#uncertainty

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. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#because #change #conservative #crimes #culture

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

— Charlie Sheen

#humility #just #learn #sign #uncertainty

There's a certain kind of scepticism that can't bear uncertainty. ↗

— Rupert Sheldrake

#certain #kind #scepticism #uncertainty

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. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#considered #excellency #gentleman #glorious #greatest

We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty. ↗

— Nate Silver

#comfortable #more #must #probability #uncertainty

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertainty when I was younger which was very attractive. ↗

— Ron Silver

#attractive #day #every #every day #go

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. ↗

— Molly Sims

#career #constant #day #europe #going

Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bad #beginning #clever #confusion #declaration

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. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

#conflict #economy #era #ingenious #leader

Il n'est pas certain que tout soit incertain. (Translation: It is not certain that everything is uncertain.) ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#quip #risk #uncertainty #risk