Marilyn Ferguson (1938–2008) American writer
The Aquarian Conspiracy (1980), Chapter Four, People Changing
“Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty.”
1. Introduction. p. 1.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)
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“Crises feed uncertainty. And uncertainty affects behaviour, which feeds the crisis.”
Olivier Blanchard (1948) French economist
Economics focus: (Nearly) nothing to fear but fear itself (2009) https://www.economist.com/node/13021961/all-comments?page=1,
Leonard Mlodinow book The Drunkard's Walk
Source: The Drunkard's Walk, Chapter 7, Measurement And The Law Of Errors, p. 129
“There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.”
Robert Burns (1759–1796) Scottish poet and lyricist
Reported as attributed to Burns but unverified in Suzy Platt (ed.), Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service (Washington, DC : Library of Congress 1989) http://www.bartleby.com/73/172.html <br class="br">Disputed <br class="br">Source: Collected Poems of Robert Burns
“Uncertainty is the normal state.”
Tom Stoppard book Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Source: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
“Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.”
Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881) Swiss philosopher and poet
Amiel's journal; the Journal intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1890 (p.368)
Journal Intime (1882), Journal entries
Source: https://archive.org/details/amielsjournaljou00amieiala
Richard Hamming (1915–1998) American mathematician and information theorist
Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics (1985)
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) English poet
Letter to Robert Bridges (24 October 1883)
Letters, etc
Context: You do not mean by mystery what a Catholic does. You mean an interesting uncertainty: the uncertainty ceasing, interest ceases also... But a Catholic by mystery means an incomprehensible certainty: without certainty, without formulation there is no interest;... the clearer the formulation the greater the interest.
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Variant: The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
“The bittersweetness of uncertainty: To win or to lose.”
Markus Zusak book The Book Thief
Source: The Book Thief