Source: Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America (2009), p. 368
François de La Rochefoucauld book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
La jalousie se nourrit dans les doutes, et elle devient fureur, ou elle finit, sitôt qu'on passe du doute à la certitude.
Maxim 32.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“I act with complete certainty. But this certainty is my own.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein book On Certainty
Source: On Certainty
Koenraad Elst (1959) orientalist, writer
Source: From an interview with Dr. Ramesh Rao (2002) at sulekha.com http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/interviews/sulekha.html
“What distinguishes knowledge is not certainty but evidence.”
Jerry Coyne book Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible
Source: Faith vs. Fact (2015), p. 30 (quoting Walter Kaufmann)
Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)
Translation source: https://kaerb.tumblr.com/post/169640478259/my-strong-point-is-that-even-if-i-dont-do-well (user-translation) from 13 January 2018. <br class="br">Page: 23. <br class="br">Original: (ja) 試合でうまくいかなくてもあまり落ち込まないのが僕の特徴です。逆に失敗した試合のあとは100%モチベーションが上がります。
“I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary.”
Edward Gorey (1925–2000) American writer, artist, and illustrator
Source: Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey
Ricky Gervais (1961) English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter
"Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist," WSJ, 2010 http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/19/a-holiday-message-from-ricky-gervais-why-im-an-atheist/
“I don’t need any plastic in my body to validate me as a woman.”
Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist
“In order to create and to heal, to do and to serve,.. to act we need detachment.”
Michael Elmore-Meegan (1959) British humanitarian
All Will be Well (2004)
