Certainty Quotes

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The only certainty is that nothing is certain. — Pliny the Elder
You have to test your hypothesis against other theories. Certainty in the face of complex situations is very dangerous. — Richard Holbrooke
The best thing about science is that hard, empirical answers are always there if you look hard enough. The best thing about religion is that… — Jeffrey Kluger
Once upon a time, growing up male gave little boys a sense of certainty about the natural order of things. We had short hair, wore… — Kenneth R. Miller
Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what you do next… — Ben Whishaw
We need to have complete certainty that things will work out, not because we are righteous or wise, but because of the time, the effort,… — Yehuda Berg
I imagine God to be like my father. My father was always the voice of certainty in my life. Certainty in the wisdom, certainty in… — Yehuda Berg
Whatever is attempted without previous certainty of success, may be considered as a project, and amongst narrow minds may, therefore, expose its author to censure… — Samuel Johnson
Love must not entreat, nor demand. Love must have the power to find its own way to certainty. Then it ceases merely to be attracted… — Hermann Hesse
In essence we have become addicted to the certainty, sureness or sense of security that our faith provides — Leo Booth
In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, no matter how many lifetimes you live. — Robert James Waller
CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ --whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the… — Ambrose Bierce
Simply put, Love is like a hand-grenade. If you don't throw it away from you as fast as you pull the pin, there is a… — Matt V
The certainty with which a religious belief is held is usually in direct proportion to its absurdity — Donald Morgan
He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty — Samuel Johnson
It is a mistake to say that it is doubtful whether there is a God or not. It is not in the least doubtful, but… — Johann Gottlieb Fichte
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . .… — Albert Camus
Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty — Francois La Rochefoucauld
It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of the Arab women are the outstanding causes for… — General George S Patton
Being positive wont guarantee you'll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won't. — Orebela Gbenga

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