Scientists do not believe in fundamental and absolute certainties. For the scientist, certainty is never an end, but a search; not the… — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
“Only those could maintain certainty who were themselves of great permanence – like the stars, the mountains and the sea. And they… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
The rise of populist parties such as the Five Star Movement in Italy and the Front National in France are rocking the… — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
“There is no way back to certainty, simplicity and innocence, only the way forward into confusion, uncertainty and knowingness. The gasps of… — Oliver James Copy Share Image
For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us… — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
If falling into desperation worked to make things better, then I would say, 'Let's all jump into despair.' But it doesn't help.… — Yehuda Berg Copy Share Image
A first fact should surprise us, or rather would surprise us if we were not used to it. How does it happen… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
I can guarantee that there will be tough times, and I guarantee that one, or both of us will want out. But… — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
I should say that, in addition to my tree - love (it was originally called The Tree), it arose from my own… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
I do not despise genius-indeed, I wish I had a basketful of it. But yet, after a great deal of experience and… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“Death is the only thing we can know with any certainty. And as such, it must be the compass by which we… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
So we stand there, part of a crowd a thousand people strong, beaming up at the sky with wonder. I knew with… — Wendy Mass Copy Share Image
“I know that no one has ever looked at me this way. I know that this connection is not just one-sided, that… — Laurelin Paige Copy Share Image
I cleanse the windows of my mind, that it may become a mirror reflecting inspiration from the most High. I do this,… — Ernest Holmes Copy Share Image
When you believe you have found an important scientific fact, and are feverishly curious to publish it, constrain yourself for days, weeks,… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
“How certain are you that this forest is Darken Wood, Raistin?" "How certain is one of anything, Half-Elven?" the mage replied. "I… — Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Copy Share Image
We come to recognize that playfulness, as a philosophical stance, can be very serious indeed; and moreover, that it possesses an unfailing… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
A "just war" is hospitable to every self-deception on the part of those waging it, none more than the certainty of virtue,… — Alexander Cockburn Copy Share Image
While not exactly disgruntled, he was far from feeling gruntled. He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could… — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
Rather than a universe of static certainty, at the most fundamental level of matter, the world and its relationships were uncertain and… — Lynne McTaggart Copy Share Image
The brain builds a version of the universe and projects this version of the universe like a bubble all around us. So… — Henry Markram Copy Share Image
Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. .… — Isaac Watts Copy Share Image
What has once been settled by a precedent will not be unsettled overnight, for certainty and uniformity are gains not lightly sacrificed.… — Benjamin Cardozo Copy Share Image
The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
I don't apologize for my behavior anymore. Whatever I do or don't do shouldn't matter. Moral certainty is dangerous. Moral certainty is… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
“The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The average religious person has their beliefs, but they're not trying to get people fired who don't have their beliefs. But zealots… — Kirsten Powers Copy Share Image
I dedicate this novel to Gala, who was constantly by my side while I was writing it, who was the good fairy… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age,… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It has been said, and perhaps with truth, that the conclusions of Political Economy partake more of the certainty of the stricter… — Thomas Malthus Copy Share Image
Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which to learn. Uncertainty creates weakness. Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and… — John M Barry Copy Share Image
I think it’s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions, the burning certainty that we’re unique… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about… — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
The old scientific ideal of episteme - of absolutely certain, demonstrable knowledge - has proved to be an idol. The demand for… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
“The certainty of life is beautiful, but the uncertainty of life is exciting and amazing. It is more exciting to live an… — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
The attitude of mourning is a faithless attitude, an ignorant attitude. The more we know, the more fully we shall trust, for… — Charles Webster Leadbeater Copy Share Image
“The human spirit glows from that small inner light of doubt whether we are right, while those who believe with complete certainty… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
As far as miracles are concerned, I'm not aware that I perform miracles. After many years and lifetimes of meditation, I am… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I am about to die. It is September 11, and every cell in my body is acutely aware of my looming demise.… — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
We need to work together to support common-sense solutions to establish and maintain regulatory certainty and predictability for the mining industry and… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers Copy Share Image
