Probability theory is nothing but common sense reduced to calculation. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
It is a part of probability that many improbable things will happen. — Aristotle
The true Logic for this world is the Calculus of Probabilities, which takes account of the magnitude of the probability. — James Clerk Maxwell
All knowledge degenerates into probability. — David Hume
The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur. — Elon Musk
The most important questions of life are indeed, for the most part, really only problems of probability. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
So the number of universes still does correspond to what we calculate as the probability. — Naval Ravikant
The probability of success is difficult to estimate; but if we never search the chance of success is zero. — Philip Morrison
Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life. — Gary Gygax
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. — Andy Rooney
There’s a big difference between probability and outcome. Probable things fail to happen – and improbable things happen – all the time. — Howard S. Marks
If you have never been hurt by a word from God, it is probably that you have never heard God speak. — Amy Carmichael
Avoid your comfort zone - it's probably outdated anyway. — Donald Trump
Probability Image Quotes
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing. — Hunter S. Thompson
I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end. — Rudy Rucker
He who doesn't understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu. — Elizabeth Warren
If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock. — Arthur Goldberg
If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf. — Nicky Gumbel
If you're not failing once in a while, it probably means you're not stretching yourself.
The best theology is probably no theology; just love one another. — Charles M. Schulz
I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit. — Rick Riordan
If you don't fit in, then you're probably doing the right thing.
Statistics And Probability Quotes
GDP statistics evolved during the Industrial Age and do not seem to be keeping up with the digital age. Thanks to productivity, real GDP growth probably is higher and inflation lower than reported, suggesting that the quality of earnings has increased significantly. — Cathie Wood
Simple probability and statistics should be taught in grades kindergarten through twelve and that analyzing games of chance such as coin matching, dice, and roulette is one way we can learn enough to think through such issues. — Edward O. Thorp
The statistical probability that organic structures and the most precisely harmonized reactions that typify living organisms would be generated by accident, is zero. — Ilya Prigogine
If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t, either.
It has been pointed out already that no knowledge of probabilities, less in degree than certainty, helps us to know what conclusions are true, and that there is no direct relation between the truth of a proposition and its probability. Probability begins and ends with probability. — John Maynard Keynes
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. — Hannah Arendt
We must see whether the same clock with weights will go faster at the top of a mountain or at the bottom of a mine; it is probable, if the pull of the weights decreases on the mountain and increases in the mine, that the earth has real attraction. — Francis Bacon
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.
Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith. — Ursula K. Le Guin
There is certainly the intention of efforts like the Common Core to raise education standards and make sure that every student masters advanced math concepts - algebra, geometry, statistics and probability. — Anya Kamenetz
A problem of statistical inference or, more simply, a statistics problem is a problem in which data that have been generated in accordance with some unknown probability distribution must be analyzed and some type of inference about the unknown distribution must be made. — Morris H. DeGroot
Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith. — Ursula K. LeGuin
Math Probability Quotes
Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not. "Immortality" may be a silly word, but probably a mathematician has the best chance of whatever it may mean. — G. H. Hardy
My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true. — John Astin
In no other branch of mathematics is it so easy for experts to blunder as in probability theory. — Martin Gardner
If the path before you is clear, you're probable on someone else's.
He who has heard the same thing told by 12,000 eye-witnesses has only 12,000 probabilities, which are equal to one strong probability, which is far from certain. — Voltaire
I know too well that these arguments from probabilities are imposters, and unless great caution is observed in the use of them, they are apt to be deceptive. — Plato
Mathematics as a science, commenced when first someone, probably a Greek, proved propositions about "any" things or about "some" things, without specifications of definite particular things. — Alfred North Whitehead
If you find a path with no obstacles, It probably doesn't lead anywhere
Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view. — John Gay
At one point I wanted to work for NASA and be an astrophysicist, so I did physics, math, and chemistry before realizing I probably wasn't quite smart enough to do that. But I am still hugely interested in cosmology and astrophysics. That is my geeky subject area. — Gemma Chan
My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time. — Herschel Walker
Affirmative action makes employers think, 'Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard 'cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C's in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.' — P. J. O'Rourke
Chance Probability Quotes
Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances, and have fun. And no matter what, don't ever stop doing your thing. — Asher Roth
Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. They longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success. — Jack Canfield
Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody and chances are you're probably going to invest in somebody who's going to deceive you. I've been conned a couple of times, but now I'm a little more savvy. — Maggie Gyllenhaal
Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.
