Managing Uncertainty Quotes

Making decisions was the painful part for me, the part I agonized over. But once the decision was made, I simply followed through—usually with relief that the choice was made. Sometimes the relief was tainted by despair, like my decision to come to Forks. But it was still better than wrestling with the alternatives.

My ability to keep cool in a crisis is based entirely on not knowing all the facts.

The more opportunities we have, the more likely we are to be able to handle the unexpected.

We negotiate with chaos for some sense of satisfaction.

I believe in controlling the control elements. Something where we don't have control on certain things, those things you obviously cannot waste your energy in trying to figure out 'How can I control this?' You would much rather focus all your energy on the things that you can control.

Change is all about motion, motion is all about uncertainty and we are deeply uncomfortable with uncertainty.

The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.

The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.

The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty.

You must learn to deal with the odd and even in life, as well as in figures.

After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not like a script that happens.

Or maybe you’re merely uncomfortable with uncertainty. Like the rest of the human race.

If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into increased aliveness, alertness, and creativity.

Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.

I’m interested in what people do with the chaos in their lives and how they respond to it, and simultaneously what they do with what they feel like are limitations. If they push against these limitations, will they wind up in the realm of chaos, or will they push against limitations and wind up in the world of freedom?