Likely Quotes

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The same government that brought you urban renewal is likely to make an even worse mess of suburban renewal. — Steven F. Hayward
The physician who waits until dead certain of a diagnosis before acting is likely to wind up with a dead patient. Sometimes things develop so… — Joel Garreau
Swarmers run the risk of skittering like water bugs on the surface of life. By being quickly and constantly connected, they can avoid deep contact… — Joel Garreau
People who think they know what is going to happen next are fools. Surprises - or what the brilliant author Nassim Taleb calls 'Black Swans'… — Martin Wolf
I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires,… — Philip Gulley
Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon. — Austin O'Malley
The next darwin is more likely to be a data wonk than a naturalist wandering through an exotic landscape. — David Weinberger
We can construct, deconstruct and reconstruct our sexuality any way we want: it is our privilege as thinking creatures. However, human sexuality has a specific… — Unknown Author
We are born and reborn countless number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one time or another.… — Dalai Lama
Are we likely to see rising sea-levels? Not in our lifetimes or hose of our grandchildren. It is not even clear that sea-levels have risen… — Don Aitkin
The more the climate is forced to change, the more likely it is to hit some unforeseen threshold that can trigger quite fast, surprising and… — Richard Alley
Due to affirmative action, about half of the black law students fall to the bottom 10% percent of the class and they are 2.5 times… — Unknown Author
There is, of course, great value in belonging to a group. Safety in numbers, for one. But there is also a mathematical explanation for why… — Gregory Berns
Never open your story with a character thinking, I advise my students. As a further precaution, donâ€™t put a character in a room alone â€“… — Les Standiford
You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me. — John O'Hurley
Privilege exists when one group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the groups they belong to, rather than because… — Peggy McIntosh
We no longer need to discuss whether or not it is safe â€“ over a decade and a half with three trillion GM meals eaten… — Mark Lynas
Open Secret boasts a nifty plot and, in Coroner Fortin, a fascinating protagonist who will likely be around for a long time. Deryn Collier is… — Unknown Author
The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct. — William of Ockham
If you're unwilling to defer pleasure or endure some "pain" for now, are you likely to end up later deep in the hole? — Price Pritchett

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