Quotes About Uncertainty

A man of knowledge knows that nothing is true and that the whole truth will be revealed only at the end of time. Science is amoral. All our glorious thrusting of ourselves into the Unknown gets us out of the habit of being personally concerned with our conscience; in fact, it doesn't even give us the satisfaction of taking our conscience entirely seriously.

I have known time and distance, but not why I am here.

The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed, all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because of the knowledge which he hasn't got and which if he had it, would save him.

The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him.

The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because of the knowledge which he hasn't got and which, if he had it, would save him.

The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed, all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because the knowledge which he hasn't got and which if he had it, would save him.

The end of man is knowledge, but there is one thing he can't know. He can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him. He will be killed, all right, but he can't know whether he is killed because of the knowledge which he has got or because of the knowledge which he hasn't got and which if he had it, would save him. There's

The wind would come down a thousand miles and pound on the house and the sash would rattle and inside him something would be big and coiling slow and clotting till he would hold his breath and the blood would beat in his head with a hollow sound as though his head were a cave as big as the dark outside. He wouldn't have any name for what was big inside him. Maybe there isn't any name.

What sort of future is coming up from behind I don't really know. But the past, spread out ahead, dominates everything in sight.

even what seems stable and true skids upon a razor balanced upon another razor perched upon the thinnest, keenest slice of luck.

It amazes me how people are often more willing to act based on little or no data than to use data that is a challenge to assemble.

If only one person were perfectly informed there could never be a general crisis. But the only perfectly informed person is God, and he does not play the stock market.

Injustice becomes a matter of uncertainty, justice a matter of contractual predictability. Redistribution plays a minor part in his social philosophy, and then only as part of the machinery of macroeconomic stabilization, not as a means to an ideal goal such as equality.

Many people will not head down the street until all the lights are green. That is why they don't go anywhere.

Only fools expect everything to go the way they want. Expecting

In times of great economic change, there are always great transfer of wealth. Even if you do not have much money, it is important to incest in your education... for when the changes come, you will be better prepared for them. Don't be caught unaware and afraid. As I said, no one can predict what will happen, yet it is best to be prepared for whatever happens. And that means getting educated now.

Although we have been successful in our careers, they have not turned out quite as we expected. We both have changed positions several times—for all the right reasons—but there are no pension plans vesting on our behalf. Our retirement funds are growing only through our individual contributions.

When it comes to money, most people want to play it safe and feel secure. So passion does not direct them. Fear does.

Many losers bet only on sure things such as job security, a steady paycheck, a guaranteed pension, and interest from a bank account.

Our doubts often paralyze us.

He knew I was venturing out into the world without any guarantees of security.

Richard's backing out did not surprise me. It's called buyer's remorse

people who are filled with doubt are willing to accept a far lower return. Doubt is expensive.

most people want to play it safe and feel secure. So passion does not direct them. Fear does.