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2182 Likely quotes by 1547 unique authors

I want more numbers than I’m likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love,… — John Green
A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in religion, he moves… — David O. McKay
The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun… — Charles M. Schwab
He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to… — Hannah More
If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances… — Andy Rooney
In daily practice, the word brand stands as a surrogate for the word reputation. In fact, your brand acts just like a person. When you… — Jim Mullen
Ice cubes likely sell more alcohol for the distilling industry than attractive models in cheesecake poses. The inconspicuous ice cubes often hide the invisible sell… — Wilson Bryan Key
The voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, and act and speak as if cheerfulness were already… — William James
Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life. — Viktor E. Frankl
If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make… — George Matthew Adams
Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had… — James D. Watson
Associate with people who are likely to improve you. — Seneca the Younger
Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely… — Robert A. Heinlein
Composers are influenced by all the important music in their lives - and I suppose that since radio started playing popular music, that's as likely… — Jonny Greenwood
I think there in a great deal to be said for religious education in the sense of teaching about religion and biblical literacy. Both those… — Richard Dawkins
If you have a faith, it is statistically overwhelmingly likely that it is the same faith as your parents and grandparents had. No doubt soaring… — Richard Dawkins
I think it was David Hume who put it slightly vulgarly, this was again about the virgin birth I think. Which is more likely... that… — Christopher Hitchens
I mean by intellectual integrity the habit of deciding vexed questions in accordance with the evidence, or of leaving them undecided where the evidence is… — Bertrand Russell
In short, evolution is as close to being a scientific fact as is possible for any theory, given that science is open - ended and… — Victor J. Stenger
I was educated, I was trained, I was a Presbyterian and I knew how these things are done. I knew that in Biblical times if… — Mark Twain
Imagine a survivor of a failed civilization with only a tattered book on aromatherapy for guidance in arresting a cholera epidemic. Yet, such a book… — James Lovelock
In the matter of a difficult question it is more likely that the truth should have been discovered by the few than by the many. — Rene Descartes
Whenever you look at a piece of work and you think the fellow was crazy, then you want to pay some attention to that. One… — Charles Kettering
What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life… — Ralph Marston
One of the special beauties of America is that it is the only country in the world where you are not advised to learn the… — Quentin Crisp

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