Quotes about Uncertainty

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. Votes: 7

Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark. Votes: 7

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. Votes: 6

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. Votes: 6

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. Votes: 6

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. Votes: 6

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security Votes: 6

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers. Votes: 6

Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying. Votes: 6

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. Votes: 6

It is in the admission of ignorance and the admission of uncertainty that there is a hope for the continuous motion of human beings in some direction that doesn't get confined, permanently blocked, as it has so many times before in various periods in the history of man. Votes: 6

The very essence of romance is uncertainty. Votes: 4

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. Votes: 4

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing. Votes: 4

We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty! Votes: 4

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law. Votes: 4

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating. Votes: 4

The future is uncertain... but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity. Votes: 4

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty. Votes: 4

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions Votes: 4

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn. Votes: 4

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. Votes: 4

I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all. Votes: 4

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage. Votes: 4

We need to practice acting in spite of fear, in spite of doubt, in spite of worry, in spite of uncertainty, in spite of inconvenience, in spite of discomfort, and even to practice acting when we're not in the mood to act. Votes: 4

In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty...in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe. Votes: 4

Uncertainty is the normal state. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is inevitable at the frontiers of knowledge. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is the necessary companion of all explorers. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Votes: 3

Uncertainty causes more anxiety than perhaps any other single factor. Votes: 3

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. Votes: 3

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is the friend of the buyer of long term values. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government. Votes: 3

Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is the prerequisite to gaining knowledge and frequently the result as well. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is wondrous, and.. certainty, were it to be real, would be moral death. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art Votes: 3

Uncertainty is seen to retard investment independently of considerations of risk or expected return. Votes: 3

Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee. Votes: 3

Uncertainty doesn't make life worth living, quite, but it does make striving and gambling worth attempting. Votes: 3

Uncertainty that comes from knowledge (knowing what you don't know) is different from uncertainty coming from ignorance. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is a very good thing: it's the beginning of an investigation, and the investigation should never end. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is intrinsic to the process of finding out what you don't know, not a weakness to avoid. Votes: 3

Uncertainty would be the only certainty there's, and realizing how to stay with insecurity could be the only protection Votes: 3

Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation. Votes: 3

Uncertainty is a quality to be cherished, therefore – if not for it, who would dare to undertake anything? Votes: 3

Uncertainty is where things happen. It is where the opportunities - for success, for happiness, for really living - are waiting. Votes: 3

Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty. Votes: 3

"Uncertainty" is NOT "I don't know." It is "I can't know." "I am uncertain" does not mean "I could be certain." Votes: 3

Don't let not knowing how it'll end keep you from beginning. Uncertainty chases us out into the open where God is waiting. Votes: 3

When you always know what is right, where is freedom? No one chooses the wrong, Jacen Solo. Uncertainty sets you free." -Vergere Votes: 3

Uncertainty and danger are always closely allied, thus making any kind of an unknown world a world of peril and evil possibilities. Votes: 3

Life to me is defined by uncertainty. Uncertainty is the state in which we live, and there is no way to outfox it. Votes: 3

Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales. Votes: 3

The problem with certainty is that it is static; it can do little but endlessly reassert itself. Uncertainty, by contrast, is full of unknowns, possibilities, and risks. (65) Votes: 3

Uncertainty about sales impedes business planning and could harm capital formation just as much as uncertainty about inflation can create uncertainty about relative prices and harm business planning. Votes: 3

In the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, from the prison of past conditioning. Uncertainty is the fertile ground of creativity and freedom. Votes: 3

The future is never clear; you pay a very high price in the stock market for a cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is the friend of the buyer of long-term values. Votes: 3

The Law of Detachment: 1) Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they are. 2) Do not force solutions - allow solutions to spontaneously emerge. 3) Uncertainty is essential, and you path to freedom. Votes: 3

Would any thing but a madman complain of uncertainty? Uncertainty and expectation are joys of life; security is an insipid thing; and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase. Votes: 3

Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty. Votes: 2

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. Votes: 2

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. Votes: 2

I have devoted my life to uncertainty. Certainty is the death of wisdom, thought, creativity. Votes: 2

We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events? Votes: 2

Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things. Votes: 2

Change is always tough. Even for those who see themselves as agents of change, the process of starting a new thing can cause times of disorientation, uncertainty and insecurity. Votes: 2

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism. Votes: 2

Old Newtonian physics claimed that things have an objective reality separate from our perception of them. Quantum physics, and particularly Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, reveal that, as our perception of an object changes, the object itself literally changes. Votes: 2

Our great struggle in medicine these days is not just with ignorance and uncertainty. It's also with complexity: how much you have to make sure you have in your head and think about. There are a thousand ways things can go wrong. Votes: 2

When a movie is about to come out on its initial debut, there are a lot of people involved - the financiers, the studio and the producers and also, many times, the foreign distributors. So it is a time of tremendous pressure and uncertainty. Votes: 2

