Quotes About Probability

If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books in the British Museum.

All of life is a wager

The maxim, by which we commonly conduct ourselves in our reasonings, is, that the objects of which we have no experience, resemble those of which we have; that what we have found to be most usual, is always most probable; and that where there is an opposition of arguments, we ought to give the preference to such as are founded on the greatest number of past observations.

El futuro será el que tenga que ser, y preocupándote por él solo aumentarás la probabilidad de que tus miedos se hagan realidad.

Qué probabilidades había de que los dos se hubieran encontrado dentro de aquella inmensa galaxia?

One of us needs to get laid. Just one of us? What are the odds of both of us getting laid?

You play crotch roulette, you're gonna hit double zero once in a while.

The probability of a certain set of circumstances coming together in a meaningful (or tragic) way is so low that it simply cannot be considered mere coincidence.

There is a terrible similarity between the principles of Fascism and those of contemporary physics. Fascism has rejected the concept of a separate individuality, the concept of 'a man', and operates only with vast aggregates. Contemporary physics speaks of the greater or lesser probability of occurrences within this or that aggregate of individual particles. And are not the terrible mechanics of Fascism founded on the principle of quantum politics, of political probability?

What was all this? He knew only too well. The statistical method! Probability theory! There was a greater probability of finding enemies among people of a non-proletarian background. And it was on these same grounds – probability theory – that the German Fascists had destroyed whole peoples and nations. The principle was inhuman, blind and inhuman. There was only one acceptable way of relating to people – a human way.

You play the percentages in this game. If you try to plan for every lightning strike and shark attack you just end up paralyzed.

Since Reliance share had gone up for the first 45 minutes and then dropped down, the probability is quite high that the entire share market will close at the lowest level. Because stock market never wants its traders to make money and be cheerful

There are two big probability with Reliance share price 1) It will continue to linger between Rs.2225-Rs.2550 for the next 6 months at least 2) it will fall further to the level of Rs.2000 Probability of its price going up over Rs.2600 only and only when traders stop investing in it and investors start withdrawing own money from it heavily, When reliance share moves up then only others will go up otherwise stock market will remain in lull state

We take all these little calculated risks. All the time. Nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of a thousand nothing goes wrong. And the one time it does, we blame the person who took the risk, tell them they should have known better than to ever do such a thing.

these little calculated risks. All the time. Nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of a thousand nothing goes wrong. And the one time it does, we blame the person who took the risk, tell them they should have known better than to ever do such a thing. Which

We take all these little calculated risks. All the time. Nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of a thousand nothing goes wrong. And the one time it does, we blame the person who took the risk, tell them they should have known better than to ever do such a thing. Which

The way our subconscious tells us that if it never happened before, it never will. But if it happened, especially pretty recently, it tells us it's about to happen again.

All our precontact simulations categorized you as a Down-to-Clown Unflappable Guy Who Can Handle This Sort of Thing No Problem with a high probability of Being Actually into It All the Way.

Always ask: What is the absolute risk increase?

Because these calculations generate precise numbers for an uncertain risk, they produce an illusory certainty.

By applying the same optical principles responsible for normal eyesight it was possible to extend vision artificially; similarly, the calculus of probabilities formalized the good sense that came naturally to the fortunate few to help out the befuddled many.

In the case of an earthquake hitting Las Vegas, be sure to go straight to the Keno Lounge — nothing ever hits there.

So what? You're no worse off than if you hadn't asked. At least this way you give yourself a fifty-fifty chance

Lorenz saw it differently. Yes, you could change the weather. You could make it do something different from what it would otherwise have done. But if you did, then you would never know what it would otherwise have done. It would be like giving an extra shuffle to an already well-shuffled pack of cards. You know it will change your luck, but you don't know whether for better or worse.