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“Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him.”
“I act with complete certainty. But this certainty is my own.”
“Anyone who takes a decided line in certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.”
“Miracles are like murders. After the first one, each becomes easier than the last for, with each success, the miracle-worker's certainty in himself becomes stronger.”
“Luck is a favorable thing out of an uncertainty. No such thing as luck when everything's certain.”
“Others may not understand your joy and contentment because of your certainty about who you are and why you exist. Don't waste your time to explain.”
“...the morning with the whole day waiting,full of promise,the nightof quiet, of no expectations, of rest.And the certainty of home, the one I live in,and the onethat lives in me.”
“Some make light of decisions, arguing that all possible decisions will occur. In such a world, how could one be responsible for his actions? Others hold that each decision must be considered and co...”
“Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, ...”
“Perhaps, it is better to be decided than undecided. But it is certainly the best to stay decidedly undecided.”
“In the Congress of the United States, Cromwell had known a good many men who were possessed of absolute certainty, and this he feared so much that he felt the only real and enduring evil on the fac...”
“Insurance companies sell what might happen tomorrow. Historians sell what certainly happened yesterday.”
“A sensible man may fear certain possibilities, but dont let fear turn possibility into certainty.”
“I always make sure that the world will prove me right. It gives me the freedom to contradict myself.”
“It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are living to a higher standard than those you judge. Enforcing rules, especially in its ...”
“The opposite of faith isn’t doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.”
“You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can ever win a prize.”
“Of all sciences there is none, where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics.”
“Mr. Welper, of the few certainties I've come across in life, one of them is that when a person says money is no object, the opposite is most likely true. Money is the only object—or will be.”
“Roark spoke quietly. He was the only man in the room who felt certain of his own words.”