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition. Votes: 2

In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says that he met God with total certainty and is not touched by a margin of uncertainty, then this is not good. Votes: 2

The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable. Votes: 2

There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty. Votes: 2

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 inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few. Votes: 2

When you are on assignment, you stick to the facts, limit your vision, and often cut out the most revealing material. There is no texture, no shades of gray. In fiction, you can bring the reader on the perilous journey with your characters as they discover that war is more like a wilderness of mirrors, full of danger and uncertainty. Votes: 2

Faith doesn't reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty. Votes: 1

Faith is not a certainty. Faith is the courage to live with uncertainty. Votes: 1

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later. Votes: 1

If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. Votes: 1

Life is the love that reaches out, building bridges across gulfs of uncertainty to touch hands, hearts, and souls in the experience of union. Votes: 1

Investors don't like uncertainty. Votes: 0

The only certainty is uncertainty Votes: 0

Embrace the wisdom of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Nothing is certain by uncertainty. Votes: 0

Major organizational changes create uncertainty. Votes: 0

Basically, markets don't like uncertainty. Votes: 0

Freedom breeds uncertainty; uncertainty invites chaos. Votes: 0

People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty. Votes: 0

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty. Votes: 0

Information is the #resolution of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Life's most precious gift is uncertainty. Votes: 0

Teach yourself to work in uncertainty. Votes: 0

Unrest and uncertainty are our lot. Votes: 0

Don't call it uncertainty-call it wonder. Votes: 0

A little uncertainty is good for everyone. Votes: 0

At heart, "uncertainty" and "investing" are synonyms. Votes: 0

Creativity is an unending exercise in uncertainty. Votes: 0

Its important to be comfortable with uncertainty. Votes: 0

Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty. Votes: 0

In a world of increasing uncertainty, expect... Votes: 0

I have no desire to prolong uncertainty. Votes: 0

Leadership is about uncertainty. Deal with it Votes: 0

There is no such thing as zero uncertainty. Votes: 0

Tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is basically uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. Votes: 0

We have to learn to live with uncertainty. Votes: 0

The uncertainty of events disturbs the purest enjoyments. Votes: 0

Fear is born in uncertainty and nourished by pessimism. Votes: 0

You know, businesses hate uncertainty more than anything else. Votes: 0

We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. Votes: 0

Regardless of your faith, you can never escape uncertainty. Votes: 0

Meditation is about learning how to rest in uncertainty. Votes: 0

We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty Votes: 0

Humankind is made for uncertainty, struggle, choice and change. Votes: 0

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty. Votes: 0

You dont raise taxes in times of such uncertainty. Votes: 0

In medicine, uncertainty is the water we swim in. Votes: 0

There cannot be any peace where there is uncertainty. Votes: 0

It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty. Votes: 0

It's only in uncertainty that we're naked and alive. Votes: 0

The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose. Votes: 0

The lens of fear magnifies the size of uncertainty. Votes: 0

The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty Votes: 0

There's a certain kind of scepticism that can't bear uncertainty. Votes: 0

If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty. Votes: 0

The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty. Votes: 0

Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still Votes: 0

assuredly of all earthly conditions uncertainty is the most unblest ... Votes: 0

The willingness to consider possibility requires a tolerance of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Decreasing economic growth and increasing inequality leads to increased uncertainty. Votes: 0

Dogmatism spreads its roots in the fertile soil of uncertainty. Votes: 0

I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks. Votes: 0

What is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth. Votes: 0

For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future. Votes: 0

Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty. Votes: 0

My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty. Votes: 0

We need to be humble in the face of uncertainty Votes: 0

There are no conventional games involving conditions of uncertainty without risk. Votes: 0

There's a lot of uncertainty that's not clear in my mind. Votes: 0

There is nothing more certain and unchanging than uncertainty and change. Votes: 0

People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty Votes: 0

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Tension is anticipation and uncertainty. Every art has to have it. Votes: 0

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism. Votes: 0

In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope. Votes: 0

Until I know this sure uncertainty, I'll entertain the offered fallacy. Votes: 0

There is also something deeply lovely about uncertainty: the possibility of optimism. Votes: 0

An obsession with control generally seems to reflect a fear of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Science deals in evidence and uncertainty. Religion deals in certainty without evidence. Votes: 0

Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity! Votes: 0

In conditions of uncertainty, humans, like other animals, herd together for protection. Votes: 0

To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows. Votes: 0

I don't like uncertainty. I don't play poker. I don't like bluffing. Votes: 0

If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty. Votes: 0

It is in the realm of uncertainty, that your passion is found. Votes: 0

We are closed in, and the key is turned / On our uncertainty... Votes: 0

Knowing where you are going takes the uncertainty out of getting there Votes: 0

In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character. Votes: 0

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. Votes: 0

Certainty always produces questions, uncertainty statements. It is a balancing law of nature. Votes: 0

