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2182 Likely quotes by 1547 unique authors

Compared with the employed, the jobless are less likely to vote, volunteer, see friends and talk to family. Even on weekends, the jobless spend more… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
The more anxious, isolated and time-deprived we are, the more likely we are to turn to paid personal services. To finance these extra services, we… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a… — Chris Hughes
Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side. — Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising… — Trip Hawkins
Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one. — Max Irons
It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime… — Steven Johnson
I am convinced that of all the people on the two sides of the great curtain, the space pilots are the least likely to hate… — Konrad Lorenz
If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it… — Moshe Katsav
When we look at investing, we always think about 'how defensible is this, how likely is it that somebody is going to copy this.' E-commerce… — Niklas Zennstrom
If you cannot worship the Lord in the midst of your responsibilitie s on Monday, it is not very likely that you were worshiping on… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
In some far-off distant time, when the twentieth century history of primitive computing is just a murky memory, someone is likely to suppose that devices… — Charles Petzold
The data don't lie: a Chicago street prostitute is more likely to have sex with a cop than to be arrested by one. — Steven Levitt
An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy. — Dean Ornish
Whether you're six or sixty, if you go on a diet and lifestyle program and feel constrained, you're likely to go off it sooner or… — Dean Ornish
People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong… — Dean Ornish
Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to… — Dean Ornish
Latin! The language of God! Or perhaps He speaks Hebrew? I suppose that's more likely and it will make things rather awkward in heaven, won't… — Bernard Cornwell
Surgery for early stage non-small cell lung cancer is standard treatment and is likely curative. Yet, fewer blacks than whites undergo surgery for the disease,… — Henry Ford
Creative individuals are more likely to have not only the strengths of their own gender but those of the other one, too. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The sooner you get something started the more likely you get to be successful, get started today! — Mike Michalowicz
The habit some writers indulge in of perpetual quotation is one it behooves lovers of good literature to protest against, for it is an insidious… — Ethel Smyth
I'm imagining that paper books will evolve to become something akin to candles we have them in our homes and cherish their light but don't… — Steve Leveen
At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You're dropping hugely expensive pieces of exploding metal on a population.… — Ian MacKaye
Quite simply, the more you substitute plant foods for animal foods, the healthier you are likely to be. — T. Colin Campbell

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