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Ambiguity Quotes

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.

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

Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises.

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

I fear explanations explanatory of things explained.

Abraham Lincoln (1992). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln”, Plume

The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.

"'To hell with Perry Mason'". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.

As an audience member and as an actor I much prefer to find ambiguity.

"January Jones, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Zoë Kravitz, Rose Byrne & Lucas Till Talk X-MEN: FIRST CLASS". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintarub, collider.com. June 1, 2011.

The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.

Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.120, Penguin

Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.

"Tony Gilroy on The Bourne Legacy: 'Fear changes everything'" by Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2012.

All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law.

"To hell with Perry Mason". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.