Cast between the extremes of happiness and misfortune, uncertainty is a cruel torment. Votes: 0

Four elements make up the climate of war: danger, exertion, uncertainty and chance. Votes: 0

The seduction of safety is always more dangerous than the illusion of uncertainty. Votes: 0

I'm constantly searching for the truth amidst a sea of confusion and uncertainty. Votes: 0

He is no wise man who will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. Votes: 0

The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty. Votes: 0

The greatest certainty in life is death. The greatest uncertainty is the time. Votes: 0

The one who recognizes the uncertainty of phenomena is the Dharma within you. Votes: 0

One thing you can rely on is that there will always be uncertainty. Votes: 0

I think the economy is the point of greatest uncertainty for most people. Votes: 0

We have to be careful of not injecting more uncertainty than economy can handle Votes: 0

Future shackled is when uncertainty is the enemy that must be beaten into submission. Votes: 0

Or maybe you're merely uncomfortable with uncertainty. Like the rest of the human race. Votes: 0

At sixty, I would like to give my future back its vistas of uncertainty. Votes: 0

My uncertainty disappeared. Segregation is evil, and I cannot, as a minister, condone evil. Votes: 0

In a climate of uncertainty and fear, without strong and visionary leadership, people panic. Votes: 0

It is the glorious uncertainty of golf that makes it the game it is. Votes: 0

So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened. Votes: 0

I think the biggest challenge and the biggest uncertainty for everyone is the economy. Votes: 0

The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. Votes: 0

When I do it [writing] by myself, there's a lot more terror and uncertainty. Votes: 0

There isn't any fear in existence itself, or any uncertainty, but living creates it. Votes: 0

Happiness," said he, "must be something solid and permanent, without fear and without uncertainty. Votes: 0

Don't let uncertainty talk you into pursuing a backup plan instead of your purpose. Votes: 0

Christians should be troublemakers, creators of uncertainty, agents of a dimension incompatible with society. Votes: 0

The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it. Votes: 0

Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Life is uncertain.Lord grant us gracious courage to face the uncertainty of life. Votes: 0

There's only one thing that can save a man from madness and that's uncertainty. Votes: 0

Turns out Picasso's passion for uncertainty, mystery, and the thrill of life never ended. Votes: 0

Deciding under uncertainty is bad enough, but deciding under an illusion of certainty is catastrophic. Votes: 0

Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion. Votes: 0

Not only do you have to trust the definite, you must also trust the uncertainty. Votes: 0

Whatever way uncertainty is approached, probability is the only sound way to think about it. Votes: 0

Fashion is like life. It needs fear and uncertainty if you are to move forward. Votes: 0

We need to step into certain uncertainty. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Votes: 0

The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty. Votes: 0

All uncertainty is fruitfull ... so long as it is accompanied by the wish to understand Votes: 0

I used to be scared of uncertainty; now I get a high out of it. Votes: 0

A Start Up is an institution designed to thrive in the soil of extreme uncertainty Votes: 0

The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror. Votes: 0

I am living proof that uncertainty is vastly underrated and often times a blessing in disguise. Votes: 0

One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it. Votes: 0

The quality of your life is directly related to how much uncertainty you can comfortably handle. Votes: 0

Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful." Votes: 0

His whole life was now summed up in two words: absolute uncertainty within an impenetrable fog. Votes: 0

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions. Votes: 0

Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful. Votes: 0

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. Votes: 0

The uncertainty of death is, in effect, the great support of the whole system of life. Votes: 0

Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. Votes: 0

Future shackled is when tomorrow is anchored, boxed and managed to maximize the minimizing of uncertainty. Votes: 0

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. Votes: 0

Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Votes: 0

Far too much horrific wast of human capacity is disguised as order, predictability, and minimizing uncertainty. Votes: 0

Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America. Votes: 0

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next. Votes: 0

Over a very small number of rolls of the dice, the uncertainty principle is very important. Votes: 0

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support. Votes: 0

The uncertainty of our future is nothing more than a fog of breath on a windowpane. Votes: 0

Change is all about motion, motion is all about uncertainty and we are deeply uncomfortable with uncertainty. Votes: 0

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis. Votes: 0

If life were eternal, all interest and anticipation would vanish. It is uncertainty which lends it fascination. Votes: 0

The books [and games] that give us the most pleasure combine uncertainty and satisfaction, tension and release. Votes: 0

This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses. Votes: 0

And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair. Votes: 0

When energy prices go up, the difficulty of projecting demand also goes up - uncertainty goes up. Votes: 0

[L]eave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger. Votes: 0

To become comfortable with uncertainty is one of the primary goals in the training of a physician. Votes: 0

Me? I stand for uncertainty, insecurity, bad taste, fun, and things that go boom in the night. Votes: 0

Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value. Votes: 0

When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side. Votes: 0

It is not certainty which is creative, but the uncertainty we are pledged to in our works. Votes: 0

In moments of uncertainty...i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live. Votes: 0

