Uncertainty Quotes

906 Uncertainty quotes by 643 unique authors

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur. — Mohnish Pabrai
I think a good writer is a mix of confidence (sure that what they're writing is going to appeal to their readers) and uncertainty (what… — Charles de Lint
To be a super-trader, you'll need an edge to overcome the laws of probability and the uncertainty of the marketplace. That edge comes from information… — Ari Kiev
Constant revolutionizing of production, uninterrupted disturbance of all social conditions, everlasting uncertainty and agitation distinguish the bourgeosis epoch from all earlier ones. — Karl Marx
In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says… — Pope Francis
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers. — Erich Fromm
Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. — J. Paul Getty
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. — Vincent Van Gogh
Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer… — Al Gore
Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty. — Brian Greene
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. — Ursula K. Le Guin
Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. — Luis Gutierrez
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. — William Congreve
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. — William Congreve
When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers, the studio and… — Francis Ford Coppola
If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty. — Jamie Lee Curtis
Man lives in a world of surmise, of mystery, of uncertainties. — John Dewey
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste. — Marcel Duchamp
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer… — Albert Einstein
The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. — Eminem
It is in the admission of ignorance and the admission of uncertainty that there is a hope for the continuous motion of human beings in… — Richard P. Feynman
Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the… — Richard P. Feynman
The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly -… — Arianna Huffington
So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.… — Lee Iacocca
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. — Thomas Jefferson

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