Quotes about Uncertainty

Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer review process and because the scientific method prizes uncertainty and penalises anyone who goes out on any sort of a limb that is not held in place by abundant and well-documented evidence.

There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.

Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

My prospects for life, though in a measure shaded with uncertainty, hardship and danger, are very animating and bright. My prospects for another life, blessed be God, are still brighter.

You never know what's going to happen in the NFL. That's probably the thing I've learned most - expect the unexpected and go from there.

We must meet the uncertainties of this world with the certainty of the world to come.

Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.

Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light.

Clear skies do not promise rain.

[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future.

The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly must with his unrest, uncertainty, and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ.

You cannot be a man of faith unless you know how to doubt.