There is a stark difference between fear and uncertainty, Sarai. You fear nothing but are uncertain of everything. Votes: 0

Writing should be an adventure, shrouded in mystery and uncertainty, blessed with amazing grace. In theory, of course Votes: 0

Whether one has natural talent or not, any learning period requires the willingness to suffer uncertainty and embarrassment. Votes: 0

We crave explanations for most everything, but innovation and progress happen when we allow ourselves to embrace uncertainty. Votes: 0

...the ratings agencies' problem was in being unable or uninterested in appreciating the distinction between risk and uncertainty. Votes: 0

A genius is someone who can tolerate the discomfort of uncertainty while generating as many ideas as possible. Votes: 0

Cooking requires confident guesswork and improvisation-- experimentation and substitution, dealing with failure and uncertainty in a creative way Votes: 0

When I make films, I'm very conscious about leaving space for an uncertainty, and for some unexpected things. Votes: 0

Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. Votes: 0

We live between two dense clouds; the forgetting of what was and the uncertainty of what will be. Votes: 0

In the high country of the mind one has to become adjusted to the thinner air of uncertainty... Votes: 0

Hope - Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! Votes: 0

People dislike uncertainty so much that they will impose an order on it even when it doesn't exist. Votes: 0

Learn to let urgency go. Nothing is urgent. Stress is the product of uncertainty and urgency of life. Votes: 0

When I make films, I'm very conscious about leaving space for an uncertainty, and for some unexpected things. Votes: 0

When there's uncertainty they always think there's another shoe to fall. There is no other shoe to fall. Votes: 0

When we face uncertainty, we encourage everyone to press forward and believe in the values of the product. Votes: 0

Let go of consistency, let go of certainty. Learn to live with the waves of change and uncertainty. Votes: 0

When we reflect on the shortness and uncertainty of life, how despicable seem all our pursuits of happiness. Votes: 0

Life on earth, filled with uncertainty and change, seemed far more difficult than what lay beyond the grave. Votes: 0

It is an act of courage to acknowledge our own uncertainty and sit with it for a while. Votes: 0

A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Votes: 0

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur. Votes: 0

Audacity isn't the absence of uncertainty and ambiguity. Audacity is believing that God's promise is bigger than my 'perhaps' Votes: 0

Obama's economic policies obviously have not worked, and have left the American market place with enormous uncertainty and anxiety. Votes: 0

In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lasting competitive advantage is knowledge. Votes: 0

I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt. Votes: 0

Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism. Votes: 0

The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety. Votes: 0

Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty. Votes: 0

If any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind. Votes: 0

I wanted that future officer to weigh decisions with a supple mind and to be comfortable with nuance and uncertainty. Votes: 0

To be present - really, truly present - in art and life requires empathizing with uncertainty and wrestling with risk. Votes: 0

What if rather than being disheartened by the ambiguity, the uncertainty of life, we accepted it and relaxed into it? Votes: 0

Easier, sometimes, to gulp down giant spoonfuls of uncertainty than it is to swallow throat-clogging capsules of what really is. Votes: 0

A sense of uncertainty that is potentially fatal is what makes climbing an adventure. Anything less is just working out Votes: 0

Keeping your mind open in the face of uncertainty is the single most powerful secret of unleashing your creative potential. Votes: 0

Most DRM solutions diminish the value of the product by either directly restricting a customer's use or by creating uncertainty. Votes: 0

In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and a proper appreciation of uncertainty is to be encouraged. Votes: 0

The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have. Votes: 0

If and perhaps.... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action. Votes: 0

When I am willing to step into the realm of uncertainty and ambiguity, I open myself up to infinite possibilities. Votes: 0

The certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour of death is a source of grief throughout our life. Votes: 0

[Friedrich] Nietzsche said something marvellous, he said "Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty", and this is fanaticism. Votes: 0

Whatever may be the distribution of uncertainty among economists, the public only gets to hear from those who have certain opinions. Votes: 0

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Votes: 0

Just remember that everyone is struggling; everyone is living with fear and uncertainty and it doesn't matter what their politics are. Votes: 0

True strategy is about placing bets and making hard choices under conditions of uncertainty, not about assuming plans can remove risk. Votes: 0

I felt the first soft glow of intoxication that makes the blood warmer and spreads an illusion of adventure over uncertainty. Votes: 0

Religious faith obscures uncertainty where uncertainty . . . exists, allowing the unknown, the implausible, and the . . . false to achieve primacy over the facts. Votes: 0

Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues. Votes: 0

Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort. Votes: 0

The central question of a warrior's training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort. Votes: 0

Silence nurtures the soul, relaxes the body temple and gives us the strength we need in moments of uncertainty. Welcome it. Votes: 0

Courage means feeling all those hard human emotions - all that uncertainty and anxiety - and getting the job done anyway. Votes: 0

People don't like uncertainty, and their minds are tools for making sense of the world, even when the world is senseless. Votes: 0

