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Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
Have a well-thought financial plan that is not dependent upon correctly guessing what will happen in the future.
Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.
We were given the Scriptures to humble us into realizing that God is right, and the rest of us are just guessing.
It is impossible to know what people will like. No market research, formulas will help, it's best to stop guessing.
I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'
You know, what's interesting about Washington...It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second-nature.
I'm guessing whatever 'ways' you have in mind aren't Jill-appropriate either." "Put your books away and I'll show you.
When you can get o-linemen guessing about what you're going to do, that means you're already winning before you start.
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.
Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing.
You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.
Of all the virtues, discretion began to seem the most rewarding: it kept people guessing and sometimes, by default, admiring.
That's always important to us, is being truthful. Not guessing, not making any assumptions. Just coming at it with knowledge.
Memorizing, guessing, looking at pictures, predicting, substituting, and skipping, are not reading; they are very bad habits.
This was what true fear was--that you could never know other people, not completely. That you were always just guessing blind.
Certainly, I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast.
Your past wouldn’t frighten me,” I said, buckling my seat belt across my lap. “I’m guessing I’d be more appalled than anything.
You have a memory chip that small implanted in you,” he verified. I nodded, guessing this was somewhat worse than having cooties.
One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.
As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.
History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
When people mention our solo projects, people start guessing: What will Rose do? What will Lisa do? I enjoy watching fans speculate.
As soon as you start analyzing comedy is when the world starts to fall apart, and we're second guessing it. And we are way too sensitive.
On NBC, MSNBC and Hulu, you can size and cut clips to whatever length you want. Do online clips affect the TV market? I'm guessing not really.
Tony Blair has to consider very carefully to what extent he can leave Britain, the party and the nation guessing as to when exactly he might go.
As long as you keep the audience on the edge of their seats, either scare them or keep them guessing, you can put anything in there that you want.
I love watching people, guessing what they are going to do next. I'm no Derren Brown, but I love that people stuff. Maybe that's why I'm an actor.
To name an object is to deprive a poem of three-fourths of its pleasure, which consists in a little-by-little guessing game; the ideal is to suggest.
The result of the mathematician's creative work is demonstrative reasoning, a proof; but the proof is discovered by plausible reasoning, by guessing.
When you're a father, you know exactly where your heart really is. There's no question of it, no doubt. That part of your life has no second guessing.
If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source, myself, for the truth, instead of second guessing.
You can't learn from remembering. You can't learn from guessing. You can learn only from moving forward at the rate you are moved, as brightness into brightness.
I decided I was sick of trying to figure out what everybody else wanted, and I should just decide what I want, and be honest, and not spend all my time guessing.
Writing plays, I've always felt a little like I'm guessing - less sure of what's good and what's not good. I think that's because it's not a complete work of art.
You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood.
I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older.
You see how wrong I go, how ridiculous I'm making myself in your eyes by keeping on guessing wrong like this! Doesn't that help you to come out with it? Come on now!
When suddenly everybody is guessing, or some even getting close, to the ballpark of what you're earning - well, that's interesting, that everyone knows what you make.
You want it to feel like a surprise. You want to keep him guessing whether he'll make you smile entirely so that when you do, he will feel like he's been given a gift.
You want to have fun and try new things but also shock your muscles with new workouts so that you keep your body guessing and get the maximum results from your workout.
I'm guessing that ability to withstand peer pressure and adhere to one's values might translate to the kind of backbone necessary for a successful lifelong relationship.
The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science.
I'm always interested in trying to investigate different personalities. I want to keep myself guessing and keep the fear element alive, so that I don't get too comfortable.
The CIA laid out several scenarios and said life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better, and they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like.
You may not be able to convince everyone around you that you're doing the right thing, but you don't have to subject yourself to endless second-guessing from others, either.
I feel like I'm adapting to society. I went feral a little bit. I found that when I would get back to the city, if there was any second-guessing about stuff, it would happen.
I know," she said, guessing my thoughts. "I know exactly how you feel." "Does it get easier?" I asked. Unlike Sydney, Olena had an answer. "Yes. But you'll never be the same.
Someone, I was beginning to suspect, had a bit of a gangster complex. It wasn't really very hard to figure out who. I mean, I was guessing it wasn't Christopher's aunt Jackie.
Now, I'm so relaxed that I have to make myself nervous. I feel better when I'm second and third guessing myself over everything. I play with the mice in my head, all the time.