Certainty Quote by Kevin Macdonald

Probability is not a mere computation of odds on the dice or more complicated variants; it is the acceptance of the lack of certainty…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of…

— Bridget Riley

Lack of self-confidence is, more often than not, simple laziness. We feel confused and uncertain because we do not know. But instead of making…

— Laurence Boldt

“Mortals live with lack of certainty- except for Death.”

— Lee Monroe

“Albert knew that one could never be sure about magic, but a lack of certainty is not a good reason to do nothing.”

— Howard L. Anderson

“When things go our way we reject the lack of certainty.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“We did not evolve by precautionary living, nor by hanging back for lack or certainty.”

— Irv Thomas

The very foundation of science is to keep the door open to doubt. Precisely because we keep questioning everything, especially our own premises, we…

— Carlo Rovelli

I started as a documentary maker, and they're my first love.

— Kevin Macdonald

In some ways, making documentaries is like being a journalist. You interview people and then use the bits you want to use as opposed…

— Kevin Macdonald

In film, I believe things should either be documentary or drama.

— Kevin Macdonald

Documentary makers use other people's lives as their raw material, and that is morally indefensible.

— Kevin Macdonald