"When the human mind exists in the light of reason and no more than reason, we may say with absolute certainty that Man and all that made him will be in that instant gone."

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"When the human mind exists in the light of reason and no more than reason, we may say with absolute certainty that Man and all that made him will be in that instant gone."

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"When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty."

Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

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"We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to do with information."

Peter Drucker, American Businessman

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"To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting."

Stanislaus I, Polish Royalty

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"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."

William Gibson, American Writer

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"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Pliny The Elder, Roman Author

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"The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty."

George Eliot, British Author

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"We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

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"Nothing consoles and comforts like certainty does."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"It's already figured out."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"When the human mind exists in the light of reason and no more than reason, we may say with absolute certainty that Man and all that made him will be in that instant gone."

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