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Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking. — Ann Coulter
Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking. — Edward Dahlberg
If inflation-adjusted interest rates decline in a given country, its currency is likely to decline. — Ray Dalio
Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education. — Angela Davis
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. — Angela Davis
We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere… — Evan Davis
It's very likely that most mammals have consciousness, and probably birds, too. — Richard Dawkins
I'd be more likely to go for somebody who is like me. Well, I like creative people, so whatever that means... Yeah, authentic and creative. — Zooey Deschanel
The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. — Marlene Dietrich
My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources - the less you have, the more stylish you're likely… — Beth Ditto
A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to… — Tony Dungy
Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him. — Dick Van Dyke
Biology is now bigger than physics, as measured by the size of budgets, by the size of the workforce, or by the output of major… — Freeman Dyson
I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice. — Clint Eastwood
'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject - unless there is a… — Roger Ebert
With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the U.S.A. and China. — Umberto Eco
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. — George Eliot
We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30%… — Brian Eno
Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations. — Susan Faludi
Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These… — Jurgen Habermas
An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent. — Gary Hamel
I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things add… — John Hawkes
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our… — Friedrich August von Hayek
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. — Eric Hoffer

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