The place that I found where European musicians and American musicians come together is that odd middle world which is called uncertainty. Votes: 0

We don't speak of it, or react to it. Paralyzed in a reality of uncertainty and madness,this is where we are. Votes: 0

Where is the world whose people don't prefer a comfortable, warm, and well-worn belief, however illogical, to the chilly winds of uncertainty. Votes: 0

In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Votes: 0

Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. Votes: 0

Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society. Votes: 0

A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment. Votes: 0

The old shepherd was right: The only solution was to forget a part of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself. Votes: 0

Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path. Votes: 0

You get such a kick and then it's all over. That's good ground for uncertainty and depression. I usually burst into tears. Votes: 0

She hesitated, then reached out to Jared in her mind, and uncertainty washed away in the wave of reassurance she got back. Votes: 0

I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Real frontier-busting math explores new worlds . . . . If you can communicate that experience, somewhere between math and uncertainty, life experience provides the balance. Votes: 0

Constant revolutionizing of production, uninterrupted disturbance of all social conditions, everlasting uncertainty and agitation distinguish the bourgeosis epoch from all earlier ones. Votes: 0

The cliché of the 'Eureka!' moment easily obscures the doubt and uncertainty that are also part of the discovery process. Votes: 0

The universe, they say, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty, and bloody-mindedness. Votes: 0

Education is man's going forward from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier. Votes: 0

To be a leader you have to jump into the ocean of uncertainty and lead the followers toward the known or unknown destination. Votes: 0

I don't care about probabilities. If something were one-in-a-million, I would wonder if the one had found me. It's the uncertainty that's torture. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives. Votes: 0

If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity. Votes: 0

I trust every single person around me, and if I feel even a whiff of uncertainty I won't have that person around me. Votes: 0

I believe that uncertainty is really my spirit's way of whispering, I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here. Votes: 0

Corporate terrorism is psychological warfare. Corporate terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society. Votes: 0

The door to God is the insecurity of not knowing anything. Bear the grace of that uncertainty and all wisdom will be yours. Votes: 0

About the only certainty, other than uncertainty, in fly fishing is that a fly won't catch fish if it stays in its box. Votes: 0

Moses became Americas true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty. Votes: 0

I would prefer to live with bleeding heart where desire see darkness of uncertainty because I need to know the existence of love Votes: 0

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. Votes: 0

Science is founded on uncertainty. Each time we learn something new and surprising, the astonishment comes with the realization that we were wrong before. Votes: 0

Allowing people to contribute in your life is a leap of faith. And that comes gradually with self actualization and overcoming fears of uncertainty. Votes: 0

The substantial uncertainty about the path of asset price movements going forward necessarily reduces the case for altering policy in advance of the move. Votes: 0

You [should] persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty, because it's the right thing to do. Votes: 0

I'm suggesting that principles meant to deal with uncertainty that occurs naturally can be useful to manage the uncertainty that characterizes any new idea. Votes: 0

The way we deal with uncertainty says a lot about whether Jesus is ahead of us leading, or behind us just carrying our stuff. Votes: 0

My life would never contain a convenient, pain-saving plan when it could stretch a problem out into an endless agony of uncertainty and torture. Votes: 0

I brought Hassan’s son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of uncertainty Votes: 0

The universe, they said, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty and bloody-mindedne ss. Votes: 0

There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment. Votes: 0

I am an artist, I trade in uncertainty and superstition and cant. I invent dark visions of impossible situations that can never be resolved. Votes: 0

Our scientific advances will be merely obscene unless they help the large part of our world's population emerge from miserable uncertainty and debilitating terror. Votes: 0

In the face of excruciating pain and uncertainty, I never lost hope, and it never occurred to me to stop fighting - not ever. Votes: 0

In the midst of global recession, in the face of uncertainty about what's going to happen next, film looks for inspiration to real people. Votes: 0

In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that i will come to no harm. Votes: 0

When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation. Votes: 0

No one has any idea what's next... the uncertainty of the business climate in America is frightening, frightening to everybody, and it's delaying the recovery. Votes: 0

My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God's direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures. Votes: 0

Simply put, ObamaCare cost Americans jobs through uncertainty and now implementation threatens even more jobs. No wonder the majority of Americans continue to oppose it. Votes: 0

In the face of uncertainty, many companies will default to asking their innovators to study and analyze, which can't actually ever provide a definitive answer. Votes: 0

I think you have an enormous amount of fear and uncertainty in this country. And it`s not just from San Bernardino or from Paris. Votes: 0

If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance. Votes: 0

I'm happy not knowing. Most of the time (except when I'm a neurotic mess about uncertainty) I feel glad that the horizon is a mystery. Votes: 0

Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ...with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation. Votes: 0

Our world faces incredible economic uncertainty. The notion of what is a super power has evolved, and who actually can carry what muscle has changed. Votes: 0

In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness. Votes: 0

I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart, I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat. Votes: 0

