Quotes About Prediction

One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).

To an old leader will be born an idiot heir, weak both in knowledge and in war.

Today, shooting wars are won or lost before they start. If they are fought at all, they would be fought principally to confirm which side had won at the outset.

History is littered with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.

They told me if I voted for Goldwater, he would get us into a war in Vietnam. Well, I voted for Goldwater and that's what happened.

By the year 2025, 500 million people will die of smoking. Now, that's a Vietnam War every day for 27 years. That's the Titanic sinking every 27 minutes for 27 years.

What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.

It might be useful to be able to predict war. But tension does not necessarily lead to war, but often to peace and to denouement.

This is impossible to predict. War may break out unexpectedly.

We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of experience.

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later.

According to a recent survey, for instance, the most-cited AI researchers expect AI to "carry out most human professions at least as well as a typical human" within a 50 percent probability by 2050, and within a 90 percent probability by 2070.

Even when you know something bad will happen, you still might not see it coming.

I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you.

Nerrissa? You believe her? Well, you at least have to credit her with a certain instability! Remember when she told you that I was going to take over the Fount with and army of Lobsters?" said Ripred. "You did try to take over the Fount with an army of Lobsters," said Vikus. "Yes, yes, but it was years before she was born. My point is, she flip-flops in and out of time like a fish in shallow waters," answered Ripred.

Nothing like one of Sandwich's prophecies to put your whole world in perspective.

that cold and calculating? Gale didn't say, "Katniss will pick whoever it will break her heart to give up," or even "whoever she can't live without." Those would have implied I was motivated by a kind of passion. But my best friend predicts I will choose the

What can you guarentee, O Nostradamus of Hayward?" I carp.

I'm the only one who was predicting the Nintendo Wii would beat Sony's PlayStation 3.

So many men have so many times predicted the time of the end of the Rebellion, and been mistaken, that I will not do so now; but I can say it will be very soon, if the old regiments are filled up.

Deep learning allows you to create predictive models at a level of quality and sophistication that was previously out of reach. And so deep learning also enhances the product function of data science because it can generate new product opportunities.

You knew LeBron James was going to be LeBron James when he was a sophomore.

I actually knew I was going to be perfect for Def Leppard, sorry I hate to say that but I knew it.

As time has gone by, I have looked more and more like Paul Revere than the alarmist my critics have sought to portray.