Likely Quotes

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The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it. — Bill Gates
The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother is likely to defend the… — Carol P. Christ
[If a book were] very innocent, and one which might be confided to the reason of any man; not likely to be much read if… — Thomas Jefferson
I sympathize with people who want to ban guns, but I can't agree with them. We have to be careful in our zeal to abolish… — Hugh Downs
Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what… — Aristotle
You are more likely to acquire power by narrowing your focus and applying your energies, like the sun's rays, to a limited range of activities… — Jeffrey Pfeffer
With regard to the learned professions, little need be observed; they truly form no distinct interest in society . . . [discussing the landed, merchant,… — Alexander Hamilton
The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork. — Walter Lang
I don't think there's a military solution. If we funnel in more weapons we're just likely to see more of them turned against us by… — Charles W. Freeman, Jr.
I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man. — Themistocles
Saudi Arabian oil production is at or very near its peak sustainable volume (if it did not, in fact peak almost 25 years ago), and… — Matthew Simmons
You are not likely to bring out the best in people or nurture their creativity if every time you hear about their problems you instantly… — Nathaniel Branden
The more side roads you stop to explore, the less likely that life will pass you by. — Robert Breault
Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it. — Carolyn Heilbrun
Today when the public thinks of the products of science it is likely to think about environmental problems, an unproductive armament industry, careless or dishonest… — Leo Kadanoff
Having always observed that most of them who constantly took in the weekly Bills of Mortality made little other use of them than to look… — John Graunt
Today we no longer ask what really goes on in an atom; we ask what is likely to be observed-and with what likelihood-when we subject… — Otto Robert Frisch
The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We… — Nathaniel Borenstein
The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you'll crash. — Juli Furtado
Beware of the problem of testing too many hypotheses; the more you torture the data, the more likely they are to confess, but confessions obtained… — Stephen Stigler

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