With people increasingly faced with turmoil, uncertainty and crisis, I wanted to create music that uplifts the listener and offers a sense of hope to prevail. Votes: 0

War is the realm of uncertainty; three quarters of the factors on which action is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty. Votes: 0

hope and uncertainty [are] the twin ingredients necessary for romance to thrive. ... Nothing begins with so much excitement and hope, or fails as often, as love. Votes: 0

Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. Votes: 0

In reality, both religion and science are expressions of man's uncertainty. Perhaps the paradox is that certainty, whether it be in science or religion, is dangerous. Votes: 0

For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches, though in some ways desirable, proved burdensome and a source of grief. Votes: 0

I think people want to get married to end their emotional uncertainty. In a way, they want to end powerful feelings, or certainly the negative ones. Votes: 0

There is more uncertainty than usual about job futures because computers are replacing more and more human intelligence, and globalization is proceeding at an accelerating pace. Votes: 0

To accpet the world as boring or accpet oneself as boring? Which is really more agreeable? There's bound to be some amount of ambiguity and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth. If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost. Votes: 0

We've seen that in the past that where you've had uncertainty, and even where the Fed is raising rates, Treasurys rise as everybody heads for safety. Votes: 0

Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising our children. Votes: 0

The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers. Votes: 0

Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man. Votes: 0

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 the poets Votes: 0

The task of the strategist and leadership team is to reduce uncertainty in the areas that they can directly influence in order to pursue attractively difficult objectives. Votes: 0

When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Going forward, you must adjust to the new reality, be more self directed, and learn to be productive under the reign of uncertainty, unpredictability, and unstable times. Votes: 0

I think the time is coming for struggle and uncertainty. It comes into every serious and beautiful life. I knew all along that it had to come. Votes: 0

Some people, both scientists and religious people, deal with uncertainty by being certain. That is dangerous in the fundamentalists and it is dangerous in the fundamentalist scientists. Votes: 0

We're in a pretty tumultuous world, and there's a lot of uncertainty. Treasurys are where people go as one of the few safe havens in the world. Votes: 0

70 percent of India's imports of oil and oil products are imported from abroad. There is uncertainty about supply. There is uncertainty about prices. And that hurts India's development. Votes: 0

The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly must with his unrest, uncertainty, and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ. Votes: 0

Other people's belief changes you. We all have insecurity, and uncertainty, and to have that glow cast over you by somebody that you respect, makes a gigantic difference. Votes: 0

We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion. Votes: 0

Wholeheartedness. There are many tenets of Wholeheartedness, but at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness; facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks, and knowing that I am enough. Votes: 0

Wholeheartedness. There are many tenets of Wholeheartedness, but at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness; facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks, and knowing that I am enough. Votes: 0

Photography was not invented to serve a clearly understood function. There was in fact widespread uncertainty, even among its inventors, as to what it might be good for. Votes: 0

A state of expectancy is a great assetl; a state of uncertainty-one moment thinking "perhaps" and the next moment thinking "I don't know"-will never get desired results. Votes: 0

The glorious uncertainty of the law was a thing well known and complained of, by all ignorant people, but all learned gentleman considered it as its greatest excellency. Votes: 0

Markets are fundamentally volatile. No way around it. Your problem is not in the math. There is no math to get you out of having to experience uncertainty. Votes: 0

In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities. Votes: 0

To thrive in this new age of hyper-change and growing uncertainty, it is now an imperative to learn a new competency - how to accurately anticipate the future. Votes: 0

The uncompromising attitude is more indicative of an inner uncertainty than a deep conviction. The implacable stand is directed more against the doubt within than the assailant without. Votes: 0

In essence, capitalist systems are a mechanism by which economies may generate growth in knowledge - with much uncertainty in the process, owing to the incompleteness of knowledge. Votes: 0

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy. Votes: 0

Humans are wired to feel uncomfortable with uncertainty and contingency, and so we gravitate to a position after a short time even if we have no new information. Votes: 0

The study of acting consists in the main of getting out of one’s own way, and in learning to deal with uncertainty and being comfortable being uncomfortable. Votes: 0

This implies that the laws governing organic cohesion, the organization leading from the part to the whole, represent a biological uncertainty, indeed an uncertainty of the first order. Votes: 0

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will repeal tomorrow what it has enacted today. Votes: 0

Any approach to scientific inference which seeks to legitimize it and answer in reponse to complex uncertainty is, for me, a totalitarian parody of a would-be rational learning process. Votes: 0

Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one's thoughts. Votes: 0

The whole [of religion] is a riddle, an ænigma, an inexplicable mystery. Doubt, uncertainty, suspence of judgment appear the onlyresult of our most accurate scrutiny, concerning this subject. Votes: 0

To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors. Votes: 0

A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it. Votes: 0

In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence, what is not surrounded by uncertainty cannot be the truth. Votes: 0

