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Less Likely Quotes by Steven Pinker
- If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see what…
- 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…
- 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…
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- You're going to be much less likely to point the finger at somebody and create a huge brouhaha when it wasn't necessary… — Benjamin Carson
- We know there are billions of stars and planets literally out there, and the universe is getting bigger. We know from our… — William J. Clinton
- A player's ability to rebound is inversely proportional to the distance between where he was born and the nearest railroad tracks. The… — Pete Carril
- We may fail of our happiness, strive we ever so bravely; but we are less likely to fail if we measure with… — Agnes Repplier
- The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or… — Harry Browne
- The more side roads you stop to explore, the less likely that life will pass you by. — Robert Breault
- Auto repair, piloting, skiing, perhaps even management: these are skills that yield to application, hard work, and native talent. But forecasting an… — James Surowiecki
- You can only confiscate the wealth that exists at a given moment. You cannot confiscate future wealth - and that future wealth… — Thomas Sowell
- Reason, on the contrary, assures us, that as in so great a number, a fit representative would be most likely to be… — James Madison
- According to a new study, women in satisfying marriages are less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases than unmarried women. So don't worry,… — Tina Fey
- Boys, you must strive to find your own voice, because the longer you wait to begin the less likely you are to… — Robin Williams
- People confuse the word cynicism with the word skepticism. One is “you’re not gonna pay attention to anything, think everything’s screwed up,… — Bill Nye