“They learn to tolerate ambiguity and to bring order out of confusion.”

— Roger Smith (executive)

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CEO 1925–2007

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Cited in: " Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: What is Liberal Studies? http://scs.georgetown.edu/departments/4/bachelor-of-arts-in-liberal-studies/department-details.cfm#f2" on georgetown.edu about bachelor of arts in liberal studies, 2013.
The liberal arts and the art of management (1987)

“Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity”

Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis

“Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well.”

Richard Hamming (1915–1998) American mathematician and information theorist

You and Your Research (1986)
Context: Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough to go ahead; they doubt it enough to notice the errors and faults so they can step forward and create the new replacement theory. If you believe too much you'll never notice the flaws; if you doubt too much you won't get started. It requires a lovely balance.