Likely Quotes

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Fifty million people die every year, six thousand die every hour, and over one hundred people die every minute. But when thousands of people die… — Steve Farrar
The easier you make it for people to go, the more likely they are to stay. — Dave Winer
The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is… — Zachary Taylor
The beginning of wisdom is the awareness that there is insufficient evidence that a god or gods have created us and the recognition that we… — Paul Kurtz
A private man, however successful in his own dealing, if his country perish is involved in her destruction; but if he be an unprosperous citizen… — Thucydides
The so-called godly man may be more likely to do serious wrong than a man who deeply questions himself. The 'godly man' often zealously follows… — Gerry Spence
They started doing it in reality TV, where writers don't have union protections and are easy marks for getting this kind of material in there.… — Unknown Author
Bottom up thinkers try to start from experience and move from experience to understanding. They don't start with certain general principles they think beforehand are… — John Polkinghorne
I suspect most self-described 18-year-old Scandinavian women named Inga who collect and wear string bikinis are, in reality, more likely to be middle-aged, pot-bellied guys… — Pat Sajak
The market is now factoring in that first-quarter earnings will likely be below consensus. And the reality is that economic growth is probably going to… — Unknown Author
My first act as president is a prayer. I ask you to bow your heads: Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and thank You for… — George H. W. Bush
When I graduated from Santa Monica High in 1927, I was voted the girl most likely to succeed. I didn't realize it would take so… — Gloria Stuart
If a politician murders his mother, the first response of the press or of his opponents will likely be not that it was a terrible… — Meg Greenfield
Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather than a threatening… — James Q. Wilson
Since in the long run deception is likely to be found out, your character had better not only seem good, but be it. — F L Lucas
When you choose wrong because it suits you right now, the message you give others is that when it suits you, you may likely do… — Laura Schlessinger
By abortion the Mother does not learn to love, but kills her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, that father is told… — Mother Teresa
If different cultures connect with each other, they are less likely to want to shoot each other. — Tim Berners-Lee
True creativity is more likely if you are more relaxed — Unknown Author
First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men. — Ginny Brown-Waite

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