Unforeseen Quotes
70 quotes by 67 authors
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A Truth is the subjective development of that which is at once both new and universal. New: that which is unforeseen by the order of…
— Alain Badiou
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The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching it to an emotion which,…
— George Gissing
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The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have otherwise occurred...unforeseen incidents…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.
— Confucius
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Astronomy may be revolutionized more than any other field of science by observations from above the atmosphere. Study of the planets, the Sun, the stars,…
— Lyman Spitzer
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I have always attached great importance to the manner in which an experiment is set up and conducted ... the experiment should be set up…
— Frederic Joliot-Curie
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I can see only one safe rule for the historian: that he should recognize in the development of human destinies the play of the contingent…
— H. A. L. Fisher
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Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary…
— W H Murray
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A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
— Stendhal
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Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.
— Heraclitus
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The more the climate is forced to change, the more likely it is to hit some unforeseen threshold that can trigger quite fast, surprising and…
— Richard Alley
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But [in bureaucracies], too, decision making takes place in a world full of unceratinties. Any actual system of information processing, planning and control will never…
— Manuel De Landa
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Creation exists only in the unforeseen made necessary.
— Pierre Boulez
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There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. ... As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in…
— Learned Hand
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The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple…
— Napoleon Hill
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Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one who is always preparing for - life by keeping eyes,…
— Hamilton Wright Mabie
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At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want…
— Arthur Rubinstein
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A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and…
— Alexander Cairncross
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...there is in life an element of elfin coincidence which people reckoning on the prosaic may perpetually miss. As it has been well expressed in…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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There's no use diversifying into unknown companies just for the sake of diversity. A foolish diversity is the hobgoblin of small investors. That said, it…
— Peter Lynch
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