Prediction Quotes

Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur and thus confirms its own 'accuracy.'

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning man's future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.

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

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.

But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.

Prediction? The Democrats will win. I think it will be a close win, both for the House and for the Senate.

Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that.

I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric. And I don't mean hybrid, I mean fully electric.

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.

Contrary to popular accounts, very few scientists in the world - possibly none - have a sufficiently thorough, "big picture" understanding of the climate system to be relied upon for a prediction of the magnitude of global warming. To the public, we all might seem like experts, but the vast majority of us work on only a small portion of the problem.

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

If I would need to make a prediction I still believe Kaplan's scenario is very plausible.

I make a prediction here and now, and, my friends, I want you to watch the proceedings of Congress in these coming weeks of this extra session, or of the next regular session, to see whether I am right or not.

There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a historical statement describing how severely the hypothesis has been tested in the past.

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.

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