Quotes on Uncertainty And Doubt

I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong. If we will only allow that, as we progress, we remain unsure, we will leave opportunities for alternatives. We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute truth of the day, but remain always uncertain … In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar.

You see, one thing is, I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things... It doesn't frighten me.

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is in some doubt.

We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!