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Dominance in an adaptation to anarchy and it serves no purpose in a society that has undergone a civilising process or in an international system… — Steven Pinker
One of the ways of stopping science would be only to do experiments in the region where you know the law. But experimenters search most… — Richard P. Feynman
I think that you may find that Tamera's a little more vibrant and energetic, but I'm much more likely to go up to a person… — Tia Mowry
Religion is an act of sedition against reason. Whatever religion is most seductive and likely to draw in victims to surrender their skepticism is the… — PZ Myers
Someone has said that planning is the place where man shows himself most like God. Nothing is more godlike than the planner, the thinker, the… — Sterling W Sill
In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with… — Mark Twain
I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I… — Jeffrey Tate
Whatever their failings as a class may be, and however likely to lose their immortal souls, lawyers do not generally lose papers. — Arthur Cheney Train
The evidence shows that investing in women and girls delivers major benefits for society. An educated woman has healthier children. She is more likely to… — Jimmy Carter
Communication is like the basics of mechanical engineering, the more moving parts you have the more likely it is to break down! — Garrison Wynn
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too. — Sophocles
Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither… — Dahlia Lithwick
...The likelihood of treatment (of any one patient) increases with the length of time since the origin of the disease. ...Those cases in which the… — Hardin B. Jones
...Only physicians are likely to be regarded as competent to judge the qualifications of potential physicians, so licensing boards in the various states...are typically composed..of… — Milton Friedman
It's like a prehistoric reflex, you know, going out and getting the meat and bringing it back to the cave. You feel you're supposed to… — Fred Ward
We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition forces occupy the… — Donald Rumsfeld
No one as yet has approached the management of New York in a proper spirit; that is to say, regarding it as the shiftless outcome… — Rudyard Kipling
No human government has a right to enquire into private opinions, to presume that it knows them, or to act on that presumption. Men are… — Charles James Fox
I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter. — Bill Bruford
What view is one likely to take of the state of a person's mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint? — Seneca the Younger
Geometry enlightens the intellect and sets one's mind right. All of its proofs are very clear and orderly. It is hardly possible for errors to… — Ibn Khaldun
A man is still likely to earn more money than a woman, even one doing the same job. You have a far better chance of… — Daniel Craig
Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they… — Rose Schneiderman
Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb onto… — Joan D. Vinge
Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some… — Michael K. Simpson

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