes… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
I am a product [...of] endless books. My father bought all the books he read and never got rid of any of… — C. S. Lewis 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 faith towards God in Christ must be sure and steadfast, that it may solace and make glad the conscience, and put… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
The fact that fairy tales remain a literary underdog-undervalued and undermined-even as they shape so many popular stories, redoubles my certainty that… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“Every judgment teeters on the brink of error,” Leto explained. “To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
These worst mornings with cold floors and hot windows and merciless light - the soul's certainty that the day will have to… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
And yet we knew, for a certainty, that when first emissaries of Earth went walking among the planets, Earth's other sons would… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Step-parenting and being a step-sibling presents a lot of exciting opportunities. When families break up and re-form, there may be less order,… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
Phases of the creative process: Preparation-gathering impressions Incubation-letting go of certainties Immersion/Illumination-creative intervention/risk Revision-conscious structuring and editing of creative material. — Gail Sheehy 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 less — which is really saying something. Ours is a culture, a society, that seems fantastically certain of certainty. Certainty rules our political…” quote by Junot Díaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/junot-diaz-531_absolutism_in-the-nine-years-since-robert-harris-s_856251.jpg)
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![“...the reason for [this age's] anxiety and unrest is because in one direction, 'truth' increases in scope and quantity - via science and technology - while in the other, certainty and confidence steadily decline. Our age is a master in developing truths while being wholly indifferent to certitude…” quote by Soren Kierkegaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/soren-kierkegaard-578_age_the-reason-for-this-age-s-anxiety-and-un_858865.jpg)
