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Quotes About Ambiguity

I am only half myself. the other side's a dark idea I like to believe in.
~ Andrew Michael Roberts
Now that we were inside, theoretically we had gotten to the part of the party that was supposed to be fun. I...just wasn't sure how I was supposed to make that part happen.
~ Andrew Rowe
When the environment changes more rapidly than one can change rules, or when a set of circumstances is so ambiguous and unclear that a contract between the parties that attempted to cover all possibilities would be prohibitively complicated, we need another mode of control, which is based on cultural values.
~ Andrew S. Grove
as a manager in such a workplace, you need to develop a higher tolerance for disorder.
~ Andrew S. Grove
An imaginary composite index can be applied to measure an environment's complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity, which we'll call the CUA factor.
~ Andrew S. Grove
Your interest lies in not asking questions," he said quietly. "Think what you like. But bear in mind this: the moment you are told what the point of your work is, you're dead. This isn't a film, it's for real. The full story is what you get told only if and when your work, and with it your existence, are no longer required." He smiled a sad smile. "Still, I do, in fact, wish you well. Believe me.
~ Andrey Kurkov
People always want to leave a little possibility; no one can be satisfied with inevitability.
~ Andrus Kivirähk
Time to ride, Dandelion." "Where to?" "Isn't it all the same?" "Yes, by and large. Let's go".
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Z?o to z?o. Mniejsze, wi?ksze, ?rednie, wszystko jedno, proporcje s? umowne a granice zatarte (...), je?eli mam wybiera? pomi?dzy jednym z?em a drugim, to wol? nie wybiera? wcale.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Don't mock me, Witcher. The matter is becoming serious. It's becoming ever less clear what this is all about, and when no one knows what something's about it's sure to be all about money.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
You aren't a monster, Nivellen," the witcher said dryly. "Pox, that's something new. So what am I? Cranberry pudding? A flock of wild geese flying south on a sad November morning? No? Maybe I'm the virtue that a miller's buxom daughter lost in spring? Well, Geralt, tell me what I am. Can't you see I'm shaking with curiosity?
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Z?o to z?o, Stregoborze - rzek? powa?nie wied?min wstaj?c. - Mniejsze, wi?ksze, ?rednie, wszystko jedno, proporcje s? umowne a granice zatarte. Nie jestem ?wi?tobliwym pustelnikiem, nie samo dobro czyni?em w ?yciu. Ale je?eli mam wybiera? pomi?dzy jednym z?em a drugim, to wol? nie wybiera? wcale.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Dell'amore sappiamo poco. Con l'amore è come con una pera. La pera è dolce e ha una forma. Provate un po' a definire la forma della pera.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit. I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. Time for me to go. We'll see each other tomorrow." "Maybe
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit. I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. Time for me to go. We'll see each other tomorrow.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit. I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. Time for me to go. We'll see each other tomorrow.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
El Mal es el Mal, menor, mayor, mediano es igual, las proporciones son convenidas y las fronteras borrosas. Si tengo que elegir entre uno y otro prefiero no elegir en absoluto.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Neutralno?? zwykle bywa pod?a.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit. I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. Time
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
I don't know,' said Geralt with effort. 'I don't know, Yurga. Sometimes it seems to me that I know. And sometimes I have doubts. Would you like your son to have doubts like that?' 'Why not?' the merchant said gravely. 'He might as well. For it's a human and a good thing.' 'What?' 'Doubts. Only evil, sir, never has any.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor," said the witcher seriously as he got up. "Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit. I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor. Lesser, greater, middling, it is all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Evil is evil, Stregobor,' said the witcher seriously as he got up. 'Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Um mal é um mal, Stregobor – retrucou seriamente o bruxo, pondo-se de pé. – Menor, maior, médio, tanto faz… As proporções são convencionadas e as fronteiras, imprecisas. Não sou um santo eremita e não pratiquei apenas o bem ao longo de minha vida. Mas, se me couber escolher entre dois males, prefiro abster-me por completo da escolha. Está na hora de ir embora. Ver-nos-emos amanhã.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski