Uncertainty Quotes

906 Uncertainty quotes by 643 unique authors

The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice. So long as men are not trained to… — Bertrand Russell
The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can exert a positive role in shaping… — Unknown Author
It is in the realm of uncertainty, that your passion is found. — Tony Robbins
If we get total certainty, we get â€¦ bored out of our minds. So, God, in Her infinite wisdom, gave us a second human need,… — Tony Robbins
Me? I stand for uncertainty, insecurity, bad taste, fun, and things that go boom in the night. — Tom Robbins
The problems of this world are so gigantic that some are paralysed by their own uncertainty. Courage and wisdom are needed to reach out above… — Unknown Author
If life were eternal, all interest and anticipation would vanish. It is uncertainty which lends it fascination. — Yoshida Kenko
An educated man must have a "curiosity in exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected, an open-mindedness in entertaining opposing points of view, tolerance for the ambiguity… — Derek Bok
The Principle of Uncertainty fixed once for all the realisation that all knowledge is limited. It is an irony of history that at the very… — Jacob Bronowski
Years ago a statistician might have claimed that statistics deals with the processing of data. . . to-days statistician will be more likely to say… — Unknown Author
A little uncertainty is good for everyone. — Henry A. Kissinger
The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have. — Pema Chodron
Sticking with uncertainty is how we learn to relax in the midst of chaos, how we learn to be cool when the ground beneath us… — Pema Chodron
My greatest concern was what to call it. I thought of calling it â€˜informationâ€™, but the word was overly used, so I decided to call… — Claude Shannon
In the closed circle of the war cabinet, pounded by terrible report after terrible report, there had been uncertainty about whether he could fend off… — Jon Meacham
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions — Edward Coke
. . . it is interesting to note that the original problem that started my research is still outstanding - namely the problem of planning… — George Dantzig
The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and… — Peter L. Berger
Clearly, sustained low inflation implies less uncertainty about the future, and lower risk premiums imply higher prices of stocks and other earning assets. We can… — Alan Greenspan
I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My… — BrenÃ© Brown

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