I looked around. As flock leader, everyone was expecting me to make a decision. Jeb's presence here would bring uncertainty, chaos, probably danger. It would perk up my day. Votes: 0

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change. Votes: 0

There is a big lesson in experiencing uncertainty and calamity with a sober focus - the most chaotic moments are the ones from which we can learn the most. Votes: 0

Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love was always active. He could not love passively; once he loved, he immediately also began to help. Votes: 0

Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty. Votes: 0

The shadow of fear and uncertainty lies over most of us; for us the future seems far from being as clear and open as we believed it would be. Votes: 0

To some degree we all live with uncertainty. We have no control over the future. Yet we carry on, we persevere, because, I guess, it's the way we're made. Votes: 0

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed' is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change. Votes: 0

One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty. Votes: 0

My prospects for life, though in a measure shaded with uncertainty, hardship and danger, are very animating and bright. My prospects for another life, blessed be God, are still brighter. Votes: 0

I always work out of uncertainty but when a painting's finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty returns.. your thought process goes on. Votes: 0

With uncertainty in oil markets, a buildup of speculative pressures and the large U.S. current account deficit, there is a real possibility that Paulson's crisis-management skills will be tested. Votes: 0

A review of the science suggests that uncertainty is so high as to raise a good prospect that mandatory green house gas reductions will produce little or no environmental benefit. Votes: 0

I always work out of uncertainty but when a painting's finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty returns... your thought process goes on. Votes: 0

My friends call me a 'pace-setter.' Sometimes I am impatient, I think, but you must be fast and flexible in business because uncertainty is the only certainty in life. Votes: 0

What we fear is what we do not know. When something is cloaked by the darkness of uncertainty, it's a mystery. Allowing light to penetrate that darkness makes everything clear. Votes: 0

How small we humans are. All our scrambling around, trying to buttress ourselves against death. All our efforts to insulate ourselves against uncertainty with codes of behavior and meaningless busyness. Votes: 0

Standing alone,eager to just believe,it's good enough to be what you really are,but in your heart,uncertainty forever lies,and you'll always be,somewhere on the outside. Votes: 0

In an ecology of love, people can relate in trust and face the future without fear. They do not need to play it safe. They can take uncertainty in their stride. Votes: 0

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. Votes: 0

I think in our global economy, uncertainty is ever increasing. So to accommodate to that, we need to build a dynamic economy and dynamic rules that can adapt to changing circumstances. Votes: 0

The number one thing I urge people to remember is it is all about being scientific about managing strategic uncertainty, while striking the important balance between being thorough and being flexible. Votes: 0

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes. Votes: 0

The Supreme Court has a very light backlog. They leave a lot of splits among the circuits, a lot of uncertainty. And I think they ought to work a lot harder. Votes: 0

In effect, we have redefined the task of science to be the discovery of laws that will enable us to predict events up to the limits set by the uncertainty principle. Votes: 0

From age eleven to age sixteen I lived a spartan life without the usual adolescent uncertainty. I wanted to be the best swimmer in the world, and there was nothing else. Votes: 0

One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future. If the danger involved in a prediction is not incurred, no consequence follows and the uncertainty principle is not violated. Votes: 0

How little can we foresee the consequences either of wise or unwise action, of virtue or of malice. Without this measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed. Votes: 0

Such is the uncertainty of human affairs, that security and despair are equal follies; and as it is presumption and arrogance to anticipate triumphs, it is weakness and cowardice to prog-nosticate miscarriages. Votes: 0

I try to remember that the job - as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy - of the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it. Votes: 0

With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents. Votes: 0

This condition of uncertainty and unrest in the Roman Empire might explain why at Plotinus' philosophy encourages us to sort of flee from the physical world and towards the world of ideas. Votes: 0

That's the beauty of life, the uncertainty that we experience, literally, as we go about our day-to-day activities. We're not certain of anything, so fear comes up very often. Fear comes naturally. Votes: 0

As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which by another stretch of objective standards might be called history. Votes: 0

The Obama administration is not helping small businesses create jobs. In fact, it is responsible for the regulatory uncertainty nearly 50 percent of small-business owners cite as responsible for their lack of hiring. Votes: 0

We desire truth, and find within ourselves only uncertainty. We seek happiness, and find only misery and death. We cannot but desire truth and happiness, and are incapable of certainty or happiness. Votes: 0

I tend to integrate poet and scholar is by ironizing the scholarship. My hope is to disturb that space between the two so they can coexist in a kind of mutual uncertainty. Votes: 0

Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for. Votes: 0

If man were never to fade away ... but lingered on forever in the world, how things would lose their power to move us. The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty. Votes: 0

Modeling in Europe at the beginning of my career was pretty hard, with the constant traveling and uncertainty as to where I was going to be from one day to the next. Votes: 0

The issue of imitation has always occupied fly fishers, and part of its endless attraction has been the imponderable uncertainty of how much it matters to the fish in the first place. Votes: 0

