The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We really can't forecast all that well, and yet we pretend that we can, but we really can't.
It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled.
Life expectancy is a statistical phenomenon. You could still be hit by the proverbial bus tomorrow.
If you have reason to think that yesterday's forecast went wrong, there is no glory in sticking to it.
The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false.
Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling.
Mortality means you don't have forever to work things out. You can live your life unexamined but then on the last day you're going to think: 'I've left things a little late.'
One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.
Forecasting our futures is built into our psyches because we will soon have to manage that future. We have no choice. No matter how often we fail, we can never stop trying.
If you have to forecast, forecast often.