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But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes. — Robert Shea
Nowadays, with much more racial and ethnic mixing, we are seeing serial killers murdering a variety of victims; whoever comes along will most likely do. — Pat Brown
Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment, in human organizations. Here again, while we cannot predict the… — Kevin Kelly
Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a… — Vitruvius
They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have… — Ed Gillespie
One important measurement issue concerns the fat tails problem that I mentioned earlier. VAR is concerned with extreme outcomes. If the tails of the probability… — John Hull
It did not seem likely that I was destined to undertake research on typhus. — Charles Jules Henry Nicole
No state, furthermore, unless it has aggressive military designs such as those which consumed Nazi leaders in the thirties, is likely to divert to defense… — Lester B. Pearson
As our expedition to New York seems likely to be attended with a very fatal Consequence, and ourselves haply censured for undertaking it without assurance… — Lewis Hallam
The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in everything else. The best man - that is to say,… — Lafcadio Hearn
From these inconsiderable attempts, some idea may be formed with what success, should Fortune afford an opportunity, I am likely to treat matters of greater… — Giraldus Cambrensis
Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science are likely to… — Joseph Rotblat
We should not mislead the Iraqis into thinking they have unlimited time to reach a settlement. The longer they think that, the less likely they… — Sherrod Brown
For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now. The working class no longer has the physical resistance… — Agnes Smedley
If you desire information on some point of law, you are not likely to ponder over the ponderous tomes of legal writers in order to… — Felix Adler
Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will likely… — Ron Lewis
The chip comes from silicon foundries who have been running their plants for the past fifty years, understand mass manufacture, and are the area that… — Mike Marsh
Harvard Medical School, the University of South Florida and the American Psychiatric Association have all conducted studies showing that the earlier one begins gambling, the… — Spencer Bachus
We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record… — Adrian Belew
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is… — Henry Fielding
Our analysis of truth and falsehood, or of the nature of judgment, is not very likely to be influenced by our hopes and fears. — Charles D. Broad
It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born; that they are properly nourished, and are reared in that environment most… — Arthur Capper
There is nothing likely to get you a bigger headline than attacking your own party. — Unknown Author
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. — William Lyon Mackenzie King
But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social… — Dee Dee Myers

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