Quotes about Unpredictability

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

Life isn't memorable enough to remember everything. It's not like there are explosions all the time, or dog smoking cigarettes.

baby-sitting their roast in his oven? Who knew what he would be doing for them next?

My experience with horses is that they never throw away a chance to go lame.

which is a fancy way of saying that nature tends to bring things to disorder.

You had to stay awake married to him [Humphrey Bogart]. Every time I thought I could relax and do everything I wanted, he'd buck. There was no way to predict his reactions, no matter how well I knew him. As he'd said before our wedding, he expected to be happily married and stay that way, but he never expected to settle down. He liked keeping people off balance. He was good for me -- I could never be quite sure what he would do.

Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

Three weeks ago I was a law abidin citizen. Workin a nine to five job. Eight to four, anyways. Things happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission.

I could be rearrested at any time; there could be attempts of my life. I have no idea. You are dealing with totally unpredictable people and a nation where the rule of law means nothing.

4. If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.

I would use the debt limit. I don't want to say - I want to be unpredictable, because, you know, we need unpredictability. Everything is so predictable with our country.

Yes, that's the worst of it. It's a desperately vexatious thing that, after all one's reflections and quiet determinations, we should be ruled by moods that one can't calculate on beforehand.