Uncertainty Quotes (517 Quotes)

The truth is, we value your company, for want of any other. We have been left so much to our own devices-after a while one welcomes the uncertainty of being left to other people's.

Memories particularly of when they weren't being what parents are nine-tenths of the time, the taskmasters, the examples, the moral authorities, the nags of pick-that-up and you're-going-to-be-late, keepers of the diary of her duties and routines, memories, rather, of when they found one another afresh, beyond the tensions between parental mastery and inept childish uncertainty, of those moments of respite in a family's life when they could reach one another in calm

I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.

I really don't see what is so romantic about proposing. One may be accepted - one usually is, I believe - and then the excitement is ended. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.

Life is full of uncertainties, perhanps one day some unforeseen circumstance would bring her into his life once more

The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose.

I brought Hassan's son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of uncertainty

Alyosha's heart could not bear uncertainty, for the nature of his love was always active. He could not love passively; once he loved, he immediately also began to help.

Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.

Gold has found follow through buying in the post-COMEX and Asian sessions which has led it to a fresh 25-year high of 570.50oz and in the current climate of inflationary concerns due to rising energy costs and geo-political uncertainties, particularly in the Middle-East, gold looks set to continue higher, targeting 575oz and potentially 600oz in the short-to medium term.

I think it's mostly the uncertainty regarding the situation in Iran and the very clear decision of the IAEA to refer the country to the UN Security Council.

We don't have much business coming for the next few days. A lot of reservations were cancelled because of the uncertainty.

Uncertainty over Congress alliances is affecting the market. If it is not resolved -- if the president stays without allies there -- the market reaction may be quite strong.

There is a lot of uncertainty. It's a real searching out process right now. This crisis may prove to create a buying opportunity.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

I think it's very anxiety-provoking to everybody involved. The sense of not knowing things leads to a degree of uncertainty. It's certainly not enjoyable to anybody going through this process -- kids, parents, staff.

The authors didn't tie this increase to the plants, nor do we. Our concern is with the uncertainty of what's happening where this kind of stuff can't be taken off the table.

We are cutting our revenue and earnings forecasts for Compaq due to a clearly slowing consumer market for PCs -- an area that has been responsible for a significant amount of the company's recent top-line growth -- the likelihood of increased pricing pressure from Dell on the corporate side, and fears related to economic uncertainty.

Uncertainties over how Toshiba will run the nuclear power business and its financing scheme for the acquisition prompted investors to sell.

Security and compliance requirements should boost IT spending by financial services firms, while resurgent demand for networking technologies should give the telecoms sector a shot in the arm. Unemployment has hit new lows. Two years ago, 13 of IT contractors went more than 90 days on average between contracts now only 3 experience this level of uncertainty and difficulty in finding work.

This has the potential to push prices higher. Gold has always had a traditional role as an asset which holds its value in times of uncertainty.

Mars continues to surprise us at every turn. We expect Odyssey to remove some of the uncertainties and help us plan where we must go with future missions.

People will come back to chicken. If it gets cheap enough, people will eat it. Right now there is just quite a bit of uncertainty.

The bottom line is there is large uncertainty because nobody has a very good handle on the aerodynamics at those altitudes and at those speeds. Given that large degree of uncertainty, life could be normal during entry or some bad things could happen.

We still believe that what you tell people should reflect the available data, even if you are a little more inclined to act in the face of uncertainty. We didn't find the sudden-death data very persuasive.

With Vernon Wells' uncertainty, Carl Crawford's uncertainty, Gonzo becomes a very important guy to us. That's what I wanted to echo and get across to him today.

There is a little bit of uncertainty about what exactly Mr. Greenspan will say today. Investors want to hear about interest rates. Yes, the economy has shown some signs of suffering recently, but that's countered by other data indicating continued improvement overall. Investors are cautious until they hear more from Greenspan today.

Uncertainty and fear and ignorance about immigrants, about people who are different, has a history as old as our Nation.

But it's hard to understand how the man became infected when he was just passing by, while the slaughterers themselves were not infected. There are still a lot of uncertainties.

We would expect the Fed to say something about Katrina and what it means for the immediate and long-term impact on activity and I think there's a lot of uncertainty about what they may say.

How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is, and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness, may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity of human life, the uncertainty of our existence and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides, everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize, but that only the rarest of exceptions do.

Lack of uncertainty around the Iraq conflict caused bond market yields to reverse their downward spiral of recent weeks and mortgage rates followed in tandem. But there are other uncertainties about the length of the conflict and its impact on the economy that will influence mortgage rates in the weeks to come, so this rise in rates may be only temporary.

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

You have a lot of things going on. The Dow Transportation average is putting a real damper on things, and Maytag's warning is hurting retailers, ... Talk of a delay for any potential conflict, let alone 45 days, is not helping stocks as it just increases the uncertainty.

There's a lot of uncertainty with these deals. You've got Congressional investigations that will take place. Foreigners come in and Congress will take a really close look at it.

Given all the alternatives that are out there, given the uncertainty on gas prices, given some image factors, we think it's appropriate to plan in a more conservative manner.

... it is interesting to note that the original problem that started my research is still outstanding - namely the problem of planning or scheduling dynamically over time, particularly planning dynamically under uncertainty. If such a problem could be successfully solved it could eventually through better planning contribute to the well-being and stability of the world.

The only thing certain about a virus is uncertainty, and it can attack different populations and people.

Climate helps to shape the character of peoples, certainly no people more than the English. The uncertainty of their climate has helped to make the English, a long-suffering, phlegmatic, patient people rather insensitive to surprise, stoical against storms,. slightly incredulous at every appearance of the sun, touched by the lyrical gratitude of someone who expects nothing and suddenly receives more than he dreamed.

Yesterday (Monday) was a technical rally. There's still a lot of uncertainty about a potential recession and about what's going to happen on the diplomatic front.

It's just pure uncertainty. I just sit and try to synthesize all the news I get, putting a certain amount of uncertainty on the quality of the news. It appears to me that Bush has made up his mind to go into Iraq. The question is whether that turns out to have been a good idea once it's done. If it is, then that will be positive. If it's not, if we end up having a tiger by the tail in Baghdad, that's a different story.

We used a staged approach to this transmission development to ensure that we are prudently and effectively taking care of the immediate, medium and long-term needs of the region. There is always some level of uncertainty with respect to when and where new generation and load might locate, and so our plans must be flexible enough to ensure that we can accommodate anticipated future scenarios reliably.

Attention will be focused on the statement that follows the 215 p. m. ET rate announcement, as it will give us a better indication on the Fed's future course of action. Noteworthy is that the tendency has been for the market to rally ahead of the Fed meeting and to sell-on-the-news after the announcement, ... While the market is advancing, it is on light volume due to this being a Monday in the slow month of August in front of tomorrow's economic policy uncertainty.

The referral of Iran to the U.N. Security Council suggests that the crisis might have legs as the world tries to stop the Iranians from developing nuclear weapons. It does not matter what happens in Iran, it is the uncertainty about Iran that tends to be very bad for markets.

The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.

I think there's a lot of uncertainty about the trade, let's be honest. It's not helping us out, that's for sure.

War is the province of chance. In no other sphere of human activity must such a margin be left for this intruder. It increases the uncertainty of every circumstance and deranges the course of events.

So the trip to Springfield comes at a good time to escape the uncertainty at home. Former players will be all around to thank him. Hall of Famers will be there to welcome him. I'll come back Sunday ready to do what I need to do to make this team as good as it can be, ... The problems will be there when I get back.

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.