Certainty Quote by Edward Coke

The only certainty is uncertainty

— Pliny the Elder

“This idea that in order to make a decision you need to focus on the consequences (which you can know) rather than the probability…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The problem with certainty is that it is static; it can do little but endlessly reassert itself. Uncertainty, by contrast, is full of unknowns,…

— Stephen Batchelor

“Uncertainty cripples any serious and firm resolve and results in opinions swaying from one side to the other, leaving any decision that is made…

— Adolf Hitler

“Uncertainty is caused by a lack of knowledge. Hesitation is the product of fear.”

— Internet Archive

Uncertainty is intrinsic to the process of finding out what you don't know, not a weakness to avoid.

— Anonymous

Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still

— Wislawa Szymborska

Whatever way uncertainty is approached, probability is the only sound way to think about it.

— Dennis Lindley

Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty.

— Dennis Lindley

Uncertainty always creates doubt, and doubt creates fear.

— Oscar Munoz

Certainty always produces questions, uncertainty statements. It is a balancing law of nature.

— Djuna Barnes

Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

— Tim Ferriss