Synchronicity: A meaningful coincidence of two or more events where something other than the probability of chance is involved. — Carl Jung
I am not driven by any bitterness by what happened in Athens. I learnt a lot of lessons from it and probably came through it a stronger person in the end. There have been a lot of near misses, and that's taught me to keep persevering and that there is a chance it can come right. — Paula Radcliffe
The principle of [divine] purpose... stares the biologist in the face wherever he looks... The probability for such an event as the origin of DNA molecules to have occurred by sheer chance is just too small to be seriously considered. — Ernst Boris Chain
If youre not failing once in a while, it probably means youre not stretching yourself.
Indy, I have lots of great memories from there, and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone. — Danica Patrick
The Old Testament contains over 300 references to the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Computations using the science of probability on just 8 of these prophecies show the chance that someone could have fulfilled all 8 prophecies is 10 (to the 17th power), or 1 in 100 quadrillion. — Fritz Ridenour
It doesn't matter what your probability of failure is. If there's a 90% chance of failure, there's a 10% chance of changing the world. — Vinod Khosla
Thank god there's no 48-hour race anywhere in the world, because chances are nobody could beat Porsche in a 48 hour race. They're probably the only cars in the world that would stand up for something like that. — Carroll Shelby
Probability In Your Life Quotes
I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope. — Jerry Lewis
Any time you find yourself making life decisions to satisfy someone else's expectations, you are probably doing it for the wrong reasons. The least regrettable way to live is on your own terms in your own way and for your own cause. — Steven Bartlett
If you can think of all the times in your life, some of the happiest times were probably when you were laughing. And some of the worst times in your life you were being laughed at. — Bo Burnham
Imagine if trees gave off wifi signals, we would be planting so many trees and we'd probably save the planet too. Too bad they only produce the oxygen we breathe.
The next time you feel like complaining, remember that your garbage disposal probably eats better than 30 percent of the people in the world — Robert Orben
I’ve always been a black sheep. That’s a hard thing to be until you find your calling in life. I was bullied a lot at school, probably because I was perceived to be different from everyone else. — Natalie Dormer
If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions. — Nevil Shute
If you're not failing once in a while, it probably means you're not stretching yourself.
At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time your mind was somewhere else. By the time you got to seventy, it was probably like watching snooker on the telly. — Mark Haddon
Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests. — Brian Tracy
If a guy can't handle your crazy pictures, he's probably not someone you want in your life. — Petra Collins
Statistical high Vegas odds probability is that nothing of any significance will ever happen to you in your entire boring life. — Doug Stanhope
Probable Cause Quotes
A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. — Potter Stewart
It all comes down to probable cause: If you think something's up, maybe you gotta take a look. — Ron Livingston
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. — Abraham Lincoln
It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil. — Friedrich August von Hayek
Marriage isn't all that it's cracked up to be, let me tell you. Honestly. Marriage is probably the chief cause of divorce. — Larry Gelbart
Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Its not even probable, let alone scientifically proven, that HIV causes AIDS. If there is evidence that HIV causes AIDS, there should be scientific documents which either singly or collectively demonstrate that fact, at least with a high probability. There are no such documents. — Kary Mullis
As far as viewpoints, I think I'm more well-rounded and definitely more educated, and probably more hopeful than I used to be. I think when you're young and you get into a cause, you get frustrated with it within a few years, or six months. — Eddie Vedder
It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past. — Tony Campolo
I couldn't resist the temptation to put in a null reference, simply because it was so easy to implement. This has led to innumerable errors, vulnerabilities, and system crashes, which have probably caused a billion dollars of pain and damage in the last forty years. — Tony Hoare
Probability Theory Quotes
A theory that you can't explain to a bartender is probably no damn good. — Ernest Rutherford
At a purely formal level, one could call probability theory the study of measure spaces with total measure one, but that would be like calling number theory the study of strings of digits which terminate. — Terence Tao
Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities. — George Boole
The theory of probability is the only mathematical tool available to help map the unknown and the uncontrollable. It is fortunate that this tool, while tricky, is extraordinarily powerful and convenient. — Benoit Mandelbrot
The theory of probabilities is at bottom nothing but common sense reduced to calculus; it enables us to appreciate with exactness that which accurate minds feel with a sort of instinct for which of times they are unable to account. — Pierre-Simon Laplace
Probably no branch of mathematics has experienced a more surprising growth than has... topology... Considered as a most specialized and abstract subject in the early 1920's, it is today [1938] an indispensable equipment for the investigation of modern mathematical theories. — Raymond Louis Wilder
I need an endorphin boost.” “And making out in an abandoned barn with me will give you one?” “No, it will probably put me in an endorphin coma, and I’m more than happy to test the theory. — Becca Fitzpatrick
The entire annals of Observation probably do not elsewhere exhibit so extraordinary a verification of any theoretical conjecture adventured on by the human spirit! — John Pringle Nichol
