Speculation Quotes

280 quotes by 245 authors

The decay of old aristocratic prejudices against greedy speculation, the undermining of orthodox Christian faith (which forbids avarice)... the debauching of agriculture to a gross… — Russell Kirk
A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between… — Donna Leon
Philosophy is speculation, Zen is participation. Participate in the night leaving, participate in the evening coming, participate in the stars and participate in the clouds;… — Rajneesh
I tell people to start implementing when they are pretty sure there aren't more important stories out there. An iteration's worth of data is worth… — Kent Beck
The friend of the present order of things condemns all political speculations in the gross. — Thomas Malthus
Some find it easier to bend their knees than their minds. Exciting exploration is preferred to plodding implementation; speculation seems more fun than consecration, and… — Neal A. Maxwell
Mingled vanity and pride appear in this, that when miserable men do seek after God, instead of ascending higher than themselves as they ought to… — John Calvin
The inspiration and authority of the Bible is the bedrock upon which our faith is built. Without it, we are doomed to uncertainty, doubt, and… — Sam Storms
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel...We find… — Nikola Tesla
Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of… — John Tillotson
Scientists who think science consists of unprejudiced data-gathering without speculation are merely cows grazing on the pasture of knowledge. — Peter Medawar
The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature,… — Charles Spurgeon
Do not use thought to ground a political practice in Truth; nor political action to discredit, as mere speculation, a line of thought. Use political… — Michel Foucault
Without speculation there can be no economic activity reaching beyond the immediate present. — Ludwig von Mises
Speculation is a parasite feeding upon values, creating none. — Andrew Carnegie
Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation. — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I struggle with deciding when to answer or ignore the constant speculation about my private life, because I feel like that doesn't belong to anybody… — Lauren London
Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of their own Rules… — William Penn
There has been no case made - based on anything other than speculation - that Iraq poses a threat. — Scott Ritter
Speculation is not knowledge. — Robert M. Price

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