Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
There has been a good deal of comment — some of it quite outlandish — about what our postwar requirements might be… — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
I predicted in August that Celtic would reach the final. On the eve of that final I stand by that prediction. — Archie Macpherson Copy Share Image
Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what… — Paul Wellstone Copy Share Image
We have three post-PC devices: the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad, the revolutionary device that defined a whole new categoryit's outstripping… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
We are all youthful barbarians, and only our new toys bring us excitement. That has been the sole purpose of our flights.… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
It is my contention that an agent ideal to the use of the scientific militarist, for both the air raid and the… — David Lasser Copy Share Image
If I am going to trash others for their dumb predictions, I must at least hold myself to the same sort of… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. — Enrico Fermi Copy Share Image
In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people who would shut up the human race upon this globe, we shall one… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
[Airmail was] an impractical sort of fad, and had no place in the serious job of postal transportation. — Paul Henderson Copy Share Image
I don't read, much less follow, the valuations or predictions. I study the numbers. — John Neff Copy Share Image
For me to sit down here, even as a Nobel Laureate and make a prediction about which science I think that will… — Ahmed H. Zewail Copy Share Image
The Brahmins say that in their books there are many predictions of times in which it will rain. But press those books… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Prediction from a grown-up: Your future is going to be amazing. You will surprise yourself with what you're capable of and the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Nature has color-coded groups of individuals so that statistically reliable predictions of their adaptability to intellectually rewarding and effective lives can easily… — William Shockley Copy Share Image
I believe the new machine of the Wrights to be the most promising attempt at flight that has yet been made. — Octave Chanute Copy Share Image
Was it - was she making a real prediction?' Dumbledore looked mildly impressed. 'Do you know, Harry, I think she might have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle, and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
I've learned that the best political reporters never make predictions! — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
[Mikhail Bakunin] expectations were generally confirmed, including his prediction that some would seek to gain state power on the backs of popular… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it's interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible. You can make… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
When good fighters fight, they often make predictions. It's all part of the media hype beforehand. — Carl Froch Copy Share Image