"I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong."
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"I shall always consider the best guesser the best prophet."
"prophecies do not alter fate, only confirm it."
"Architecture is either the prophecy of an unformed society or the tomb of a finished one."
"Prophecy - To observe that which has passed, and guess it will happen again."
"Life is self-fulfilling prophecy."
"The art of prophecy is very difficult, especially with respect to the future."
"God doesn't bribe, child. He just makes a sign and lets people take it as they will."
"Have to? Of course you have to! But only because of you, Harry, won't rest until Voldemort is finished! Think now, for once, if you have never heard of the prophecy! What would you do?"
"My life is passed in making bad jokes and seeing them turn into true prophecies."