Ambiguity Quotes

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.
Thomas Reid, Ronald E. Beanblossom, Keith Lehrer (1983). “Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays”, p.129, Hackett Publishing
James Hollis (2008). “What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life”, p.156, Penguin
From the very beginning, existentialism defined itself as a philosophy of ambiguity.
Martin Heidegger, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre (2016). “The Philosophical Library Existentialism Collection: Essays in Metaphysics, The Ethics of Ambiguity, and The Philosophy of Existentialism”, p.62, Open Road Media
Abraham Lincoln (1992). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln”, Plume
If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.
The New York Tribune, October 14, 1963.
The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.
Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.120, Penguin