Uncertainty Quotes

906 Uncertainty quotes by 643 unique authors

All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew nothing, yes, I knew nothing.… — Ezra Pound
Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security — John Allen Paulos
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. — Unknown Author
To live in poverty is to live with constant uncertainty, to accept galling indignities, and to expect harassment by the police, welfare officials and employers,… — Barbara Ehrenreich
Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is a multitude of… — Andre Gide
I try to remember that the job - as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy - of the artist is to embrace uncertainty,… — Dani Shapiro
I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap… — Margaret J. Wheatley
This is what I call understanding. If you understand, insecurity is an intrinsic part of life - and good that it is so, because it… — Rajneesh
Nothing is secure. That is my message. Nothing can be secure, because a secure life will be worse than death. Nothing is certain. Life is… — Rajneesh
It is very natural for young men to be vehement, acrimonious and severe. For as they seldom comprehend at once all the consequences of a… — Samuel Johnson
He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. — Samuel Johnson
To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the labyrinth of uncertainty, has been always a delicious employment of… — Samuel Johnson
Pour the bulk of your time into action, not deciding. The state of indecision is a major time waster. Don't spend more than 60 seconds… — Steve Pavlina
Science is founded on uncertainty. Each time we learn something new and surprising, the astonishment comes with the realization that we were wrong before. — Lewis Thomas
People without financial knowledge, who take advice from financial experts are like lemmings simply following their leader. They race for the cliff and leap into… — Robert Kiyosaki
Regulators have not been able to achieve the level of future clarity required to act pre-emptively. The problem is not lack of regulation but unrealistic… — Alan Greenspan
It is an act of courage to acknowledge our own uncertainty and sit with it for a while. — Harriet Lerner
Americans love their captivity. There's no responsibility. When you're a captive, you don't have to make a decision about anything, though you have no Liberty.… — Eustace Mullins
[Modern science] passed through a long period of uncertainty and inconclusive experiment, but as the instrumental aids to research improved, and the results of observation… — Thomas George Bonney
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is… — Scott Watson
You see, one thing is, I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees… — Richard P. Feynman
To stay with that shakiness-to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge-that is… — Pema Chodron
Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can say about it: It is absolutely certain that we will die, and it… — Sogyal Rinpoche
In a climate of uncertainty and fear, without strong and visionary leadership, people panic. — Patrick Dodson
We make pictures. At the end of the day, we create something potentially significant that did not exist at the beginning of the day. We… — Joe McNally

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