Entropy theory, on the other hand, is not concerned with the probability of succession in a series of items but with the overall distribution of kinds of items in a given arrangement. — Rudolf Arnheim
Likelihood Quotes
It's very healthy for a young girl to be deterred from promiscuity by fear of contracting a painful, incurable disease, or cervical cancer, or sterility, or the likelihood of giving birth to a dead, blind or brain-damaged baby (even ten years later when she may be happily married). — Phyllis Schlafly
Stress tolerance is the best indicator of a person’s likelihood of success. — Andrew Tate
A study of more than 41,000 metformin users between the ages of 68 and 81 concluded that metformin reduced the likelihood of dementia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, frailty, and depression, and not by a small amount. — David Sinclair
The more energy required, the less likely it is to occur. — James Clear
The expectation of gradual policy normalization should reduce the likelihood of outsized movements in interest rates. — Jerome Powell
The Grand Slam Offer only becomes valuable once the prospect perceives the increase in likelihood of achievement, perceives the decrease in time delay, and perceives the decrease in effort and sacrifice. — Alex Hormozi
Our goal as marketers and business owners is to increase the value of the dream outcome and its perceived likelihood of achievement, while decreasing the time delay of achievement and the effort and sacrifice one has to put in to get there. — Alex Hormozi
If the North Korean side shows no sincerity in solving the nuclear weapon, abduction and missile issues, then the likelihood of normalization of diplomatic relations is very slim. — Koichi Haraguchi
Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives. — Stephen Covey
The longer workers are unemployed, the greater the likelihood that their skills will erode and workers will lose attachment to the labor force, permanently damaging the economy's dynamism and potential output. — Jerome Powell
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life. — Abraham Maslow
I am probably in the sky, flying with the fish, or maybe in the ocean, swimming with the pigeons. See, my world is different. — Lil Wayne
The best thing you can probably do is keep a low profile, keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, and you will learn a ton. — CM Punk
The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. — Charles Dickens
What’s the worst thing I've stolen? Probably little pieces of other people’s lives. Where I’ve either wasted their time or hurt them in some way. That’s the worst thing you can steal, the time of other people. You just can’t get that back. — Chester Bennington
Within 2 years Im predicting...that youre going to see a suitcase nuke in this country. Youre probably going to see a release in a few years of something communicable. & I am predicting that you will see a lot of conventional bombings...in the next year or so. — Alex Jones
You need music, I don't know why. It's probably one of those Joe Campbell questions, why we need ritual. We need magic, and bliss, and power, myth, and celebration and religion in our lives, and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it. — Jerry Garcia
The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather than Kennedy is that Onassis probably wouldn't have married Mrs Khrushchev. — Nikita Khrushchev
If you're going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you're not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If you like them all the time, you're probably doing something wrong. — Antonin Scalia
The greatest thing that I have learned is probably the simplest thing any of us can learn: I am who I am. — Sonny Barger
The strengthening of behavior which results from reinforcement is appropriately called 'conditioning'. In operant conditioning we 'strengthen' an operant in the sense of making a response more probable or, in actual fact, more frequent. — B. F. Skinner
It is my view that the simplest explanation is there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization. There is probably no heaven, and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe, and for that, I am extremely grateful. — Stephen Hawking
Anybody that's got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that's how I've always looked at it. — Young Jeezy
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. — Albert Einstein
After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture. — Jeffrey Deitch
If I wasn't in the rap game,
I'd probably have a key knee-deep in the crack game.
Because the streets is a short stop:
Either you're slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot. — The Notorious B.I.G.
With 300 Marines, you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely. Make no mistake about it, Marines are war fighters. I mean they are really good at what they do. The only time they are not good at what they do is when someone puts the shackles on them. — Marcus Luttrell
I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is. — Don Rickles
Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery. — Deepak Chopra
I guess I'm still holding on to something that I know will probably never happen, because somewhere deep down inside me, I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will. — Drake
In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. — Bill W.
The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades. — John P. Kotter
Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible. — Cecil Rhodes
While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile. — J. Cole
The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that. — Chance the Rapper
I probably still haven’t completely adapted to the world. I don’t know, I feel like this isn’t the real world. The people, the scene: they just don’t seem real to me. — Haruki Murakami
My weaknesses... I wish I could come up with something. I'd probably have the same pause if you asked me what my strengths are. Maybe they're the same thing. — Al Pacino
I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what. — Miley Cyrus
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