Likely Quotes
2182 Likely quotes by 1547 unique authors
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When you work on your own life, you are less likely to hyper focus on the imperfections of your husband.
— Martha Quinn
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One does not have to be a 'climate change denier' to see that a degree of skepticism about the present consensus might be in order....Most…
— Colin Robinson
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Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing,…
— Richard Branson
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... what's in a person's heart and soul will not likely be changed by the ability to command a helicopter to land on the South…
— Robert Dallek
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If you create something that makes a difference in people's lives, you are likely to become a business success as well
— Richard Branson
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Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio…
— John M. Gottman
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The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in…
— Dick Morris
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Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part to problems of human behavior and in part to economic…
— Cyril Connolly
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One of the weaknesses in the cooperative is that it has never been sufficiently leavened by the imagination. This is a quick-silver faculty, and likely…
— Edward Dahlberg
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When men do not run they are likely to die prematurely from dysfunction of the heart and vascular systems or from disabling chronic disease.
— Paul Shepard
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The deeper you go the more likely you will discover something of value
— Bruce Mau
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Having spent 200 hours on the above, the young player, even if he possesses no special talent for chess, is likely to be among those…
— Emanuel Lasker
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The world is not likely to tire of an amusement which never repeats itself, of a game which today presents features as novel and charms…
— Willard Fiske
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But the enemy has the move, and he is about to open his full game. And pawns are as likely to see as much of…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and…
— Brené Brown
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The challenge of ending displacement is inseparable from the challenge of establishing and maintaining peace. When wars end, farmers return to their fields; children return…
— Unknown Author
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When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.
— Joichi Ito
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If I had to choose between putting a saloon or a liberal church on a corner, I'd choose the saloon every time. People who drink…
— Jay Adams
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When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others…
— Jane McGonigal
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Some read for style, and some for argument: one has little care about the sentiment, he observes only how it is expressed; another regards not…
— Samuel Johnson
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So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end...and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit…
— William James
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled! [People who get upset and worried at the first sign of misfortune are only…
— Daniel Defoe
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People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to…
— Sonja Lyubomirsky
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Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it. So if, from perhaps some unhealthy desire for sympathetic support,…
— Benjamin Lee Whorf
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Counting our blessings can transform melancholy into cheerful mass; laughter and joy are expressions of praise and thanksgiving for life's glories. When looking at the…
— John Templeton
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