Notables and Quotables
Uncertainty
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.”
- John Allen Paulos, American Mathematics Professor
“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
- Karl Von Clausewitz, Prussian Military General
“If life were predictable, it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of U.S.
“Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.”
- R. I. Fitzhenry, Canadian Publisher
“The uncertainties of life will attempt to throw you off balance. Make peace with it, and the scale will tip back in your favor.”
- Christine E. Szymanski, American Author
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”
- Cherokee Proverb
“Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.”
- John Finley, English Historian
“If there’s one thing that’s certain in business it’s uncertainty.”
- Stephen Covey, American Author
“The mistake is thinking there can be an antidote to the uncertainty.”
- David Levithan, American Author
“Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.”
- Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Historian
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