Chuck Norris is the only human being to display the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- you can never know both exactly where and how quickly he will roundhouse kick you in the face. Votes: 0

It is one of God's blessings that we cannot foreknow the hour of our death; for a time fixed, even beyond the possibility of living, would trouble us more than doth this uncertainty. Votes: 0

In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world. Votes: 0

Seldom, if ever, has a war ended leaving the victors with such a sense of uncertainty and fear, with such a realization that the future is obscure and that survival is not assured. Votes: 0

I've had, what, two years? Probably five good years. Before that I had twenty years of uncertainty and suffering and ego destruction and poverty. All those things. That'll always outweigh the good times. Votes: 0

Becoming a father has definitely heightened my discomfort with uncertainty. I want to be able to say, I know what will happen, when, why. But most of the time, we just don't know. Votes: 0

If we must not act save on a certainty, we ought not to act on religion, for it is not certain. But how many things we do on an uncertainty, sea voyages, battles! Votes: 0

Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it's all different. Votes: 0

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 backwards to the familiar territory of command and control. Votes: 0

If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic. Votes: 0

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 of certainty about different things... It doesn't frighten me. Votes: 0

When the future is fogged and ahead lays opportunity but risk, it is better to tread a careful path through the uncertainty than to wait for the mist to clear, if it ever does. Votes: 0

We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run. Votes: 0

I have lifted my plane . . . for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the Earth into the air without knowing the uncertainty and the exhilaration of first-born adventure. Votes: 0

Hardly anything else reveals so well the fear and uncertainty among men as the length to which they will go to hide their true selves from each other and even from their own eyes. Votes: 0

'In Utero' was the first time I'd made an album that reached into the dark side. I remember the conflict and the uncertainty. I remember all those things when I hear 'Pennyroyal Tea.' Votes: 0

The inspiration and authority of the Bible is the bedrock upon which our faith is built. Without it, we are doomed to uncertainty, doubt, and a hopeless groping in the darkness of human speculation. Votes: 0

Having the choice at the end of my life has become incredibly important. It has given me a sense of peace during a time that otherwise would be dominated by fear, uncertainty and pain. Votes: 0

I think if a poet wanted to lead, he or she would want the message to be unequivocally clear and free of ambiguity. Whereas poetry is actually the home of ambiguity, ambivalence and uncertainty. Votes: 0

When the Soul that is sprung from God's Word and Will is entered into its own desire to will of itself, it will run in mere uncertainty till it return to its Original again. Votes: 0

The model of competitive equilibrium which has been discussed so far is set in a timeless environment. People and companies all operate in a world in which there is no future and hence no uncertainty. Votes: 0

An inflated sense of self-importance? Absolutely, but I think it comes from Doctor Strange need to control things and that's what happens to all surgeons, I think. There's a huge degree of uncertainty and bafflement. Votes: 0

Being an actor is just like being any other sort of self-employed person - we're all just happy to have a job in the first place, but we also thrive off the uncertainty of it. Votes: 0

While we cannot accurately predict the course of climate change in the coming decades, the risks we run if we don't change our course are enormous. Prudent risk management does not equate uncertainty with inaction. Votes: 0

We can make a similar examination, but with greater uncertainty, of the extraterrestrial hypothesis that holds that a wide range of UFOs viewed on the planet Earth are space vehicles from planets of other stars. Votes: 0

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 people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude. Votes: 0

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 people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude Votes: 0

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, as well as by others who are poor and desperate. Votes: 0

War is the province of chance. in no other sphere of human activity must such a margin be left for this intruder. it increases the uncertainty of every circumstance and deranges the course of events. Votes: 0

Instant success are seldom instant and if you talk to the people behind these successes, you'll find out that they came after months of fear, uncertainty and confusion along with a flagrant lack of adoption. Votes: 0

An all encompassing uncertainty on the part of any person is either a sign of utter stupidity or extreme intelligence. Only the not so dumb, or the not so smart, are ever certain about anything. Votes: 0

If we get total certainty, we get … bored out of our minds. So, God, in Her infinite wisdom, gave us a second human need, which is uncertainty. We need variety. We need surprise. Votes: 0

Zizi was young and often confused about how to live his life, �and when he made a choice he clung to it with fierce resolve, �as if to beat his uncertainty into submission. Votes: 0

All we know about Jesus is what someone else wrote down... so really one should say, "Here is what someone wrote down that they said Jesus said..." this isn't uncertainty on purpose, just plain speaking. Votes: 0

The truth is, we value your company, for want of any other. We have been left so much to our own devices—after a while one welcomes the uncertainty of being left to other people's. Votes: 0

I think as a consequence of that, there is also a fair amount of uncertainty about engaging in political activity that would be immediately suspect and seen as evidence as a sort of resurgent militancy. Votes: 0

Years ago a statistician might have claimed that statistics deals with the processing of data. . . to-days statistician will be more likely to say that statistics is concerned with decision making in the face of uncertainty. Votes: 0