#prediction

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge: the serenity to accept the things we cannot predict, the courage to predict the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. ↗

— Nate Silver

#knowledge #prediction #self-knowledge #uncertainty #wisdom

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ↗

— H.L. Mencken

#elite #elitism #elitist #meritocracy #politics

And it's interesting, when you look at the predictions made during the peak of the boom in the 1990s, about e-commerce, or internet traffic, or broadband adoption, or internet advertising, they were all right - they were just wrong in time. ↗

— Chris Anderson

#adoption #advertising #boom #broadband #during

A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art. ↗

— Wendy Carlos

#best #blend #heart #nice #prediction

The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#experience #hypothesis #only #prediction #relevant

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#been #continued #couple #despite #had

I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#give #i #make #predictions #reporter

Left Behind takes what to some people may be unbelievable predictions from the Bible and shows how they might play out. It makes the events of biblical prophecy understandable and thus believable. ↗

— Jerry B. Jenkins

#believable #bible #events #how #left

I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell. ↗

— William Booth

#predictions #religion #forgiveness

Prediction by analogy -creativity - is so pervasive we normally don't notice it. ↗

— Jeff Hawkins

#normally #notice #pervasive #prediction