Less Likely Quotes

150 Less Likely quotes by 134 unique authors

• The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother-love or patriotism or art: but lust is less likely to be made… — C.S. Lewis
• It isn't necessarily easier if you know what it is you're meant to do-- but at least you don't waste time in questioning or doubting.… — Diana Gabaldon
• Taking the decision-making process away from people disempowers them. It also makes them much less likely to buy into the decision, however right it may… — Surya Das
• So my antagonist said, "Is it impossible that there are flying saucers? Can you prove that it's impossible?" "No", I said, "I can't prove it's… — Richard P. Feynman
• We know, for instance, that there is a direct, inverse relationship between frequency of family meals and social problems. Bluntly stated, members of families who… — Anthony Bourdain
• To the non-combatants and those on the periphery of action, the war meant only boredom or occasional excitement, but to those who entered the meat… — Eugene B. Sledge
• Cat, I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't… — Kate Jacobs
• But change proves that you are still alive. Change often measures our tolerance for folk different from ourselves. Can we accept their languages, their customs,… — Robin Hobb
• I weaned myself on the nostalgia equivalent of methadone (less addictive, less obvious, less likely to make you crazy): missing what I had never had. — Tana French
• The inability to envision a certain kind of person doing a certain kind of thing because you've never seen someone who looks like him do… — Michael Lewis
• Everything has a spirit and it's all connected. If you think about that, if you live your life by it, then you're less likely to… — Charles de Lint
• I wonder if ever again Americans can have that experience of returning to a home place so intimately known, profoundly felt, deeply loved, and absolutely… — Wallace Stegner
• It is unlikely that many people will take to heart the conclusion that coming into existence is always a harm. It is even less likely… — David Benatar
• You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself. — Veronica Roth
• Ergo: girls should always make the first move, because (a) they are, on the whole, less likely to be rejected than guys, (b) that way,… — John Green
• Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had… — James D. Watson
• We should be slower to think that the man at his worst is the real man, and certain that the better we are ourselves the… — James M. Barrie
• There are times when the presence of more choices can make us choose things that are not good for us. For me the clearest example… — Sheena Iyengar
• Nausea is a normal but unpleasant effect of pregnancy and a really good sign that it is going well. Women who experience nausea in early… — Emily Oster
• When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do… — Irwin Redlener
• One study found that people who smile in childhood photographs are less likely to get a divorce. — Jenna McCarthy
• Think about what caused the injury and how it can be prevented next time; that way, you will become a smarter athlete and less likely… — Kevin R. Stone
• As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a… — Bill de Blasio
• Being smarter gives you a tailwind throughout life. People who are more intelligent earn more, live longer, get divorced less, are less likely to get… — Steven Pinker
• Capitalism saved the world, and there is even a heretical theory now, moving up from the level of individuals to countries: countries that trade more… — Steven Pinker

Who Wrote These Less Likely Quotes

134 authors contributed a total of 150 Less Likely Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 7 Less Likely Quotes by Unknown Author
• 3 Less Likely Quotes by Steven Pinker
• 3 Less Likely Quotes by Daniel Handler
• 3 Less Likely Quotes by Criss Jami
• 2 Less Likely Quotes by Michael Lewis
• 2 Less Likely Quotes by James Madison
• 2 Less Likely Quotes by Bob Riley
• 2 Less Likely Quotes by Arlie Russell Hochschild
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Zig Ziglar
• 1 Less Likely Quote by William J. Clinton
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Walter E. Williams
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Wallace Stegner
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Veronica Roth
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Upamanyu Chatterjee
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Umberto Eco
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Trey Gowdy
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Tina Fey
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Tim Howard
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Tim Berners-Lee
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Thomas Sowell
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Thomas Andrews
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Tana French
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Taiichi Ohno
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Surya Das
• 1 Less Likely Quote by Sonja Lyubomirsky