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An article can be timely, topical, engaged in the issues and personalities of the moment; it is likely to be stale within the month. In… — Cynthia Ozick
You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and… — Greg Boyle
We need the disruption of categories that lead us to abandon the difficult, the disagreeable, and the least likely to go very far. — Greg Boyle
Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Digital power is every bit as likely to be abused as physical power, but is often more insidious because it is often wielded in the… — Rebecca MacKinnon
A peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely depend to a great extent on the economic development of a future Palestinian state. As I… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
The Palestinian economy is, and will likely continue to be, highly reliant on trade. And yet, trade between the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
With the likely nominations of Barack Obama by the Democrats and John McCain by the Republicans, one of these two parties is headed for a… — Chuck Todd
Obama is as likely to be impeached as he is to be installed as the next pontiff. And I say that as someone who has… — Jonathan Turley
The pros and cons of using the apron are likely above my pay grade, but with or without it, the Indy 500 is always going… — Charlie Kimball
As with the factory, so with the office: in an assembly line, the smaller the piece of work assigned to any single individual, the less… — Jill Lepore
Political elites vote in a more partisan fashion than the mass public; this tendency, too, follows a curve. The more you know, the more likely… — Jill Lepore
In shuttering Yucca Mountain, Obama makes it extremely likely that nuclear power in the United States will continue its long, slow, and extremely welcome death. — Timothy Noah
The worst an ex-con is likely to do if given the right to vote is vote for a Democrat. — Timothy Noah
The lifelong health problems of John F. Kennedy constitute one of the best-kept secrets of recent U.S. history - no surprise, because if the extent… — Robert Dallek
Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future. — Stephen Kinzer
Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many… — Andrew Ross Sorkin
In truth, Wall Street is in for a radical makeover. Fewer people, lower margins, lower risk, lower compensation - and ultimately, fewer talented people. It… — Andrew Ross Sorkin
The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under… — Nancy Gibbs
Twenty-first century war adds new risks: more and more often there are no front lines, no central command, no rules of engagement - only a… — Nancy Gibbs

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